Saturday, January 17, 2009

Circuit City, From "Good to Great" to Cardiac Arrest

How can you go from one of eleven great US companies identified by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't, to bankruptcy?

After reading and studying the book, I am just a little more than curious as to what happening to Circuit City. I just watched Charlie Rose's show from August 25, 2007 with author Jim Collins.

Clearly, Circuit City had the secret or did they?

Still looking for what to do for the National Service Day?

Join a Faith-based Social Action Group like Bread for the World.

"Charity alone is not enough.
We must urge our government to make fair decisions
So struggling families can provide for their children.

We must write personal letters and emails to Congress
And engage our churches, campuses and other organizations.
We must change laws and structures that allow poverty to persist."

Write your members of Congress and ask them to reform the foreign assistance program.

Today, I attended my monthly group meeting of Bread for the World.