The morning of the SuperBowl, I read an article describing NFL Commissioner Goodell’s rationalization for destroying the videotapes and notes from his investigation into the videotaping of the Jets’ signals by the Patriots. I sent my viewpoint to Huffington Post (which posted it — you can find it if you can find “all bloggers” and […]
Friday, February 1, 2008
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Phil Simms, or “Grandma” as he was called when he quarterbacked the New York Giants Football team and seemed slow afoot, did the commentary for the Patriots/Jets game today. He is slow in a much more important dimension. When asked his view of Bill Bellicik’s team filming the signals of the Jets during a game […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Joann Lublin’s WSJ article of October 2, 2007 is entitled: “Silence is Golden Rule for Resumes of People who Have Broken It.” She suggests to those job-seekers convicted of crimes not to reveal anything about imprisonment on their resume, to cite the source of training in the correctional institution as the State Dept. of Ed […]
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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Recent news about Whole Foods’ CEO, John Mackey, indicates that he used a pseudonym (“Rahodeb”) to post commentary on Yahoo’s financial site. Nothing new in that. However, the articles further indicate that his comments included negative remarks about his smaller competitor, Wild Oats (an acquisition target of Whole Foods). Mackey’s response when questioned focused not […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Friday, February 8, 2008
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