The concept of transparency has been all the rage in the corporate world the last few years, but was the recent three-way war between Jay, Conan and NBC a little too transparent for any of the players' own good?
Could Conan have better served his own fun and friendly image by taking the high road and not running up the comedy bill on NBC?
Could Jay have emerged a hero - and continued with a lucrative stand-up career - by choosing not to "boot out the new guy" and accept NBC's offer to return to 11:35?
Could NBC have prevented a boatload of bad PR and possible damage to advertiser and audience relationships by handling their valuable, decades-old latenight franchises with more care and respect?
Time will tell, but what do you think will be the short and long-term effects of this public feud on Jay's and Conan's personal brands, and viewers' perception of NBC? Does it make everyone involved seem more human? Or just more selfish and childish?
Your thoughts?
The concept of transparency has been all the rage in the corporate world the last few years, but was the recent three-way war between Jay, Conan and NBC a little too transparent for any of the players' own good?
Could Conan have better served his own fun and friendly image by taking the high road and not 
