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Can a business ever truly be itself? The recent backlash against LickiMat, following their invitation of a balanced dog trainer to Crufts, raises important questions about the challenges small businesses face in managing their public image. Despite LickiMat's harmless intention, the Force Free dog training community launched a boycott campaign, leading to a wave of negative publicity and social media outrage, with some individuals even destroying their LickiMats in protest on various social media platforms. This incident made me stop and consider the delicate balance small businesses must strike between staying true to their values and appeasing public perception. While LickiMat did not engage in any wrongdoing and the invited trainer has a clean record, the polarised reactions highlight the difficulty in navigating public opinion, especially in niche communities. It begs the question: Can a company truly be itself, or must it conform to what the public demands, even at the risk of sacrificing its authenticity?

Every action counts. Even the smallest contribution, like a single drop of water, can create ripples of change. Your commitment to boycotting is powerful and essential. When you choose to boycott, you send a clear message: you will not support practices, products, or companies that go against your values. Boycotting is not just an individual act; it is a collective movement. Each person's decision to refrain from buying a certain product or supporting a particular company adds up. Together, these actions can lead to significant economic impact, pressuring companies to change their practices. When companies see their profits decline, they are more likely to listen and make ethical changes. Your participation in a boycott might feel like a small drop in a vast ocean, but remember, oceans are made of countless drops. Every time you choose to boycott, you contribute to a larger wave of social change. Your actions inspire others to join, creating a stronger, united front. Stay committed. Keep boycotting. Your efforts matter. You are part of a growing movement striving for justice, fairness, and ethical business practices. Your voice, your choice, and your actions are powerful. Together, we can make a difference. #BoycottMatters

The Power for peace and understanding   1. The power of our mind and body to learn ideas and trained in skills   2. The power to generate meaning from what we sensed and encountered; 3. The power to adapt to new environment,  be changed  and transformed; 4. The power to form association and combine energy;   5. The power to construct and shared meaning 6. The power to own and manage space and time 7. The power to own self-esteem, confidence and independence 8. The power to defend self and the vulnerable   9. The power to respect and protect others 10. The power to exercise justice for self and others 11. The power of owing compassion 12. The power to control self 13. The power to own and manage resources as individual and group 14. The power to desire for survival of self and others 15. The power of body and mind complementing one another 16. The power to receive and impart information 17. The power to hide and reveal self 18. The power to manage own issues 19. The power to trust and form social life   20. The power to negotiate and agree with others    21. The power to manage  diverse interest 22. The power to understand and manage diverse interest   23. The power to combine diverse interest for mutual benefit and co-existence. 24. The power to live and create trust with diverse interest 25. The power of managing own and others strengths and weakness side by side 26. The power to fix different capacities and interests together for common purpose 27. The power to regulate justices for the victims  28. The power to protect the victims and the perpetrators 29. the power to empower the capacity of the vulnerable 30. The Power to mobilize people and resources to protect the power less 31. When the owner use his/her inalienable power freely he/she serve self and others willingly, 32. When the owner of power is imposed by others, the owner is forced to be on behalf of the imposers, she/he applies his/her inalienable power against the interest and wellbeing of self and others; One has the ability to control his/her own individual inalienable and unavoidable power amalgamated with the power of others by free will of the owner. However, when imposed, the owner is forced to change his only controlled power to retreat, boycott, runaway, become silent, in resentment, conflict, scape, attack, rebel and do whatever he/she can to make every think managed by scope and mandate of own power. Power never disappear, it either serve self as independent or others in slavery.     From birth to death, all individuals are intrinsically endowed with shared power as human family. These powers come into contact and combined to generate risks and negative consequences of violating the power of each individuals on one hand and having compassion that seek people have to be safe, happy and enjoy life like self.

241116 – These days, as we are into the “throw away” generation, when things are dumped rather than repaired, not only material items, even relationships are being tossed, rather than fixed, “boycott” seems to be a choice option for many. Whether with individuals, or businesses, in personal, or professional relationships, when we are uncomfortable, or frustrated, with the connection, instead of solving the problem, we tend to abandon it. It is about giving up. This is a lose-lose option, as both parties in the relationship get nothing from it. This could be an inevitable option, if attempts have been made, to resolve the issues, but unable to do so. However, if we have not exhausted all our options, and do not want a lose-lose situation, we can put in more effort, and try harder. What is the incentive for both sides, to keep the relationship? Let that be the motivation for both parties. Think through it, and figure things out logically. Do not get emotional, when deciding. Where is the problem? Is it clear for both parties? It is not about finding the fault. It is about correcting an issue. Do not let ego, nor stubbornness, get in the way. The easy way, is to boycott, and call it quits. But most times, the easy way, is not the best way. What is the cost of the abandonment? What is the best way, that both parties involved, can accept? In any relationship, problems may not be totally eradicated. It takes commitment, and on-going efforts, to make the bond work. And for the sake of retaining the relationship, seeing the value of the connection, we must dedicate ourselves, and compel to make the relationship work. This weekend, what relationships are we committed to, to make them work. Let us not consider the easy way, by just tossing things away, when things are not ideal. => the “throw away” generation, resulting in more lose-lose situations => without commitment, unable to keep, or fix any relationship => the easy way, is usually not the best way => devoted, to make things work #throwaway #easyway #boycott #notthebestway #loselose #ego #pride #commitment #devoted #dedicated #fix #makeitwork #careertips #personalmastery #careermanagement #careermastery #personaldevelopment #personaleffectiveness

This situation is highly shameful and disgusting. Recently, a resident of a group housing society was humiliated and beaten by security guards. Builders chase potential buyers like slaves, but once a purchase is made, they face violence and disrespect. The dream of being a proud owner turns into a nightmare. I strongly condemn these actions, which stem from the management's inflated ego. The best way to avoid such horrors is to boycott these builders and choose reputable ones. Always take resident reviews into account before making a property purchase. #shame #boycott #slaponrealestate #securityturnedgoons #egoisticmanagement

We used this image to suggest Baillie Gifford is the sort of sponsor you want... I was writing about boycotts, and good and bad sponsor choices, in October last year in the run up to Anthropy UK. Ballie Gifford doesn't actually appear in the chart, but if it did, it would be to the left of Schroders, as Influence Map helpfully explained. That article is here: https://lnkd.in/eekeFVdu Mark Lynas wrote an excellent piece on the Hay Literary Festival's recent decision to forgo sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, see that here: https://lnkd.in/eFbm83CH The Guardian reports today that the Edinburgh Fringe will not jettison this same investment firm, see that here: https://lnkd.in/eEBqD5Jn Thanks again to Andrew Pendleton and Nicky O'Malley for an excellent conversation yesterday. We explored similar themes: which are the businesses to work with, and to court as sponsors of important work that needs funding, and which should we avoid? Our viewpoint remains the same: no company is perfect, but if you work with any firm that can't prove it is seeking to be best in its sector on social, environmental and ethical issues, you are almost certain to be propping up business as usual. See also Severn Trent defending bosses' multi-million pay packets and increasing dividends to shareholders, while continuing to destroy nature: https://lnkd.in/euex4Rhy

And another one! Boycotts have become powerful forces, significantly influencing consumer behavior and corporate responses.    Help Dr. Leonard Moore, Kristen Talman and I bring our panel to SXSW 2025 by signing in and voting below!    "The Power of Boycott Culture" will explore how these movements push companies to adopt more ethical and human-centered practices. https://lnkd.in/dqyXDdEb