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Corporate Generations
By Jon Festinger on September 10, 2016
Have corporations changed over the the centuries and decades? They, like everything else, sure have. Does how they have changed matter? That will depend in part on whether you believe there is a deeper purpose or destiny for the corporate form. Whether you do or not, it is hard to argue in favour of some […]
The Jet Mindset
By Jon Festinger on August 31, 2016
Been there. Not that often, but more than once. It really is amazing. You leave when you want. You arrive in privacy and calm. It is a privilege and it means you are privileged. I can’t find anything bad to say about actually flying on a medium sized corporate jet. But the metaphors disgorge a […]
Capturing the Essence
By Jon Festinger on August 29, 2016
The first time I saw this cartoon I fell in love with it. So much so that I went out of pocket to license it from the New Yorker for this course (don’t worry it wasn’t that expensive). For me it captures the true essence of the corporate life – the excitement, belief and […]
The Corporate Bear & Friends
By Jon Festinger on August 16, 2016
These are some of the happy artifacts of my corporate lives. Those old fashioned heavy seals date back to the early days of a legendary and storied B.C. company . They’ve no doubt borne witness to some interesting things… The fancy silver Tiffany paperweight container was sent out to his team by a truly great […]