Agressive/Nurturing
When I first read David Maister’s blog entry about the virtue of being externally agressive and internally nurturing, I did not agree with Lindsey’s opinion at all, but then I realised that it all comes down to what we define as internal/external. The company border is one definition, but too narrow in my opinion. The national border is too narrow as well. Remember the prisoner’s dilemma (or google it if you have not learned the lesson yet). It is hard to create trust with an agressive approach, and trust is what this world needs more of. I wish more people, including the president of the United states, could be more inclusive.
