by Carol Sanford | Jan 31, 2011 | Business Development
What is driving protest in Cairo? The Egyptian uprising has many causes, but I’m not talking about the usual assumptions. Certainly it is about a lack of freedom to choose one’s leader. And about brutality at the hands of a military that should be protecting its own...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 28, 2011 | Business Development
Even before President Obama offered the annual State of the Union address this week many journalists had already dissected and responded to it from pre-issued copies. David Brooks of the New York Times gave a very interesting set of suggestions to Obama in the frame...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 20, 2011 | Business Development
In a joint press release Senate majority leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner announced that Congressional leaders will mark the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration with a tribute today at noon. Reading this note and hearing President...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 17, 2011 | Business Development
Steve Jobs has taken a leave from Apple for his health. New York Times Story today by Miguel Helft and Clair Cain Miller lays out some details: “The sudden decision by the company’s chief executive to take a medical leave for the third time in less than a decade...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 17, 2011 | Business Development
I have read every posting on Umair Haque’s blog for about six months now. That is rare for me. Even though I am a loyal person, this is not about loyalty but about deep meaning, innovation and practicality in the business sphere. Those three qualities are...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 12, 2011 | Business Development
John Broder’s story in yesterday’s New York Times, “Blunders Abounded Before Gulf Spill”, reports on the analysis seeking where to lay the blame for the spill. And it is clear the failure is systemic. The Lead-in: “The Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the...