Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Mahatma Gandhi, on the final day he spent with his grandson Arun, penned this list of “The Seven Blunders of the World.” I find them insightful. And very relevant. Though Gandhi compiled the seven over half a century ago, modern day examples aren’t hard to come by.
The seven blunders are:
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Commerce without morality
- Science without humanity
- Worship without sacrifice
- Politics without principle
(Note: Credit for bringing the list to my attention goes to Margaret Feinberg who posted these a couple of weeks ago. We haven’t met, but it turns out we share several friends…one turned me on to her blog at www.margaretfeinberg.com.)
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Like you most likely, I’ve kept myself fairly abreast of what is happening with the host and schedule changes at the Tonight Show. When NBC began the dual Conan/Leno comedy experiment seven months ago, out of curiosity I checked the ratings about every month and read a few commentaries from entertainment industry pundits on how it was fairing.
Though I’m no late show connoisseur – I watched Leno occasionally and Conan less – there are a number of lessons for leaders in this whole thing, and I’m going to highlight one: When you’re losing it’s easy to get impatient. Continue Reading
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
With the healthcare debate again taking center stage I’m writing this post for the rest of us. Those like me who are health care “laypeople.” We certainly will be impacted by changes to the system. But we’re not professionally involved in the debate.
Instead of focusing on a wide array of divergent and sometimes controversial viewpoints this posts consists of summarizing three desirable improvements to the health care system that are fairly universally agreed upon by those from various constituencies and political camps. These are the basics of what we need…Healthcare Reform for Dummies:
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