I have a fondness for old-time radio podcasts. I love that the iPod created a whole slew of opportunities for those of us who want to listen to such things.

One of my discoveries was The Avengers radio show. I’m not talking Marvel here; this was a ’60s vintage British program adapted from a TV show of the same name. It was a spy thriller about two ultra-sophisticated British agents, John Steed and Emma Peel. Listening to episodes of The Avengers has had me thinking about the Cold War mindset, and that in turn led to an insight about how businesses operate. I’ll get to that, but first let me mention these four very important points that occurred to me while listening to The Avengers:

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