ED Futures Newsletter

Dear ED Futures Reader:

By now, your Thanksgiving Holiday has ended and your mind is filled with thoughts about the mound of work that awaits you.

Here is a simple thought about Thanksgiving you might consider carrying back to work with you. For me, Thanksgiving boils down to "gratitude." It's about being grateful for our blessings, economic and otherwise.

Gratitude is a powerful thing. Here are a few of my favorite quotes on gratitude:

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." Source: Albert Schweitzer.

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." Source: Eric Hoffer

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." Source: John F. Kennedy

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." Source: Meister Eckhart

"The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated." Source: William James

Since you were off enjoying the Holiday, perhaps you missed some of our recent articles. Here are some of the better ones posted to ED Futures in the past week:

Organic Foods Continue to Gain Traction (You asked about it and here it is.)

GM: 30,000 Jobs Gone by 2008 (Be grateful for what GM has given to all of us over the years, but wary of what the future may hold.)

GM's Loss = Toyota's Gain (Recall what I said about the auto industry being a zero-sum game?)

Target Industry: Government Contracting (This is important to your companies.)

Book Review: Leadership on the Line (Read this until my book on leadership comes out in late January.)

ED Organizations and How They Relate (Can we learn from business organization?)

Ontario Releases New Economic Competitiveness Report (Some good ideas and data in this one.)

Eminent Domain Update (As many of you know, I have my misgivings about the recent Supreme Court decision on this issue.)

Industry Profile: Commercial Airlines (Everybody should read this one.)

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Wishing you a happy and productive return to the office.

Sincerely,

Don Iannone
ED Futures Publisher
Email: dtia@don-iannone.com.
Tel: 440.449.0753

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