Osu! Dent, sounds like a business ethics thread. Is it possible to do both? Are successful businesses essentially corrupt? Are starving businesses morally superior? I think it's easy to point out the big businesses that put put profit above all else. Likewise there are small companies where unsound business practices prevent the delivery of quality service. Good business and ethics are not mutually exclusive. They are qualties to strive for.
Yesterday, after a day of fencing camp, I took my kids to check out a nearby karate summer camp (thanks Sato san). I met with the instructor, chatted for a bit and sat through an entire kids' class. Overall, I had a good impression of the class/camp experience. The instructor clearly has a good rapport with children. He was able to tread the line between strict disciplinarian and friendly, cajoling motivator, all the while keeping the kids engaged.
One of the mothers sat next to us as we watched the class. Her two children were enrolled in camp. She was obviously a satisfied customer-a blue belt to boot. She didn't give us the hard-sell, but was there to answer any questions we had. After class, parents and care-takers chatted while the children changed out of their dogi. The adults seemed pleased to see eachother and took pleasure in the progress the kids were making.
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