I think that the boycott is already in place. Consumers just want music they can copy onto the MP3 player of their choice (like the cheap one they got for christmas), when they find out they cant without jumping 4 hoops, they stop buying music there. Itunes/I(player) is an 80 percent solution for those who can afford said players. For the rest of us, we simply avoid that technology for practical reasons. Its boycott by lost opportunity.

Forget the naysayers,

being an effective leader can mean getting your hands dirty. It means getting people motivated by:

A) your dedication
B) your honesty
C) your willingness to be realistic with upper management
D) your ability to give a shit about management goals AND your staff
E) your willingness to deal with a lot of shit.
F) your ability to listen to your staff and credit them whenever possible for their good ideas to upper management. For the record- this is the way to get your staff to be less competitive and more motivated.
G) your ability to talk up your staff to others when they EARNED that RESPECT, not falsely given...
H) your ability to match effort with management goals with effort on the floor, but realistic about how your mission as a team does in fact match the goals of upper management.
I) your high expectations of yourself and your team.
J) Getting creative when A-I dont pan out.

Dont listen to the cynics. Management of people (who will work hard for you if you establish credibility) is a BLAST and makes everyones life a hell of a lot more fun and engaging.

For those of you with shit heads for management - I am very sorry.

Foston