What's Wrong With Business?

As this Forbes article shows it looks like much of what is wrong with modern "Big Business" can be laid at the door of management strategy consultants. Maybe the guys at despair.com got it right all along.

What about productivity?

This article was very insightful about the issues that lead to productivity loss: Productivity's Four Sworn Enemies - Businessweek

The Graythorn Group Admires One Good Deed

One Good Deed chronicles Erin McHugh's adventures while she's performing ONE GOOD DEED a day for one year in preparation for writing a book about her experiences. (She'll only be posting a couple of deeds per week on the blog so you have something to look forward to in the book.)

Bravo, Erin. Bravo! We can all do ONE GOOD DEED per day.

Graythorn Group Admires the Sunshine Initiative

One of the most important parts of our vision is people really enjoying themselves through their work. Patrick Saleeby at The Sunshine Initiative also believes that we should be empowered to enjoy our jobs.

If you are stuck in a job that’s grinding you down, you are not trapped; you only think you are. Oh, and don’t kid yourself. It’s not just a job. I hate it when people say that. It’s your life, where you spend the bulk of your hours and days. If you’re miserable, and I was, then there’s really only one thing to do. Yep, you guessed it: change.

Go check out The Sunshine Initiative and remember how to breathe again.

Graythorn Group Likes Purple, Rock, Scissors

Do you need a new media approach? Purple, Rock, Scissors looks to be an amazing firm - and fun, too.

Purple, Rock, Scissors
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Cometh the Corporatocracy?

"The Supreme Court today ruled in a five votes to four decision that corporations can now spend as much as they want on political campaigns. In other words, if Exxon or Dow wants to support a candidate, they can give him or her as much money as they want... The court ruled that corporations should be given the same right to free speech as people, which is — I mean, corporations are not people, and if they were people, they’d be real jerks." –Jimmy Kimmel

The Graythorn Group Admires: SparkPeople

SparkPeople only has one tiny little goal. To improve the health and fitness of everyone, everywhere. Nothing major, right? Based on the statistics that they track it looks like they are doing a good job of it (they've counted over 6 billion calories burned and over 8 million pounds lost). So what is it they think they're doing?

At SparkPeople, our mission is to SPARK millions of PEOPLE to reach their goals and lead healthier lives. We offer nutrition, health, and fitness tools, support, and resources that are 100% free... About Spark People

Now that is truly awesome.