Learning Something New Every Day
Every day I learn something new. Today I was at an organizing meeting for the First Annual Housatonic Habitat for Humanity Golf Outing. I can attest that I know almost nothing about golf. I played just once — in August 1976. I will never forget it — 98 degrees, 98% humidity, and no skill. That […]
Youth at the Gate
At 10 am on July 24 Marcia Stepanek, CIO Insight Executive Editor convened a roundtable on "youth and the future of the workplace" at her office in Manhattan. I was in Singapore and it was 10 pm after a long day but I was delighted to be able to participate. The roundtable participants ranged in […]
Finding Members For The Board Of Directors
Board Member magazine (May/June 2003) included a story entitled “Where To Find New Directors”. The point of the story was that “reform-driven regulations are focring companies to look for additional outside directors who will bring special skills to the boardroom”. I could add some comments about this but the interview on the phone with Rob […]
Honesty In Action
A young systems administrator at IBM in Cambridge, Massachusetts took a taxi cab ride home to his apartment on a recent Friday night. Seconds after getting out of the cab, he realized that he had forgotten his backpack. He turned to see the cab disappear into the night. The backpack contained an IBM ThinkPad storing […]
patrickWeb Is Back On The Air
February 1, 2003 was a really bad day — one that I will never forget. I am still deeply saddened about America’s loss of seven great heroes and I feel the deepest sympathy for their friends and families. I have been thinking about them for a week and will continue to do so but now […]
