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Guts. This guy has guts. Hoarding away a 3m bonus like that has an implicit statement of "I'm afraid for my own fiscal future to the tune of 3m dollars" stamped
by nateburke 14y ago
Guts. This guy has guts. Hoarding away a 3m bonus like that has an implicit statement of "I'm afraid for my own fiscal future to the tune of 3m dollars" stamped on it. Instead, he gives it away, telling the world and his employees that he is confident, nay, OPTIMISTIC about the company's future.
To contrast, take the typical American CEO: he or she would have taken this money, offshored it, spent another couple of years going to board meetings, and then jumped ship to another gig in some other company's c-suite. You know what I call that person? A COWARD.
- ef4 14y agoOf course it takes considerably less guts if you already have many millions in the bank.
- ralfn 14y agoA bit off topic, but anyway: In buddism, the term for discipline is the same turn used for morality. ( they dont make the distinction ) You, here, interrestingly, suggest that a relationship between morality and guts. Im not agreeing or disagreeing with anything in particular here. Just considered the contrast interesting.
- nateburke 14y agoI think this makes sense, personally. I have often found that it takes courage to follow one's own moral compass. Now does it follow that it takes guts to have discipline or vice-versa? I think so, more in the sense that it takes discipline to have guts. Courage (guts) has a shelf life--it needs to be exercised to be maintained.
- heyitsnick 14y ago>In buddism, the term for discipline is the same turn used for morality. ( they dont make the distinction ) What's the term?
- eswangren 14y agoIt's easy to call people cowards when you're not in their situation and likely never will be. I'd like to see what you would do if you actually made that kind of money.
- nateburke 14y agoSince you asked: http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/solar-for-salamale/ http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/solar-for-salamale/