I was fascinated when I came to the part about The Stockdale Effect in the book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t.
The Stockdale Effect refers to Admiral James Stockdale, he of Ross Perot running mate fame. And while Admiral Stockdale was ridiculed for his “why am [...]
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The Stockdale Effect and the Fat, Hollow Republican
Get a Better Job Tip #3: Become a Gossip Black Hole
Let’s face it, information is power and this includes the information you hold over the people you work with each day. When I first started off in corporate America, I was a gossip blood hound. I spent hours each week sitting in my boss’s office and whispering in low tones about the people [...]
The Upstanding American Who Hates His Country
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from my step-brother David, who is being deployed in the United States Army, where he referred me to a total douche bag site called Citizens Against the Troops and is run by a pleasant gentleman named Michael Crook. Here are just a few of his charming and sensitive points [...]
Thinking Right Through the Party: Taking Back Conservatism from the Pussies
Alexandra has smacked another homer with her post sewing together the snake-wiggling controversy happening in the blogosphere over Professor Jeffrey Hart’s article in the Wall Street Journal which pretty much denigrates conservatives as half-wits.
I know there are a lot of people out there who are quick to paint with broad partisan brush strokes after hearing [...]
Oil for Food for Thought:: Was Osama bin Laden a Patsy?
Something has always bothered me about the Bush Administration’s turnaround on Osama Bin Laden. Consider these two quotes with emphasis on the time lapse between the two:
The most important thing for us is to find Osama bin Laden. It’s our number one priority, and we will not rest until we find him.
–George W. [...]
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