tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post1797893136720750496..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: The joy of annual reportsRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-85098722680402718662009-06-27T02:58:04.567-10:002009-06-27T02:58:04.567-10:00"If language determines actions and results, ..."If language determines actions and results, then corrupt language will lead to debilitating actions and unsatisfactory results."<br /><br />Well said. Obscure and evasive language from corporate executives may be partly designed to put the best face on a company's problems. But like a neurological disease, it gradually attacks the brain cells and decreases the executives' ability to analyze the trouble and frame realistic solutions.Rick Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-83969015815330768382009-06-26T10:57:57.551-10:002009-06-26T10:57:57.551-10:00Found it...couldn't remember if I'd ever g...<a href="http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/5759.html" rel="nofollow">Found it</a>...couldn't remember if I'd ever gotten around to posting on this or not.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-67856272258665203412009-06-26T10:39:16.098-10:002009-06-26T10:39:16.098-10:00There's a woman who has a company which analyz...There's a woman who has a company which analyzes annual reports (specifically, the CEO letter) for their verbal style--she claims excessive ambiguity shows a good correlation with future bad performance. I'll see if I can find something on it.<br /><br />See <a href="http://photoncourier.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_photoncourier_archive.html#115124760169601610" rel="nofollow">business writing, then and now</a>, comparing J P Morgan writing from 1933 with that from 2006. OTOH, <a href="http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ONE/220162815x0x283417/92060ed3-3393-43a5-a3c1-178390c6eac5/2008_AR_Letter_to_shareholders.pdf" rel="nofollow">Jamie Dimon's </a>for this year is pretty thoughtful.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com