Comments on: Traditions have no place in business http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/ The Blog of Jeffrey Kalmikoff Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:03:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ron Schmelzer http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75360 Ron Schmelzer Fri, 29 May 2009 17:29:26 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=578#comment-75360 This is awesome stuff. Do you have the slides as well? Would love to read that when I'm offline. Also - I'm a Techstars mentor with the Boston program. I'll be swinging by Boulder in a few weeks - would love to meet up if you're up for it and pick your brain on an idea I'm working on? This is awesome stuff. Do you have the slides as well? Would love to read that when I’m offline.

Also – I’m a Techstars mentor with the Boston program. I’ll be swinging by Boulder in a few weeks – would love to meet up if you’re up for it and pick your brain on an idea I’m working on?

]]> By: Emily http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75352 Emily Thu, 28 May 2009 06:53:42 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=578#comment-75352 I couldn't agree more. I just closed my first business and have been spending a great deal of time thinking about what went right and what didn't. Every single time I threw tradition out the window I succeeded. Nearly every time I caved to what people told me I "should" be doing I failed. Lesson learned. I couldn’t agree more. I just closed my first business and have been spending a great deal of time thinking about what went right and what didn’t. Every single time I threw tradition out the window I succeeded. Nearly every time I caved to what people told me I “should” be doing I failed. Lesson learned.

]]> By: Shane http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75347 Shane Tue, 26 May 2009 15:53:29 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=578#comment-75347 Just a terrific post, Jeffrey. Challenging what "works" is often one of the most difficult things for business that have grown through so-called "traditional" means. Constantly questioning whether our ideas are the best ideas is a pillar for making good businesses great. Just a terrific post, Jeffrey. Challenging what “works” is often one of the most difficult things for business that have grown through so-called “traditional” means. Constantly questioning whether our ideas are the best ideas is a pillar for making good businesses great.

]]> By: George G Smith Jr http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75346 George G Smith Jr Tue, 26 May 2009 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=578#comment-75346 Great post! Most business value tradition because it's safe. They want something that works and, by following well-established traditions, they take some of the risk out of managing. Of course, we're in an era that is putting great stress on traditional thinking in business. It will be interesting to see what businesses take the risk to break out of traditional modes and focus on what works for them and not simply follow what has worked (but no longer doesn't) or works for others (but not them). Great post! Most business value tradition because it’s safe. They want something that works and, by following well-established traditions, they take some of the risk out of managing. Of course, we’re in an era that is putting great stress on traditional thinking in business. It will be interesting to see what businesses take the risk to break out of traditional modes and focus on what works for them and not simply follow what has worked (but no longer doesn’t) or works for others (but not them).

]]> By: princess lasertron http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/05/25/traditions-in-business/comment-page-1/#comment-75345 princess lasertron Tue, 26 May 2009 07:22:42 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=578#comment-75345 thanks for this post! my favorite quote is "common sense is what tells us the world is flat"...thanks for encouraging us to keep looking at business in new ways. thanks for this post! my favorite quote is “common sense is what tells us the world is flat”…thanks for encouraging us to keep looking at business in new ways.

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