Jul

5

I was astonished to view a Disney movie with an individualist moral compass: the animated foodie flick Ratatouille.

Avoiding spoilers, here's a short list of relevant themes from the movie, which I heartily recommend to any and all kids/families:

1) The daring entrepreneur is key.
2) Passive acceptance of existing realities is for lazy losers.
3) Involuntary altruism is anathema.
4) Focused hard work is central to success.
5) Creation is vastly more important than commentary.
6) Great value can be added by conscious, creative recombination of existing elements.
7) Family/clan is important, but subordinate to the individual.
8) Property rights are inviolate.
9) Need does not justify theft.

There are even a couple of business-related truisms:

1) The customer's needs/opinions are paramount.
2) Cultivate/exploit core competence.
3) Avoid brand dilution.
4) Judge employees by ability, not pedigree.


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