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Monday, October 6, 2008
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“Almost no one expected what was coming. It’s not fair to blame us for not predicting the unthinkable.” – Daniel H. Mudd. former CEO of Fannie Mae. How about blaming you for irresponsibility of failing your key job requirements like protecting the viability of the enterprise against a wipe-out, ensuring risk-taking is not bet-the-ranch and doing […]
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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When Warren Buffett speaks, listen. He makes complicated situations understandable, puts them in current context and historical perspective and encourages a balanced, unemotional mindset. This is my impression of what he said about the economic crisis to Charlie Rose last evening in an interview on PBS: 1. No matter how the economic crisis befell us, […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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