It’s a scenario faced by many every day. You’ve been hit hard with a bout of sciatica, or are suffering from shoulder pain or maybe that “trick” knee is acting up again. Whatever the malady, the pain and frustration have sent you to the doctor…who in turn has written a prescription for physical therapy. With […]
Fire your CEO? Variables in CEO longevity.
Three of the longest serving CEO’s of major corporations in history are Warren Buffett, Sandy Weill, and Maurice Greenberg. Phin Upham compare and contrast their tenure with the theory and evidence presented in organizational theory. CEOs Warren Buffett, Sandy Weill, and Maurice Greenberg accumulated power during their long tenures as CEO. For each the market was or […]
A Conversation About Organic Agriculture with Chuck Benbrook
In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. Name: Chuck Benbrook Affiliation: The Organic Center Location: Enterprise, Oregon Bio: Dr. Charles Benbrook is Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. He worked in Washington, D.C. on agricultural policy, science […]
Are America’s Law Schools Also Failing?
What has become abundantly clear to more and more Americans nine years now after 9-11 is that the oft-reported "dumbing down" of America’s children obviously goes all the way through to our graduate programs at most of America’s historically revered Ivy League schools. Both the former president, and Mr. Obama are the products of the Eastern educational […]
The High Cost Of Living In America: Privatizing Governmental Functions = Double The Costs
With all that has been occurring in Washington recently with now added taxes upon taxes in order to bulk up the global economy at the cost of America’s own, it has struck me also that more Americans are not aware that the high costs and inflation which has occurred which also has lead to this […]
What Health Care Reform Means for Medicare Programs
Using results from a questionnaire [2] we did with American Public Media’s Public Insight Network [3], we’re looking at how the proposed health care reforms will actually affect people facing common health care coverage situations. This is the third in a series (Part 1 [4], Part 2 [5]). Graydon DeCamp Age: 75 Location: Elk Rapids, […]