I am a fan of Barack Obama. But several of his leadership choices are worrisome. They are negative “Signal Acts,” — deeds that resonate far deeper than words. In case you hadn’t noticed, the Bush governance was replete with agencies that failed their fiduciary obligations (securities trading, regulating food safety, consumer safety, oil regulation, environment [...]
Thursday, January 29, 2009
This line was spoken by the character, Cal Lightman, in the new tv show, Lie to Me on Fox TV last evening. It reflects a too-widely held belief that the vast majority of CEOs are liars and cheats. The show is a drama based on real science of deception detection via involuntary microexpressions on our [...]
Monday, December 8, 2008
As I said in a prior post, the fruit vendor on a nearby street corner in New York City told me he is working on becoming a bank holding company so he can get in line for a bailout. Is there no end? Today’s announcement it was announced that insurance companies will be allowed to [...]
Monday, December 8, 2008
As I said in a prior post, the fruit vendor on a nearby street corner in New York City told me he is working on becoming a bank holding company so he can get in line for a bailout. Is there no end? Today’s announcement it was announced that insurance companies will be allowed to [...]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, February 1, 2009
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