Learning from Obama

The Welches put up a good article on Businessweek dated 4 Nov: Barack Obama's victory: 3 lessons for business. The media is probably flushed with similar articles giving their two cent's worth of take on how and why Obama won but this is worth a read. The Jack way of writing means bite-sized, digestible food for thought. His 3 lessons are on the importance of having and articulating relentlessly a clear and consistent vision, clean execution (you win if you make fewer mistakes than your competition) and having well-placed allies (or "friends in high places", notably the media because of its immense influence, more so now than ever). "To grow, you have to invent a new game and beat them at that, too."