Monthly Archives: January 2012
From cowrie shells to debit cards
Somewhere between 9,000 and 6,000 years ago, humans began domesticating cattle and cultivating crops, representing the birth of agriculture and by most scholars’ accounts, the beginning of the concept of money. That concept is essentially that we all agree to … Continue reading
When smart people make dumb decisions
We’ve all observed it. Most of us have experienced it personally. The deal gone way sour, or the wrong person hired. The wrong product chosen to develop. The wrong partner invited. Many examples. And when we look back over the … Continue reading
Until it’s no longer necessary
The goal of equal employment opportunity statutes is to enforce the Constitutional notion of equality. The legislation has been necessary because the definition of equality, and to whom it applies, has needed to address changing public opinion of what those … Continue reading