"That's even worse - you are effectively condoning putting politics ahead of a sensible business practice, and providing a very bad example to your staff. You are a very poor leader and worse business man".
I run my business on principles. One of those principles is to do business with people who are a cultural fit with the organisation, and whom we like and admire. This applies applies across all stakeholders - staff, customers and suppliers.
Another principle is that I run my business in a way that suits me. Any other way, and I'm effectively prostituting myself, and losing one of the reasons I'm in business in the first place: I value my independence. And why prostitute yourself if you're shooting the lights out?
The final principle pertinent to this discussion is based on a common saying: 'Mind your own business'. That is NOT in any way meant to be a derogatory term, so don't get me wrong. What it actually means - and it took me a while to understand this - is that there are a myriad number of factors that go into making a correct decision. What may be "obvious" to an outsider might not necessarily be a key determinant in the business owner's final decision. There are things a business owner weighs up, which an outsider is sometimes not even aware of.
