Experts say 100 or so “weak tie” relationships is all the most energetic, driven and genuinely social (read: “olden days” social–not passive-aggressive […]

Is it just me–or does Greece, Europe’s first democracy, even vote real slowly? NBC News: “Greeks go to the polls in vote […]

The day you meet your wife can be its own world. Above: James Joyce and Sylvia Beach.

The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor. Nobody needs fortunes told anymore. –Dave Davies, Ray Davies Besides bad gene pools […]

I’ve worked in Panama only twice–and I’d love to go back. Once spending a week there I was, like others, amazed by […]

“Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967”, Diane Arbus. Customers need to know you are authentically and earnestly “there”. One employee per project […]

This appeared on June 4 in the Harvard Business Review and what we’ve been trying to tell you lately in any event: […]

See by Mike O’Neil in today’s Huffington Post “The Only Other 2012 Bellwether Election.” Excerpts: Prior to the November presidential election, there […]

Greece, Ireland, Portugal–and now Spain. The European Union and IMF at this point have earmarked 500 billion euros to finance European bailouts. […]

They say that Midwest-bred rocker Chrissie Hynde–and it started way before before the acclaim, fame and money–has no fear of Anything or […]

See “Chinese Thinking on Taxation and African Infrastructure” at Deborah Brautigam’s fine and much-needed China in Africa: The Real Story. Her recent […]

This involves everyone working in, for or with an American-based business. It’s about the saddest news Americans can get: a hard right […]

From All Africa News via The Leadership in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, see “Nigeria: Dana Air Indian Senior Managers Flee Country“. Excerpts: As […]

There but for the grace of Karl Llewellyn go we. See Scott Greenfield‘s “The Unsophisticated Client“. Excerpt on my notion of certain […]

Today Cairo, Tomorrow Kabul. And how many Yank and Brit lawyers are watching, engaged and poised to dive in? See Reuters: “China […]

Been seeing it my whole life. Below in NBC photo: Yesterday Londoners wait for the second launch of 1,000 ships in 350 […]

Acquire worldly wisdom and adjust your behavior accordingly. If your new behavior gives you a little temporary unpopularity with your peer group, […]

Over at Richard Lewis’s always-fine Cross-Culture see “Shifting Social Dynamics in Modern India” by Anita Punamiya. Excerpts: Many Indians, whether they admit […]

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Photo: Jon Berkeley and The Economist. The Decline of the Publicly-Traded Company? The public company idea is only about 150 years old […]

I am a first-born who can remember growing up. I can remember lots–or at least lots of versions–of it. Lots of people […]

Clients: “We need Quarterbacks and Project Managers.” Redux and Tribute to the Prescience of Carolyn Elefant and Reese Morrison: The Big Law […]

If you missed it three days ago when it appeared in the weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal, see author-consultant Tom […]