tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post7865105774265565756..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: NCC Not a BusinessGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-65507752976943940262008-09-16T14:32:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:32:00.000-04:00sorry about the $50 million - I was seeing more ze...sorry about the $50 million - I was seeing more zeros from a previous post than were actually there!!<BR/><BR/>Still feel that all the skill sets needed to run a business are required to run the NCC - I have found that not-for-profits or church groups actually require more skills especially "people skills" to get things done. Colin did have a great vision and like many an entrepreneur, he put it into practice, built an organization and by any measure was a success.West Coast Teddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613989930402172838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-72059710503479957992008-09-16T13:00:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:00:00.000-04:00Hi Surecure:The main duty and responsibility of ru...Hi Surecure:<BR/><BR/>The main duty and responsibility of running the NCC, when I worked there, was to come up with imaginative ways to compare MPs to pigs.<BR/><BR/>Not sure if that skill is transferable or not to a "medium-sized" business.Gerry Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-86130025986777822282008-09-16T12:37:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:37:00.000-04:00Okay, Gerry, let's make this a simple question:Do ...Okay, Gerry, let's make this a simple question:<BR/><BR/>Do you think that the duties and responsibilities of running an organization such as the NCC would give one resume credentials similar to someone who runs a medium-sized business?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-34497788380955204862008-09-16T11:47:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:47:00.000-04:00First off, West coast Teddi, the NCC actgually spe...First off, West coast Teddi, the NCC actgually spent $50,000 to defeat Hawkes -- still a lot.<BR/><BR/>Second off, I am not sure how this post can be construed as an attack on Harper.<BR/><BR/>All I am saying is that while I worked at the NCC I never considered it a "business."<BR/><BR/>Certainly our founder, the late Colin M. Brown, didn't consider the NCC a business.<BR/><BR/>To him it was more like a crusade.Gerry Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-76820620403063867932008-09-16T11:28:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:28:00.000-04:00Gerry, it may not be a "business" in the...Gerry, it may not be a "business" in the classical sense of the word, but the NCC did/does have employees & a payroll, and all the staffing issues that go along with that, no?Jason Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648786726787793783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-37581231337919337482008-09-16T11:27:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:27:00.000-04:00And the point of this is????Trying to discredit th...And the point of this is????Trying to discredit the PM again.??When will this crap stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-23011485289843012822008-09-16T11:25:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:25:00.000-04:00While the NCC may be a not-for-profit organization...While the NCC may be a not-for-profit organization as opposed to a traditional profit-driven business, in the context that Harper was describing, I would agree with him. The required skills and experiences and challenges involved in running an organization such as the NCC would not be all that different from other businesses. Unless I read the article wrong, I believe that was the point he was making?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-87301191381737808092008-09-16T11:19:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:19:00.000-04:00Was the NCC not run like a business?If not, what ...Was the NCC not run like a business?<BR/>If not, what accounts for it's success other than the guy at the top (Harper) running it like one?<BR/><BR/>What was the dollar figure of the 'revenues' NCC worked with?wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589410224972050999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-5600288292060539502008-09-16T10:11:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:11:00.000-04:00Disagree to a point - NCC was/is selling ideas, ta...Disagree to a point - NCC was/is selling ideas, taking in donations (revenue)conducting campaigns (expenses) and trying not to go broke (staying in business). If NCC can run a $50 million campaign against Jim Hawkes then it is 10 times the size of my business so "a mid-size business" it is.West Coast Teddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613989930402172838noreply@blogger.com