In his OP-ED column in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman briefly summarizes two books, “The Great Disruption” by Paul Gilding and “The Power of Pull” by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown & Lang Davison that each speak to the many social protests (a.k.a. The Great Disruption) we are seeing throughout the world—Occupy Wall [...]
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Rethink or Reload
Posted in Change, Economy, Life, Problem Solving, tagged Change, Critical Thinking, Decision-making, Problem Solving, Progress, Systems Thinking on October 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Indignation of the Immune
Posted in Change, Economy, Life, Systems Thinking, tagged Change, Critical Thinking, Economy, human spirit, Moral Values, Progress, Systems Thinking on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent article by Paul Krugman spoke to the whining from the elite in Wall Street who believe that the good that they have done for society is not understood, claiming that “finance is the only thing America does well.” Not only is it telling of where we are as a society that [...]
Reflection #2 on Occupy Wall Street
Posted in Change, Economy, Life, Morality/Ethics, tagged Change, human spirit, Moral Values, Progress, Systems Thinking on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For the most part we as a society seem to agree religion and the governance of society should not be intertwined. That is, in theory, government of the people should be by and for the people (democracy) and not by anyone claiming he/she has the right to rule because of the power given to him/her [...]
A Reflection on Occupy Wall Street
Posted in Change, Economy, Life, Morality/Ethics, tagged Business of business, Change, Economy, human spirit, Moral Values, Progress on October 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Occupy Wall Street is bringing to most everyone’s attention that we, the 99%, are not mere cogs in the economic machinery and those in the executive suite are not our overlords. I applaud the courage and commitment of those standing up for the rights of citizens.
Beware of Demagogues
Posted in Economy, Life, Morality/Ethics, tagged Change, Critical Thinking, Ethical Principles, Moral Values on September 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Robert Reich discusses the growing government cynicism the result of a number of things including political rhetoric, politician’s misuse of authority, capitalism overtaking democracy and the increasing control of special interest over the affairs of the public. When material self-interest is the only interest that is served, then government becomes an instrument in service [...]
Recoiling Against Ideas
Posted in Change, Life, Progress, tagged Change, Critical Thinking, Development of Self, human spirit, Progress on August 20, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Neal Gabler, in a New York Times article, claimed, “ideas just aren’t what they used to be. Once upon a time, they could ignite fires of debate, stimulate other thoughts, incite revolutions and fundamentally change the ways we look at and think about the world.” Grabler also argued that the cause of the reduction in [...]
Privatize Society
Posted in Economy, Life, Progress, Quality, tagged Business of business, Change, Critical Thinking, Development of Self, Economy, human spirit, Progress, Quality, relationships on July 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Just how valid is the idea that privatization of society’s services to its citizens ensures the highest quality of service to people in society? Let’s critically analyze by understanding the precepts of the private economic enterprise.
Leading With Vision
Posted in Leadership, Management, Progress, Quality, tagged Change, Complexity, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Learning, management, Progress, Quality, Statistical Thinking, Systems Thinking on June 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A New York Times article, Lessons in Longevity From I.B.M., by Steve Lohr used IBM reaching the 100-year old mark to call attention to practices that contribute to an organization’s longevity. A noteworthy point made is that past success can impede future success. The article seems to suggest that all companies will lose their dominance [...]
Total Ecology Economics
Posted in Change, Economy, Life, Progress, tagged Business of business, Change, Critical Thinking, Development of Self, Economy, human spirit, Moral Values, Progress, Systems Thinking on June 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Because economic theory and practice touches much of life in society, its practice has far-reaching implications. In a recent New York Times OP-ED article Thomas Friedman describes the effects of our consumer-driven growth model of economics upon our future.
Beyond The Bottom Line
Posted in Economy, Morality/Ethics, Progress, tagged Business of business, Change, Economy, Ethical Principles, human spirit, Moral Values, Progress, Quality on May 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Until business becomes the means for people to actualize their potential as human beings and not just the means for the wealthy to accumulate more wealth, there will forever be a downward push against labor. The notion that if we can get people to work for less then we can be far more profitable seems [...]
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