Living heroic lives
I enjoyed watching films with which Nora Ephron had a connection as either a writer or director, such as When Harry Met Sally, because I liked her style of humor and her independent
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Observations On The Need For Societal Transformation
We are going through a very painful time in our country in terms of the changing nature of work, business, technology, healthcare, education, and the role of government. Because of disruptive innovations in
“You Didn’t Build That”
President Obama’s recent quote that “If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help” justifiably is getting a great deal of publicity and commentary. The statement is true, but
The Challenges of Delivering “Shareholder Value”
In the Saturday, August 11, 2012, issue of The New York Times, op-ed columnist Joe Nocera wrote an insightful piece called “Down with Shareholder Value.” Nocera points out the obvious fact that the
Making the U.S. Postal Service Economically Viable
There have many articles recently in which the U.S. Postal Service has announced that a deterioration of first-class service is an inevitable result of the cost reductions it will have to undertake.
What Labor Day Should Honor
Vocational and Technical Education As we just observed the Labor Day weekend, there is a tendency for the media and for elected officials to reinforce obsolete views of labor and of vocational and