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I work for an IT company with about 100 employees. We had a company-wide meeting last week in our "patio", with a podium flanked by the two 80-inch TVs. New hires get introduced and say "interesting" things about themselves, promotions and certifications are announced, yearly results and outlook are discussed, brief training on new procedures, etc.
The meeting was bookended by our owner speaking about the company ethos and the ways we want to have a positive influence on our community, with visual aids from slideshows he has prepared. We're not just here to turn a profit and collect material possessions and expand the company. We're in a new age of "conscious capitalism", and every footprint we leave in the community should have a lasting positive impact. But what he left us with was the very important reminder that it is not going to be easy.
"Does everyone know who Tim Kennedy is?" {puts picture on both TVs}
{Everyone nods "yes"}
"He is a UFC fighter, and a world champion. And what he likes to say is 'Everything you want is on the far side of hard work.' And that's what makes him a world champion"
"Thank you everyone, and let's have a great quarter!"
The meeting was bookended by our owner speaking about the company ethos and the ways we want to have a positive influence on our community, with visual aids from slideshows he has prepared. We're not just here to turn a profit and collect material possessions and expand the company. We're in a new age of "conscious capitalism", and every footprint we leave in the community should have a lasting positive impact. But what he left us with was the very important reminder that it is not going to be easy.
"Does everyone know who Tim Kennedy is?" {puts picture on both TVs}
{Everyone nods "yes"}
"He is a UFC fighter, and a world champion. And what he likes to say is 'Everything you want is on the far side of hard work.' And that's what makes him a world champion"
"Thank you everyone, and let's have a great quarter!"