I found a article from Time Magazine, dated July 25, 1969 titled, ESSAY: ON COURAGE IN THE LUNAR AGE. The opening paragraph says: “ “COURAGE leads starward; fear toward death”, wrote Seneca. Man needs courage simply to live in spite of knowing that he must die. He needs it to live richly – to take…read more
Where Did the Trust Go?
Monday, August 24th, 2009
I was the COO of an international corporate finance company when the mayhem in the financial world let loose in the fall of 2008. It didn’t matter how long you had done business with a counterparty, or how much money they had made from you in the past. This was war; relationships became meaningless, and…read more
Designer Coffee Anyone?
Monday, August 17th, 2009
Business can learn a lot from the design world. First and foremost, if business leaders simply started their day like a designer and asked, “What do I want to create today”, we might be a little further down the path of adapting businesses to be more in line with society today as opposed to society…read more
Mumbai or Bust
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
There is a great article by S. Mitra Kalita in today’s WSJ titled Outsourcing is Out, which discusses new “ . . . borderless partnerships to facilitate innovation and efficiency”, as the next wave of evolution in global outsourcing. In other words, though stronger connectivity the business world will find a way to move forward…read more
