Who's your mama?

Mike Wagner's done it again. He's lobbed a timely brand-centric post linking moments of truth in the family with brand moments of truth in business. He cites the mom-delivered line "That's how we do things in this family" as the ultimate brand management dictum.

While Mike reminded me in an offline conversation that many companies (dis)function like families, I found myself wondering how would we act if our moms actually worked alongside us every day?

• Would we use only brand-appropriate language?
• Would we be more diligent about sending thank you notes to our clients and vendors?
• Would we get our work done on time, checking it twice before leaving the office?
• Would we say please and thank you - and mean it - to our co-workers?
• Would we follow up on our promises to others?

Or would we slip out at night, hang out with undesirable vendors and drink cheap beer?

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