Comments on: The best way to break rules http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:01:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Bunny’s TMI » Blog Archive » Penelopy Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-191378 Bunny’s TMI » Blog Archive » Penelopy Trunk Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:51:11 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/#comment-191378 [...] what makes kids successful at work. What actually prepares you for life is athletics, aiming high, breaking rules, playing video games. Girls should do those things more. Then, as they grow up, they should spend [...] [...] what makes kids successful at work. What actually prepares you for life is athletics, aiming high, breaking rules, playing video games. Girls should do those things more. Then, as they grow up, they should spend [...]

]]> By: Lawrence Krubner http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-187751 Lawrence Krubner Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:48:46 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/#comment-187751 Great post, except that, normally the practice of "management by walking around" is attributed to Hewlett-Packard, not Andy Grove. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard slowly developed the idea during the 60s and 70s. The phrase itself is from 1973. More info here: http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/managing-by-walking-around.pdf Great post, except that, normally the practice of "management by walking around" is attributed to Hewlett-Packard, not Andy Grove. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard slowly developed the idea during the 60s and 70s. The phrase itself is from 1973. More info here:

http://www.adb.org/documents/information/knowledge-solutions/managing-by-walking-around.pdf

]]> By: Rachel http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-110885 Rachel Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:24:11 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2003/06/01/the-best-way-to-break-rules/#comment-110885 Penelope, Hi, You say that Starbucks is the same in Seattle to Milan. Agreed, that is the whole point of Starbucks. But, just FYI, there IS NO STARBUCKS in Milan. I know you were just giving an example, but to those of us who care, this is actually very important, and it almost contradicts the point you are trying to make. You see, Italy is the country in Europe that has most resisted coffee chains. This is because their own coffee is so good, and so unlike Starbucks. The Italians don't want everything to be the same the world over-- and they certainly don't want to drink coffee from Seattle! I'm guessing this would be meaningful to that renegade barista, too. If I could get a renegade Starbucks barista to make me a caffe latte the way I order it in Milan, I would go to that particular Starbucks A LOT. One thing I hate about Starbucks is that you CAN'T get your coffee the way you want it. Penelope,
Hi,
You say that Starbucks is the same in Seattle to Milan. Agreed, that is the whole point of Starbucks.

But, just FYI, there IS NO STARBUCKS in Milan. I know you were just giving an example, but to those of us who care, this is actually very important, and it almost contradicts the point you are trying to make. You see, Italy is the country in Europe that has most resisted coffee chains. This is because their own coffee is so good, and so unlike Starbucks. The Italians don't want everything to be the same the world over– and they certainly don't want to drink coffee from Seattle! I'm guessing this would be meaningful to that renegade barista, too. If I could get a renegade Starbucks barista to make me a caffe latte the way I order it in Milan, I would go to that particular Starbucks A LOT. One thing I hate about Starbucks is that you CAN'T get your coffee the way you want it.

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