To Be An Oracle

The Point of View (POV) of the week goes to Deval Patrick, the coming and/or going? General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company.

In a rare, off the corporate text moment, Patrick addressed a crowd of Atlanta leaders earlier today with some of the most pointed remarks you'll ever hear from a corporate executive. Particularly one from the tight lipped, button downed company otherwise known as Coke.

Patrick used the context of globalization to drive home points related to how crises can often present a mandate for change. But only when individuals and companies can recognize the basics contained within the mandate.

More than the speech text itself, the performance clearly put Patrick in his own class of point-of- view leaders.

Here's hoping Coke can retain this stunning example of world class talent. Local executive circles could use more upper tier, role models such as Patrick.