The MBA said unto Jesus, "We cannot manage what we cannot measure. What is this Kingdom of God you speak of? Is it round, square? How many ounces? At what price is it purchaed? Whose intellectual property is it? What is its closest competitor? And what market share has it, that I might invest in it? "
And Jesus said unto the MBA, "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
The MBA shook his head and walked off, the opportunity lost. Jesus cured the deaf, dumb, and blind; he raised the dead. But with the MBA he could do nothing.
"Sell what you have and follow me," Jesus said.
"But what is the projected ROI?," replied the MBA, who was promptly bucked by his donkey.
Posted by: Jeremy Gregg | June 01, 2008 at 01:06 AM
"Invest what you have and follow me." The only Apostle who took that advice was Judas.
Posted by: Phil | June 01, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Right, I noticed that too, Tom. The corporation owns where we work. But does not presumably own us. We simply defer out of a kind of courtesy to those who own where we work, pay our salaries and can replace us at will.
Were the execs and advertisers patriotic? Or were they crowd sourcing their editorial policy, to keep the viewers happy between advertisements?
Did the corporate news system fail? We will only know if we can get copies of their profit and loss for the period in question.
Recuperating the credibility of the newscasters is increasingly difficult. With the money Couric has earned maybe she could own the space where she works and make room there for others too. Of course someone would still have to give her the news to read.
Posted by: Phil | June 01, 2008 at 03:43 PM