November 20, 2008 · 10:41 am
Those of us that are native speakers of English are familiar with the expression “actions speak louder than words.” It’s a popular idiom, generally meaning that doing something is better than talking about something. But there’s another meaning as well. Continue reading →
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Filed under Helpful Hints, Huh?, Reality checks
Tagged as bail out, business, Chrysler, Congress, economy, Ford, Forrest Gump, GM, politics, Washington, Washington D.C.
November 17, 2008 · 8:48 am
My friend and I were standing in the yard the other day when he said something to me that resonated. “I think we’ve both seen the country and the world go through some bad times before,” he said, “but it’s never felt like this.” That, of course, got me wondering how our grandparents felt (great grandparents for you younger types) on the eve of the Great Depression. What are the lessons from then that we can apply today? Continue reading →
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Tagged as barack obama, economy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Depression, Herbert Hoover, history, life, Obama, politics, Stock market crash
November 11, 2008 · 6:39 pm
Hopefully you know the other end of that quote in the headline from my favorite author (no fair scrolling down). I thought of it today because I had lunch with a colleague who is about to teach a graduate course in sports leadership. He and I probably have 60 or so years combined experience in sports and business (and occasionally they’re one and the same!) and we had an ironic laugh about something we see a lot. Continue reading →
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