Sincerity And Simulation

Businesses should keep the traditions they have, the practices, customs and opinions, often put together under the heading 'culture'. The bad ones, that is, those that don't work, will be discarded. The good and successful ones will be preserved and passed down from one generation to the next by word of mouth and in writing by family, company or University lecturer. The good ones will include moral uprightnes and fidelity in business relationships and stability.

At the same time be on guard against deception, duplicity, simulation and traduction. There is so much pretentiousness around it is possible it will spill over into business practices. The outer appearance may be different from the inner reality. It may be possible to be misled by these things into instablity. It is important to be able to discern the more important matters from the less important ones and give each the proper amount of resources. Being great in small matters is good, but avoid being scrupulous in some things and lax in more the important ones.