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Higher ground.(edit this)

Publication: EContent
Publication Date: 01-JUN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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What goes on in some people's minds? On an April business trip to the Buying & Selling eContent show (BSeC) in toasty Arizona, I got stranded in a blizzard in Colorado. Surrounded by 40,000 other travelers in various states of distress, I marveled at the ways some dealt with the ranting,...

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...situation: cell-phone screaming at beleaguered airline representatives, even fist-fighting. At the other end of the spectrum were conspicuous acts of kindness: cell-phone sharing, blanket loaning, and camaraderie. I wonder why some come together during difficult experiences and pool resources and knowledge to better the situation while others turn competitive and adversarial, hoarding both assets and information.

I was lucky (and tenacious) enough to get booked on a 7:10 flight the morning after the blizzard--most people were told they would not be able...

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