It's not that often you see a contract settle without concessions in this day and age. (At the last Central read more

It's not that often you see a contract settle without concessions in this day and age. (At the last Central Labor Council meeting) someone reported that a union took a wage freeze but kept their health insurance. Today that's a win.

The opposition seems to be very disorganized, weak, ... Their attempts to create a pre-revolutionary situation in Azerbaijan failed.

The opposition seems to be very disorganized, weak, ... Their attempts to create a pre-revolutionary situation in Azerbaijan failed.

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

We have a draft of the proposals in hand which we're going through. A vote this week is possible, but read more

We have a draft of the proposals in hand which we're going through. A vote this week is possible, but there are still some areas where we don't have agreement.

I've legged you up on winners - do you want me to leg you up now?

I've legged you up on winners - do you want me to leg you up now?

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

I haven't seen anything like this before. It's an odd way to run for the Republican nomination, based on Republican read more

I haven't seen anything like this before. It's an odd way to run for the Republican nomination, based on Republican bashing.

You get a certain amount of cachet. The more people that know about your stuff, the better.

You get a certain amount of cachet. The more people that know about your stuff, the better.

Long ago, people used to host Sunday afternoon dances with desserts and tea. We figured with the growing popularity of read more

Long ago, people used to host Sunday afternoon dances with desserts and tea. We figured with the growing popularity of the tango, we might be able to bring back two lost traditions.