If only Global Warming clearly meant what it spells out, we could at least agree to disagree about the same issue. If it still meant, as it did initially, the slow and steady warming of the globe as a direct result of man's interference with nature, … [Continue reading] about Michael Crichton: “State of Fear”
Jack Welch: “Straight from the Gut”
"You punk, if you don't know how to lose, you'll never know how to win. If you don't know this, you shouldn't be playing." - Grace Welch Jack Welch claims that his biggest influence in life came from his mother in the form of those words. When … [Continue reading] about Jack Welch: “Straight from the Gut”
Patrick Lencioni: “The Five Temptations of a CEO”
What is it like to be a CEO of a company? I have wondered about this question for as long as I have dreamt to be in the position of a Chief Executive someday, somehow, somewhere. Ambitions of a current phase I suppose. The more I read, the more I … [Continue reading] about Patrick Lencioni: “The Five Temptations of a CEO”
Freedman & Barnouin: “Skinny B!tch”
A far cry from the classics or other well-written, professional reading from which I usually choose, "Skinny B!tch" is a diet book adorned with profanity, fuzzy "scientific facts" and outrageous opinions that despite having some truth, still create a … [Continue reading] about Freedman & Barnouin: “Skinny B!tch”
Julie Wright & Russ King: “We all fall down”
"We All Fall Down" was a slow start until I started to come up to speed on the British health care system, the associated deep-rooted problems and the bottlenecks in the general hospital system. I did not know the one single factor in keeping … [Continue reading] about Julie Wright & Russ King: “We all fall down”