How are losing your mother, BC Hydro, and the power of noble ideas connected with strategy?
Posted by Rick Knowlan on Apr 6, 2011
I delivered the eulogy at my mother’s funeral last weekend. My remarks focused on what can be learned from someone whose life was guided by humanistic principles and enriched by finding the good in others. If I could connect people’s everyday experiences with aspirational goals and noble actions, I thought, couldn’t I nudge the bar just a little higher for the 100+ who attended? Thinking about it reminded me of the vital role aspirational goals and noble actions played in the evolution of BC Hydro, where I was asked to propose for a consulting assignment in 1988. New Chair and CEO Larry Bell...
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