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Unethical Squared

Unethical Squared

You’re not going to believe this. Some blogger takes my story of the unethical consulting society which appeared here a few days ago, and uses it on his blog WITHOUT PERMISSION OR ATTRIBUTION. That’s right, he calls it a “true story” but doesn’t give any credit and information about where he got it. And he uses verbatim language.

This is why I’ve said most of the “blogosphere” is crap. At least I’ve found someone who would deserve to be in the food consultants society and suffer that kind of leadership. Their value systems are the same.

And people ask me where I get my material. You just can’t make this stuff up.

© Alan Weiss 2009. All rights reserved. (No, really, it’s copyrighted and protected. Really. It’s a law!)

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Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

Comments: 14

  • Gareth Kane

    January 13, 2009

    I assume you have educated him as to the error of his ways!

  • Ed Kless

    January 13, 2009

    Alan, I wonder if it was the same guy who ripped of David Maister’s blog for years. He even had the chutzpah to leave in stuff like “in my latest book” and was, in fact, referring to David’s book!

  • Jenn McGroary

    January 13, 2009

    Amazing…
    … “And people ask me where I get my material. You just can’t make this stuff up.”… How true.

    In the words of Mark Twain, “Of course truth is stranger than fiction; fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities.”

    You really have to wonder how these people got so far in life with so little gray matter between their ears.

  • Ed Kless

    January 13, 2009

    Most blogs are crap, but so are (IMHO) most newspapers, TV news, business books, etc.

    That is why it is so important to find and utilize the great ones!

  • Ed Kless

    January 13, 2009

    Very true the numbers are overwhelming, so you are right it is harder to find.

    Not doubt the other outlets are more regulated, again, IMHO, they still produce a ton of crap, especially considering there IS oversight as you mention.

  • Peter Bodifee

    January 14, 2009

    Alan, understand that you defend the traditional media, but college degree is no guarantee. Anyone can become a publisher with traditional media, it just takes more money and time to get something in front of the eyes of reader/viewer. A lot more, so the typical moron will not be spotted there.

    I believe that this blogging will eventually get back to normal proportions. I bet that soon some smart software engineer (at Google?) will implement methods to aid finding good blogs. In the mean time the best method is manual work: following references, referals, etc. That is how I found this blog!

  • Wayne Botha

    January 15, 2009

    Correct, and superb writing, frequently updated offering provocative insights keeps me coming back to this wonderful blog.

  • Laurent Duperval

    January 17, 2009

    Alan,

    You said: “… uses it on his blog WITHOUT PERMISSION OR ATTRIBUTION.”

    Is use without permission but with attribution an acceptable practice, or do you need both? And I’m not talking about fair use; I’m talking about a complete cut ‘n paste.

    L

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