Grab a mop, Rupert Murdoch!
Obama nails it:
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His latest book, The Idea of Justice, is a serious re-examination of the
foundations of justice from a global perspective. He speaks of the two
definitions of justice in Sanskrit - niti (institutional justice) and nyaya
(realized justice) - and how we are too often misled by the utopian vision of
ideal justice, only to allow societal injustice all around us in our everyday
lives. For Sen, justice must alleviate suffering.
Here's his lecture to the folks at The Carnegie Council (video here):
AMARTYA SEN: It is always an absolute delight for me to be back here at the
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When Rick Berzle and Bill Keyworth asked me to join them to build a site on
the topic of Business Service Management, I immediately said yes.
The result is BSMReview.com, a site which seeks to analyze the best and next
practices in business service management from a third-party point of view.
The experts that Bill has brought to the site are literally a who's who of
the best and most trusted people in the field: Peter Armstrong, Tom Bishop,
Malcolm Fry, Israel Gat, Peter McGarahan, Richard Ptak, and Ken Turbitt. And
that's just for the launch. Bill is recruiting more experts even ... (more)
Poor Leonardo. After losing out to Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
during his lifetime, he still doesn't get the credit or recognition his work
deserves. Finally, someone trusted their intuition, and bought a sketch which
looked to him like a Leonardo, and, lo - it was! His $19000 investment is now
worth $150 million:
Now that's what I call reverse innovation!
If you'll excuse me, I'm off to the basement to see if I have any Da Vinci's
lying around in my art collection...
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Simply put, it's a values issue.
The irrational position of the US Chamber of Commerce should cause member
companies to rethink their position within the organization. PG&E, PNM
Energy, Apple, and Exelon Energy have already quit the Chamber, rather than
continuing to support an organization which is so out of touch with reality.
Ultimately, companies must ask themselves - is it worth my company's
reputation and brand to stand on the wrong side of science and history?
The following companies are still part of the US Chamber of Commerce:
AT&T
State Farm Insurance Companies
United Par... (more)