From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 03:38:57 BST
Hi Ant,
Could you give me some reference to Dr Harris (can't find him atFordham), as you know MoQ in business is my bag.
Ian
On 8/15/05, Ant McWatt <antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:> Ant McWatt stated August 11th:> > >Ian, I largely agree with your sentiment that politics should emerge> >bottom-up. This is very much supported in the work of Dr Robert Harris,> >the MOQ business person concerned largely with how corporations should be> >run on more co-operative and therefore profitable (as far as money,> >intellectual development, longevity of a corporation and the environment)> >lines are concerned.> > Platt Holden asked August 13th:> > By the way, how's he doing?> > > Ant McWatt replies:> > Platt,> > Thank you very much for asking.> > Dr Harris is still hard at trying to convince CEOs/managing directors to> implement MOQ principles in American and European corporations and smaller> companies. Of course that is a lot easier to say than to do but no one is> expecting that largely capitalist run systems will become more MOQ> orientated overnight. Managers expect tangible financial results as quickly> as possible rather than long te
rm Quality results which cover a multitude of> corporate issues on top of bottom line profits (such as the wider sharing of> intellectual and social resources, longevity of a corporation, the internal> and external environment). However, as Harris has emphasised in his papers,> a company once it has become a team of people genuinely believing and> working together towards a common Quality aim become nearly unstoppable in> their field.> > The New York based "A Dialogue on Local Approaches to MDGs" (Millennium> Development Goals are the anti-poverty objectives outlined in the U.N.> Declaration of 2000) conference devoted to reducing global poverty and> achieving sustainability at Fordham University (which Robert Harris assisted> his wife - Nancy - with in mid-June 2005) was a success. It has a United> Nations website including papers, interesting links etc which are definitely> worth having a look at the following address:> > http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/secondary/events/CommunityCommons/Comm!
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mons.htm> > The Harris's conference at New York was the "preview" for the Millennium> Review Summit in September 14th–16th where nearly 200 heads of state will> meet at the United Nations to review progress made toward achieving the MDGs> (Millennium Development Goals) and to finalize a global development agenda> for the next 10 years.> > Dr Harris has recently expressed his appreciation of the recent MOQ> Conference papers on the new robertpirsig.org website so maybe he might> consider allowing one of his own papers to be published there as well. As> his position is rather unique (he's even written a paper with the chairman> of BP!), hopefully I can twist his arm to get something sorted out in the> near future.> > Best wishes,> > Anthony.> > > ========================================> > "So far, our scientific understanding continues to run ahead of our social> and political response. With some honourable exceptions, our efforts to> change course are too few and too little. The question now is whether th
ey> are also too late… The issue is not environment versus development, or> ecology versus economy. Contrary to popular belief, we can integrate the> two. Nor is the issue one of rich versus poor. Both have a clear interest> in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development."> > "At Johannesburg, Governments will agree on a common plan of action. But the> most creative agents of change may well be partnerships – among Governments,> private businesses, non-profit organizations, scholars and concerned> citizens such as you."> > "Together, we will need to find our way towards a greater sense of mutual> responsibility. Together, we will need to build a new ethic of global> stewardship. Together, we can and must write a new and more hopeful chapter> in natural -- and human -- history."> > "TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE"> > Delivered at the AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL> LECTURE> > by Kofi Annan> > THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS> > New York, 14!
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