There’s a parable about this… do business gurus know that?

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"Seth Godin in 2009" by Joi Ito - Seth Godin. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons.

Seth Godin in 2009” by Joi ItoSeth Godin. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons.

Check out Seth Godin’s post, “Getting ahead vs. doing good” on his blog. It makes us wonder whether business gurus like Seth know that there is a parable about this very concept.

For those of you following the blog, we mentioned Seth Godin as one of the “people who inspire us” a couple weeks ago. Now you see why. Also, check out that company in Seattle he mentions, whose young (Christian) CEO made the call on salaries here.

 


 

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