tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post1785963127781033590..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: Et tu Tom ?Rameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-40071458277199158782009-06-25T06:40:51.546+05:302009-06-25T06:40:51.546+05:30@Rads - Hey thanks.@Rads - Hey thanks.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-19773302530527451832009-06-24T21:21:22.814+05:302009-06-24T21:21:22.814+05:30Hmm if not for your blog I wud never hv come acros...Hmm if not for your blog I wud never hv come across this info...a great post..thanks for sharingRikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985152186939344611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-70072473250759732612009-06-23T19:16:21.199+05:302009-06-23T19:16:21.199+05:30Well said AJCL. Its a mark of greatness to play su...Well said AJCL. Its a mark of greatness to play success , or fortune, low key.<br /><br />@ Ajay - Respect your view. This one's slightly different from the stock market case. In my warped sense of morality, these guys "earned" the money - its not easy to build a business that has such value. In the stock market case, the passive investor, in my book, didn't "earn" it. But that's old fashioned morality for you !!Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-48222186496038841292009-06-23T18:05:16.923+05:302009-06-23T18:05:16.923+05:30Totally agree with Ajcl on this. I would have thou...Totally agree with Ajcl on this. I would have thought Diamond and Fink brought it upon themselves when they posed like that for the photograph - pompousness is not the mood of the day. Right or wrong, justified or not - a backlash should have been expected. Then again, they would have had no control over which photos the editors chose to publish. I agree with you Ramesh, that they need not feel apologetic. And Tom Peters, of all, over-reacted.<br />Ajcl also brought up the topic of the morality of the stock markets. And I see this argument of yours here being in support of the stock markets too :)Ajayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647172666763982533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-43850353776090595052009-06-23T17:29:48.314+05:302009-06-23T17:29:48.314+05:30absolutely.. go ahead earn in the right way, and f...absolutely.. go ahead earn in the right way, and flaunt it to but not in such a loud manner that it becomes eye sore.. its just not the flavor of the seasonA journey called Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957576311383232506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-72837439544725339192009-06-23T10:03:45.033+05:302009-06-23T10:03:45.033+05:30@thoughtful train - Hadn't thought of it that ...@thoughtful train - Hadn't thought of it that way, but now that you say it, I do think its a bit double faced.<br /><br />@AJCL - My argument is , there will always be misery in the world, but that shouldn't be a justification for preventing somebody earning something or enjoying something. In this case, these guys built a valuable business. They did not opt for a bailout - they have stood on their own two feet. So why begrudge them a bonanza ? <br /><br />But understand your sentiments too. As always in life, there is no one right answer. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-82692871618401397872009-06-23T08:30:28.771+05:302009-06-23T08:30:28.771+05:30read the entire article that Tom Peters wrote... r...read the entire article that Tom Peters wrote... read it in isolation without having ur post as the background and felt myself leaning towards what he has to say (i was alarmed though at some of the harsh words he uses for Rob Diamond and Fink).. it was sort of like feeling the same way u felt about the morality of the stock market..(again i maintain they are not in the exact same vein)..<br />my take on this is that both the coverage the deal got and the reaction of Peters are extreme, may be both of it should have been done in moderation, the former for respecting today's difficult times and the latter for respecting an awesome deal..A journey called Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957576311383232506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-21916932018136060362009-06-23T08:24:50.688+05:302009-06-23T08:24:50.688+05:30"I would not spit on them—but I would be temp..."I would not spit on them—but I would be tempted. Sorely tempted." - this was very unbecoming of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-42491119093759933932009-06-23T08:20:57.484+05:302009-06-23T08:20:57.484+05:30I am surprised to hear Tom Peters advocating to be...I am surprised to hear Tom Peters advocating to be double faced - you are really happy but for appearances sake, keep a sober face. Though everyone feels sorry for those who got laid off, that is no reason to feel apologetic about one's wealth. Good post Ramesh. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com