Raise the Hammer

Michael, I do understand where both you and Adrian are driving at both in the article and comment. I just don't agree with this constant looking back. Maybe hand shakes and sorry's aren't enough or no matter how you slice it, will seem fake, but as business men (of which I am not), why not discuss who should be there, what the real purposes is in long form, etc. Can this be done without looking back?

Maybe the past reference is needed to quickly highlight a businesses misplacement. I know the past shouldn't be completely ignored, but where is the fashion in which we are carrying this torch, really getting us?

How can we avoid similar circumstances? How can 'we' drive these summits? If they are meant to teach, how do we ensure those we are teaching are being taught about how to run ethical, social businesses yet still be profitable? Rather than judge how someone runs their business ie. most sports franchices, how would you/we run it? How would 'we' deal with cities and fans and citizens.

Basically I am saying let's be business leaders, not finger pointers. Leave those games to politicians because I don't care about what 'he' did. I care how I would do it or would like to see it done.

EDIT: As -Hammer- pointed out, there are so many good things that come from the Tiger-Cats being here and I am sure this can be argued back and forth until we are blue in the face, but we can lead by example. We can learn form them to in some of the positive ways they impact our city, and we can show them how they can achieve more or less the same results, by breaking the past mindset of how sports franchises have been run. Ethical and Socially responsible are the new Yellow Punch Buggies. Everyone is watching out for them. It's now cool to have a flower in your business dashboard.

More and more, big business are either forced or inspired, to follow the green and socially responsible wave. We can inspire the Cats by showing them the true value of citizen involvement in this process, and how that translates into their business going forward. There is no doubt in my mind the new stadium could be 40,000 and be packed every game with a packed field watching the game on a big screen across the street, but the Cats and the City needed to form much stronger connections and I truly believe that is possible.

It isn't as long as we stand back to back. Whatever is perceived from a handshake, you can't face the future without facing one another.

Comment edited by lawrence on 2012-04-25 11:37:58