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Thank You For Your Service (My Proudest Guest Post Ever!)

Mills Scofield

As a soldier deployed for my ninth time since the events of September 11, 2001 I’ve seen firsthand the amazing impact something as simple as a letter can have on the human spirit. ” It is a remarkable sight, to be sure.

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22 Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Jurassic World

Joseph Lalonde

He didn’t succeed even though he had what was considered to be the best technology. The trip to Jurassic World was supposed to be a family bonding experience but Claire was too wrapped up in her business and broke her promise. He paid attention when the mail came and there were letters from two different divorce attorneys.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. The next year Microsoft released Windows 95, eliminating the Mac’s longstanding GUI advantage.

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What Alan Greenspan Has Learned Since 2008

Harvard Business Review

The technology-stock bubble of the late 1990s and its subsequent deflation were among the defining events of Greenspan’s tenure. In the 18-and-a-half years that I was there, I got a huge number of letters, or notes or whatever, [urging] us to lower interest rates. They are not. Bubbles and forecasting. But that’s the true cost.