Comments on: What Apple (and maybe you, too) can learn from the NFL fumble http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/09/28/what-apple-and-maybe-you-too-can-learn-from-the-nfl-fumble/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:02:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Anonymous http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/09/28/what-apple-and-maybe-you-too-can-learn-from-the-nfl-fumble/#comment-889 Anonymous Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:02:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/?p=191#comment-889 In the most important debate of his political career, the Vice President decided it was acceptable to make the discussion a "laughing matter". In his duties as Vice President, or should he be required to assume the duties of the President, do we want a person that considers the most important discussions and decisions of his office to be a "laughing matter", condescending and rude to the listener who could very well be a very sensitive and volatile adversary? Or, do we want a level-headed, respectful, and polite champion for our best interests that is a gentleman with decorum and basic manners? Vice-President Biden is an embarassment to the Office of The Vice-President, to the American people, and to himself. In the most important debate of his political career, the Vice President decided it was acceptable to make the discussion a “laughing matter”. In his duties as Vice President, or should he be required to assume the duties of the President, do we want a person that considers the most important discussions and decisions of his office to be a “laughing matter”, condescending and rude to the listener who could very well be a very sensitive and volatile adversary? Or, do we want a level-headed, respectful, and polite champion for our best interests that is a gentleman with decorum and basic manners?

Vice-President Biden is an embarassment to the Office of The Vice-President, to the American people, and to himself.

]]> By: MonojitBanerjee http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/09/28/what-apple-and-maybe-you-too-can-learn-from-the-nfl-fumble/#comment-885 MonojitBanerjee Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:15:02 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/?p=191#comment-885 It would be nice to have some background information for posts like these. I follow your blog from India. It is not always possible to be aware of all current happenings in the U.S. It would be nice to have some background information for posts like these. I follow your blog from India. It is not always possible to be aware of all current happenings in the U.S.

]]> By: SayHey http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/2012/09/28/what-apple-and-maybe-you-too-can-learn-from-the-nfl-fumble/#comment-884 SayHey Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:45:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/jack-and-suzy-welch/?p=191#comment-884 The aggravated customers never stopped watching the product - the whole assault on the replacement referees was a media pro-union campaign. You would think that prior to this referees never made bad calls - which certainly was not the case. Not that the replacements disproportionately made bad calls - in fact the manufactured storm over the end of the Packers-Seahawks game was just that - manufactured. With simultaneous possession of the ball, it goes to the offensive player under the rules - was it a close call, a judgment call? - yes - and by definition those are controversial. And, BTW, what were the main issues in this dispute? - the referees wanted to hold on to a legacy pension plan instead of a 401K (well, welcome to the rest of America)and they opposed the NFL hiring more regular referees - just another attempt to keep all the work to themselves - not exactly idealism. The aggravated customers never stopped watching the product – the whole assault on the replacement referees was a media pro-union campaign. You would think that prior to this referees never made bad calls – which certainly was not the case. Not that the replacements disproportionately made bad calls – in fact the manufactured storm over the end of the Packers-Seahawks game was just that – manufactured. With simultaneous possession of the ball, it goes to the offensive player under the rules – was it a close call, a judgment call? – yes – and by definition those are controversial. And, BTW, what were the main issues in this dispute? – the referees wanted to hold on to a legacy pension plan instead of a 401K (well, welcome to the rest of America)and they opposed the NFL hiring more regular referees – just another attempt to keep all the work to themselves – not exactly idealism.

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