Unless Congress acquires testicular fortitude in the next few days, the taxpayer will become garbage collector and pay the “tipping fees” for our neighbors. The current wording of the bailout has the government buying ALL distressed assets (not just securitized mortgage bundles), from ALL financial institutions (hedge funds and other wild west entities) with little […]
Monday, September 22, 2008
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Twenty-five years of coaching reveal certain truths and patterns of behavior. But once in awhile one of my clients expresses thoughts about these in a memorable way. That happened in a coaching session this past week. “Spencer” is an accomplished investment manager and deal-maker who yearns for a position in his firm that recognizes him […]
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Now that I am posting almost every day, it would be very helpful if you who visit this site would say something. We are about to overhaul this site, make it a lot easier to view and to explore, enrich its content and more. So, here are some topics on which your comments would be […]
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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So many news items of cheating in so many different walks of life. Even fisherman are cheating (“yo-yo” tactics where the bait is filled with lead weights, the fish eat it and weigh more when the champion is decided). Are there more people cheating or is more of the cheating reported? The Ethics Resource Center […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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