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jcooley@world.std.com writes:
>I wonder why the "You Must Be This Tall To Ride This Ride" restriction
>that pretty much keeps the contenders only Fortune 500 companies?  Is
>PC Week looking to milk the winners out of some advertising dollars?

Dave Breneman <dcb@rosedale.seaslug.org> wrote:
>Have you ever considered that it's these oraganizations that 
>need the most encouragement?  Anything that can break the
>typical MBA mindset in American business ("Drive a company
>into bankrupcy by turning a profit at the end of every quarter")
>is A Good Thing.  If all it costs is a $20 trophy to put in
>some executive's office, that's a small price to pay.


Dave, I think it's like awarding Microsoft for creating a near-monopoly
operating system -- these guys don't need encouragement!  What needs to
be recognized and rewarded is excellence *no matter where it comes from*
-- that way the U.S. will win in the long run.

Big companies don't change because of pats on the back for doing more of
the same, they change because they see someone else coming up on them
about to blow them away.  I remember years ago a bright guy I knew in
a big company was afraid to share some of his really bright ideas with
his co-workers for fear they'd steal them.  Years later he came back to
me and said it would have made no difference if his ideas got out or
not because 99% of the time no one's listening anyway...  he would have
been happy just to see *anyone* implementing an innovative breakthrough
and *screw* who gets the credit!

  - John

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