November 2009 - Posts

• Can a company change the world?

  I've been blogging on and off for about a year and I'll be posting more regularly in the future, which is either good or bad, depending on your world view. I've had a lot to say about the role of for-profit companies in today's communities and it occurred to me that readers of this blog have no real idea of how the company I work for operates. In other words, do I walk the talk? I know a good writer who has a blog about sustainable workplaces who recently posted some pretty cool stuff about our company -- The Redwoods Group -- and I thought it might frame some of my views for you. If it sounds like a commercial, I apologize. To be honest, virtually everyone who advises me about... Posted Nov 11 2009, 10:32 PM by KTrapani with 1 comment(s) Filed under: corporate social responsibility, values, service, postponing gratification

• Is there another Lieberman in the house?

  Liberal Democrats love to hate Joe Lieberman. I was on the White House lawn on Inauguration day as all our legislators assumed their seats. One by one and two by two, they walked from the building out onto the platform, each "announced" to the hundreds of thousands of spectators by the cameras, which projected their images onto hundreds of 30-foot screens all along the Mall. When the Republican leaders appeared, there were scattered boos and general grumbling but there was a palpable spirit of respect that day and virtually every negative utterance was met immediately with a forceful round of "Shhhh" from the crowd. That is, until Mr. Lieberman appeared. He was booed lustily... Posted Nov 11 2009, 09:54 PM by KTrapani with no comments Filed under: values, public policy, health care, partisan politics