The U.S. Marines refer to it as a critical “intangible” of leadership. In this time of dual crises, McKinsey proclaims that its opposite – uncertainty – must be quickly settled. In a moment where people are recalibrating what it is important to them, it is all-important. It is the currency that...Read More
The young teen was positioning a fishing pot for his father, swimming on a beautiful California morning some 200 yards from the Encinitas beach. Suddenly, without warning, a 2,400 pound nightmare slammed into the 13-year-old, nearly engulfing his chest in its huge powerful teeth-lined mouth. It was...Read More
Is it possible to be pragmatic with a “heavy and difficult” outlook and be convincingly optimistic at the same time? From a world largely engulfed in recession to nuclear weapons to Ebola to democratic reform, such was the content of remarkable and insightful presentations (made without notes) that...Read More
First, the bottom line: According to the Jan. 27-Feb. 2 print edition of BusinessWeek: “Money velocity is at an all-time low, which usually signals growth.” Second: “We’re simply not going to get inflation,” declares a former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. How does...Read More
