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Your Core Business? What Is It Really?

Eight actions governed by core values

Jack Dunigan
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 12:01
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The scene is a Russian chemical weapons facility. James Bond, 007, and his partner, Alec Treveleyan, 006, are on a mission of sabotage. As they enter the warehouse armed with explosives, senses on full alert, they turn to each other and say, “For England.”

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In a scene from Thunderball, Bond has been captured by the bad guys and is in a verbal brawl with the villainess. She taunts him, and he responds that what he has done he did “for King and Country” and for no other purpose. It is a theme that is woven throughout the fabric of the entire Bond franchise—a dedicated agent taking risks, making decisions, and invading enemy domains for a noble reason.

I’ve always found it interesting and often perplexing to watch the decisions and actions of us mortals. It seems axiomatic that we make decisions and pursue courses of action based on our core values. It is important to assert that the core values come first, and it is equally true that the actions and decisions we take will reveal our core values.

Why we do what we do is revealed by what we have done.

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Submitted by Al Metzel (not verified) on Thu, 12/13/2018 - 07:50

Ethics

Spot on! This applies to life in general. Too many people will think or say, "Why doesn't somebody do something about.... ?". My answer is, "Why don't you do something about it?". A simple case in point, you get bad service in a restaurant. First time, ok someone is having a bad day... second time, say something... It would be most interesting to have some firm data on the ration of people who speak up to those who just keep quiet and go elsewhere. I suspect that number to be very small. That communication may be the difference between a business succeeding or failing.

You mention education... hey folks, your school sucks? Get involved?

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