What does it say about Americans when a book about Social Security zooms to the top of the best-seller lists? I say we are just insecure. Or uninformed. Or panicky. Or lots of things. As a elixir, book readers are buying Get What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security (Simon & Schuster,… Read More Get What’s Yours Rise to the Top Demonstrates Our Insecurity
(personal note: this is the longest I’ve gone without much blogging activity. My apology — I had a little health set back {it seems ok now} — and I’ve been playing catch-up, not all that successfully, for a while. Hopefully, by next week, I’ll be back to normal). ——- cro·ny·ism noun \-nē-ˌi-zəm\: partiality to cronies…without… Read More Who Should You Hire – The Expert Or The Crony?
Good business books do two things. They tell a good story, and they give us the facts/principles/lessons that flow from these stories. I’m barely into All The Devils Are Here by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, my selection for the February First Friday Book Synopsis, and I’m already hooked. The opening story of the book… Read More All The Devils Are Here, Lesson #1 – We Really Do Like To Turn A Deaf Ear To Bad News
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