Posted in Current Events, Leadership on November 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
The complexity of our current economic crisis is really quite simple from a values point of view: people got greedy. Take a look at this description of weakness from Spiral Dynamics. ORANGE is the vMEME that “calculates the actions that will maximize his or her own advantages and leverage competitive opportunities.”
The pitfall of ORANGE is […]
Posted in Current Events, Economics, Morality and Ethics on April 22nd, 2008 2 Comments »
This article was in today’s (April 22nd 2008) China Daily. I have highlighted the salient points that I think mark differences from American values or are important. I can’t say whether the article is accurate or objective, but it does highlight differences in values that cause some conflict and misunderstanding with the West. From what […]
Posted in Current Events on February 28th, 2008 No Comments »
I would like to point out an interesting blog entry on how Credit Cards are used to steal money for terrorist activity. Click here. Makes me wonder if we need to re-architect the internet. The challenge is how to make a network that prevents destructive people from harming others without violating the freedom of the […]
Posted in Current Events on November 27th, 2007 No Comments »
In today’s story about Redskins’ Taylor who died from a gunshot wound there is a comment I find sickening. Here is part of the article:
MIAMI — Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died Tuesday after he was shot in his home by an apparent intruder, leaving the Washington Redskins in mourning for a teammate who seemed […]