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Undercover Boss, Visible Anarchy

I hadn’t previously seen CBS’ “Undercover Boss” until they aired an episode featuring someone I know and have done business with. Though it was an entertaining 60 minutes, some of it very funny and quite a bit highly emotional, I’m deeply troubled by this program’s premise and […]

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Performance and Competitiveness

Hurricane Sandy’s tragedy continues to unfold in ways I can’t describe. While the media will rightfully focus on the horrible loss of life, property and commerce, I want to contrast the remarkable work being done by combined public and private forces post-Sandy to those failing. As Sandy […]

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Vote! But Not For Jobs

Every eligible voter should exercise that right come November, but nobody should vote for a political candidate based on a promised jobs program. Delegating up has become the scourge of US businesses in recent years and this year’s election confirms we have now reached the point where this […]

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