20 'Rules for Radicals'

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jay allain

Refreshing take on taking roads less traveled. However, there's an unaddressed clash today: Despite the critical need for fresh ideas (and the feisty little souls generating them), a general aura of timidity and fear can make even modest change agents today be cast as contemporary Che Guevaras and Abbie Hoffmans. Thus, while I found your affirmation of the thankless change agent world to be spot on, I fear it skirts this thorny issue I've raised. Put differently, how does one responsibly rock the boat while maintaining (or increasing) credibility and standing? Or are the two realms, change and good standing at work, mutually exclusive?

As someone who's been bounced from my jobs than I care to ponder, I think this is a fetile area for exploration. The website, United Professionals, seems to be dancing around it, too.

Fight the power.

jay allain of RI @ Jan 14, 2010 14:18:54 PM

Good one Mihaly, good one

I like it.

glhoffman of MN @ Nov 04, 2009 13:13:51 PM

...or you can say...

"Rule 16: When confronted with "Well, that's how it is done around here," smile and say, "How's that been working out so far?""

- or you can say..."Im not from around here!"

Mihaly Foldes of CA @ Nov 04, 2009 11:38:45 AM

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