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Unexpected Aftermath of Sub-Prime Mess in Election Year: The IPA (Investor Protection Agency)

Thursday, January 31, 2008

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If you think the EPA has had a strong hand in the private sector, wait until you experience the IPA: the Investor Protection Agency — sword and shield for the small investor, non-creditworthy mortgagee and others seen as fleecees. With jurisdiction akin to the Consumer Product Safety folks and the FDA, IPA certification that products […]

Media ethics: Advice vs. reality: Not So “Smart”

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

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…hard-nosed personal virtues…count more than “softer strengths like teamwork and flexibility. ” — George Anders in “Tough CEOs Often Most Successful,” WSJ November 19. When misleading advice is published in a major daily newspaper, it gets me upset. Reporting on personality profiles of CEOs of private equity owned firms, the article leaves the distinct impression […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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