2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

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“Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” – Words to Remember for this and every July 4

First Friday Book Synopsis

(Just a short list – we could add so many, many more) “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!&# Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, [.].

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Christine Lagarde – At the IMF, Could She Bring Some of that Change for the Better?

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The chorus is support is growing for Christine Lagarde to lead the IMF. I think it is safe to say that a woman might be a wise choice after the apparently criminal, and despicable, inexcusable, utterly depraved behavior of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (Yes, I know that he is innocent until proven guilty. But I’ve read the [.].

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Redesigning Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Redesigning Leadership: Design, Technology, Business, Life John Maeda with Becky Bermont The MIT Press (2011) “Ue ni wa ue ga aru” is a Japanese aphorism that epitomizes the nature of excellence: “Above up, there is something even higher above up.&# The same can express John Maeda’s opinion of leadership as a never-ending “work-in-progress.&# Those who [.].

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Where Have All The Jobs Gone? – Automation Has Replaced Them One By One

First Friday Book Synopsis

So, the problem is a serious problem. Not for most of those with college degrees, and not for those, with or without a degree, who are creative, innovative, serious self-starters. But our society will not thrive if those are the only people with work to do and money to spend. Here is the passage that [.].

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Aaron Rodgers in his Own Words: 7 Secrets to Success, including Leadership, Teamwork, a Good Locker Room – and/but Don’t Forget Work Ethic

First Friday Book Synopsis

After a rather full 24 hours, which included winning a Super Bowl, the MVP award, and going to Disney World, Aaron Rodgers then flew to New York to finish the day on Letterman. I watched the segment, which included a completion from Rodgers to Letterman (and a lucky adience member getting the football). There were [.].

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The Muslim Brotherhood – The Hostility Goes Way Back (with insight from The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright)

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Here’s some serious background reading to recommend. Shortly after it came out, I read the book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright. He won the Pulitzer Prize for this book (for General Nonfiction – 2007). As the Egypt situation unfolds, this might be a good book to put in [.].

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An Epidemic Of Belittling And Ridicule – Time To Stop!

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Let’s begin with the obvious. It is possible to treat someone in a belittling manner. Let’s acknowledge that we can speak with a tone, and words, of ridicule. And let’s acknowledge this: there is nothing positive about these practices. Nothing. It does not build anyone up, it does not bring out the best in people, [.].