One business page, Sunday NYTimes. Two articles. Two distinct visions of our future. Andrew Sorkin’s “A Growing Aversion to Ticker Symbols” describes the seeming tsunami of private equity money creating a shadow economy, engulfing publicly traded stocks, escaping the scrutiny of Sarbanes Oxley and the SEC, and enabling CEO compensation even greater than we’ve seen […]
trust marketing multitasking blackberry attention
Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, flight lounge 52. I have 90 minutes of work to do in the business lounge. A few desks away from me sat a very large man, gobbling snacks, sweating—and wheezing, very loudly, with every breath. The more he went to get food, the louder he wheezed on return. He annoyed the hell […]
trust American Idol persuasion influence competence competency
trust leadership law
Trust Truth spin presentation sales
Trust racism categories objectification business management psychology
trust emotion rationality sales revenge management
Until three years ago, I had heard about it, but hadn’t yet seen it. Then I saw the resume of a Fortune 100 Commodity Purchasing Manager. At the top, it said: Manage the following Global Business Commodities: control packaging mailing & fulfillment signage design, printing & duplicating sub-contract labor consulting services information technology services. Wait […]
trust ego psychology feel-good