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- Business Not as Normal
Last night’s loud acclaim and festive sense of hopefulness on Obama’s electoral victory punctuates, what for many of us, is a visceral awareness of a paradigm shift: something fundamental has changed in our world.
Among the economic challenges is a brewing storm— tempered momentarily by the general downturn in markets, with its predictable downsizings and austerity [...]
- On Multiple Functions of Greed
Greed has gotten a lot of play recently : The greed of “Wall Street”; the rapidly deflating value of greedy “Main Street’s” McMansions with our fuel guzzling SUVs. And greed’s virtuous antagonist is the imperative of change: from global warming; to presidential politics; to consumer spending ; and to banks’ unwillingness to extend credit- even [...]
- No Country for (Perceived) Old Men
Well, a colleague did comment as it turned out, but by the cautious and conservative, old school method— email (LOL)
And the question of interest was: AGE. Specifically, my experiences of ageism as the oldest member (I began when I was 53) of my “executive mba” class.
My sudden awareness of age did mark that transit. Some [...]
- To Blog Or Not To Be: That Is The Question
OK: so its been a couple of days and no comments. I look at the short essay, survey it, sniff the air and wait. The immediate association was to a lemonade stand by the side of an untraveled road many many summers in the past.
Now, my blogging chums have given me tips on traffic, which, [...]
- After the MBA or Erroneous Assumptions of Value
Over the last few weeks, I’ve recalled a question I’d asked while learning about the “Capital Assets Pricing Model” in Finance I: mightn’t erroneous assumptions about the worth of an asset’s terminal and liquidation values distort the present value of an investment? My professor suggested that the question was subversive. Dutifully, though, on the way [...]
- Insourcing: Developing Personal Capacity
INSOURCING is the movement from economic insecurity in external business structures to the building of security in internal capabilities. INSOURCING is the movement toward continued learning and competence building, engaged collaboration with others, and the excitement of new experience and economic viability, rather than the potential atrophy of knowledge assets and skills.
What is the imperative [...]
- Negotiating Transitions Together
Overcoming involuntary unemployment is a lonely, personal challenge at best. At its extreme, it immobilizes action. Self-esteem plummets. Depression rises. Its economic effects are painful. Unemployment interacts with all levels of family life and planning. It makes economic provision difficult, with significant disrupting of: basic daily necessities; education; leisure; and plans for retirement.
Research reflects shows [...]
