Flawless Compliance - February 2010

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Issue No. 26, February 2010

Hello [firstname],

Welcome to the February edition of Flawless Compliance. I’m still getting the final pieces together on my new newsletter, which will be targeted at helping executives turn chaotic information into profitable wisdom. Please look for that soon.

This Saturday, I woke up to some horrible news. As you probably know by now, Chile experienced a massive earthquake, registering 8.8 on the Richter scale. What most people don’t realize is that this is about 500 times more powerful than the quake we just experienced in Haiti.

Although my heart goes out to the reported 700 killed in Chile, and the countless others injured, my concern was of a more personal nature. As some of you know, part of my family including my Mom lives in Hawaii. After learning about the tsunami warning Saturday morning, I called Mom’s residence, and she didn’t answer—not a good sign. I started to become very worried, then called her cell phone—she answered.

The area where she lives in Maui was evacuated. They were told waves as high as 9 feet might roll through. Mom quickly moved valuables and perishables to the second floor, than left as instructed. When I called her, she had already relocated to higher ground with some friends. All we could do was wait.

Fortunately, the tides didn’t come in quite as expected, and within a few hours, Mom was home safe and sound. I don’t remember the last time I was that fearful for my family. I'm so grateful nothing happened. Thank you to everybody who expressed concerns, I appreciate your thoughts.

So, let’s go on to the news. In this issue, Toyota’s in the spotlight. We’ll take a look at what Toyota can do, if anything, to restore its image. Also, in Life’s Gag Reel, we’ll see what we can learn from a panda that gets a helping hand.

Thanks for your interest, and if you have something you’d like to say or a question you’d like to ask, please feel free to send me a note, or post a comment on the blog.

Best Wishes,

Whoa Toyota, Whoa!

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