Mind the gap

The sixth annual Corporate Directors Forum just completed last week, one of the most in-depth and intimate conferences of its type in the country. No more than about 250 people can attend the conference, held at the University of San Diego. Top leaders from corporate board rooms, the SEC, executive management, institutional investors and academia come together to actually talk to each other about the myriad challenges of conducting business in a democratic, capitalistic country.
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The historical perspective

Sitting in a pub that was more than twice as old as my country, I asked a mature, not to say wizened, local, “How is the economy here?” Continue reading

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A tad less hand-wringing is in order

“I can predict when a senior officer is going to be fired,” Steve said, and sipped his coffee.
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Breakthrough, transformative, dynamic states of the 16 highly effective power secrets for integrated energy leadership

I had to ask myself, “Why do you get so irritated by this?” Continue reading

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