Comments on: “Make Love, Not War” In Business http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Christopher http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-255593 Christopher Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:50:53 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-255593 War is not business. We can bring Stategy, motivational, organisational techniques that make an army great. But you will always find the greatest generals are forward thinking and not tayloristic . I agree my business love War is not business.

We can bring Stategy, motivational, organisational techniques that make an army great. But you will always find the greatest generals are forward thinking and not tayloristic .
I agree my business love

]]> By: Christopher http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-255592 Christopher Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:47:56 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-255592 I have just come across a CEO with the attitude of business is war. I turned down his offer of employment. Personally I was worried about his integrity and how he treated people. A good captain is followed by trust and respect as that person has good vision, reacts to events, has strategy and organisational skills to motivate and bring everyone as a team. War I have just come across a CEO with the attitude of business is war. I turned down his offer of employment. Personally I was worried about his integrity and how he treated people. A good captain is followed by trust and respect as that person has good vision, reacts to events, has strategy and organisational skills to motivate and bring everyone as a team.

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]]> By: Business as war: winners, enemies and casualties. http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-153247 Business as war: winners, enemies and casualties. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:25:39 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-153247 [...] waging war. I talked before about the business-as-war metaphor (where I also referenced another very interesting post about business-as-war), and how it’s a really difficult strategy to make stick in the long term (long, drawn-out [...] [...] waging war. I talked before about the business-as-war metaphor (where I also referenced another very interesting post about business-as-war), and how it’s a really difficult strategy to make stick in the long term (long, drawn-out [...]

]]> By: Paul Banner http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-55587 Paul Banner Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:37:04 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-55587 I am a post-grad student doing a dissertation on "Is there any relevance of Military Strategy to Business Strategy and vice versa?" I am trying to locate some business strategists who agree that "buisness is not war". Can anybody help me locate a few? I am a post-grad student doing a dissertation on “Is there any relevance of Military Strategy to Business Strategy and vice versa?” I am trying to locate some business strategists who agree that “buisness is not war”. Can anybody help me locate a few?

]]> By: If you ever find yourself saying… http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-32732 If you ever find yourself saying… Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:05:16 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-32732 [...] Make Love Not War at Work [...] [...] Make Love Not War at Work [...]

]]> By: Jason Bates http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-17954 Jason Bates Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:21:44 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-17954 Hey Alex, Great post! I've always been fascinated by the metaphors that people use consciously or unconsciously to simplify 'business' to a level that they can mentally get a grip of it. I totally agree with your thoughts about business as 'war'. In fact I often run a little session with consulting clients that digs out their embedded metaphors so that they have the opportunity to select more interesting alternatives... it's normally quite enlightening ;o) I thought that you might be interested in an blog post I made a couple of years ago that riffs on this kind of thing. http://www.canoworms.info/2005/09/greatest_hits_business_is_just.html Thanks, Jason Hey Alex,

Great post! I’ve always been fascinated by the metaphors that people use consciously or unconsciously to simplify ‘business’ to a level that they can mentally get a grip of it.

I totally agree with your thoughts about business as ‘war’. In fact I often run a little session with consulting clients that digs out their embedded metaphors so that they have the opportunity to select more interesting alternatives… it’s normally quite enlightening ;o)

I thought that you might be interested in an blog post I made a couple of years ago that riffs on this kind of thing. http://www.canoworms.info/2005/09/greatest_hits_business_is_just.html

Thanks,

Jason

]]> By: Alexander Kjerulf http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-17026 Alexander Kjerulf Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:48:50 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-17026 Guy: Thanks! Jesper: Good question. You can probably only obsolete it by actively replacing it with something else. That's make love not war! Dan: What company is that..? Kidding! I agree, it takes courage to try it. Viji: Me neither! Bernie: Hah, good one. Especially when you consider how many people practice sports as war :o) Guy: Thanks!

Jesper: Good question. You can probably only obsolete it by actively replacing it with something else. That’s make love not war!

Dan: What company is that..? Kidding! I agree, it takes courage to try it.

Viji: Me neither!

Bernie: Hah, good one. Especially when you consider how many people practice sports as war :o)

]]> By: Bernie DeKoven http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-16199 Bernie DeKoven Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:45:45 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-16199 Business as Sport is not much better. Maybe it's time to create a new metaphor. How about: business as community? Business as Sport is not much better.

Maybe it’s time to create a new metaphor. How about: business as community?

]]> By: Viji http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-15994 Viji Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:13:54 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-15994 Well I personally feel we can never achieve anything through this attitude (war) Viji Well I personally feel we can never achieve anything through this attitude (war)
Viji

]]> By: Dan http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-15855 Dan Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:30:34 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/12/make-love-not-war-in-business/#comment-15855 An acquaintance from a major software company in Redmond WA reported to me that to be politically correct these days you don't mention "googling" anything. (Notice how careful I am about even mentioning the name of this Giant!) You might say you "searched," but certainly not "googled." It's all too easy to believe, well, it's the new Roman Empire and the death of thinking, but the the control of language is a natural move when you go along with the old rules. Love IS the answer, but it takes a little courage and a lot of care to love a person -- or a corporation -- out of war-like ways. Way of the future, stuff. Ah, I love how the wheel turns! An acquaintance from a major software company in Redmond WA reported to me that to be politically correct these days you don’t mention “googling” anything. (Notice how careful I am about even mentioning the name of this Giant!) You might say you “searched,” but certainly not “googled.” It’s all too easy to believe, well, it’s the new Roman Empire and the death of thinking, but the the control of language is a natural move when you go along with the old rules. Love IS the answer, but it takes a little courage and a lot of care to love a person — or a corporation — out of war-like ways. Way of the future, stuff. Ah, I love how the wheel turns!

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