tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398461213147469571.post259306272175181503..comments2019-11-19T13:53:12.109-06:00Comments on Citizen Marketer 2.1: “Power to the People — and Profits to the Company”Aaron_Strouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964204478772858370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398461213147469571.post-8759648442430085252008-12-22T16:15:00.000-06:002008-12-22T16:15:00.000-06:00Tim - great advice. And given your hard core focus...Tim - great advice. And given your hard core focus on business, I'll take your comments with a wee more than a grain of salt.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>AaronAaron_Strouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09964204478772858370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6398461213147469571.post-24638724761535444442008-12-20T11:41:00.000-06:002008-12-20T11:41:00.000-06:00Good post, Aaron. Cisco's approach makes me think ...Good post, Aaron. Cisco's approach makes me think of what S. Covey has written about highly effective people: as you mature, you move from dependence to independence to INTERdependence.<BR/><BR/>In the corporate sphere, we call this "collaboration" or "teamwork"; it's the way that the outcome of a group's efforts are worth more than the sum of the parts.<BR/><BR/>I'd also note how Cisco's practices reflect those of all the best performers, whether we're talking about individuals like Tiger Woods or organizations like Toyota: you never sit still or assume that your current status (and Cisco has dominated its industry for years) will be adequate for tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>So you keep sharpening the enterprise. It's not enough to do what you did yesterday, or even to do more and better of what you did yesterday: you have to do at least some things that are *different* and better than what you did yesterday. Cisco and Chambers have been doing that for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com