Not long ago, a Roman Catholic Bishop with red satin cincture, staff, mitre and the power of position could justify a mansion in which to live. No longer. Now a bishop apologizes to the laity for planning a multimillion dollar home. This is the result of a culture change in the Roman Catholic Church brought […]
Posted on April 2nd, 2014 by admin
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Newspapers have long considered themselves change agents. They pride themselves on speaking truth to power. So it is ironic that this deep into the digital age newspapers still are unable to change, if you believe this anonymous newspaper executive. While it is always dangerous to take someone’s word who insists on concealing his name, what […]
Posted on May 9th, 2013 by admin
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It’s interesting to watch the response to Reed Hastings’ announcement that Netflix is splitting its DVD unit to a new business called Qwikster. As we know, on the internet everyone is an expert and no one is shy on casting judgment on anything within minutes of it being announced. Of course this is nothing new […]
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by admin
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Long-distance bicycling (the Tour de France) has long been tainted. Riders have taken every kind of performance enhancing drug or potion available. That is why the success of this team is important to the future of the sport. The team wants to prove that one can win on the basis of athletic prowess alone. And, […]
Posted on July 7th, 2011 by admin
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This is an observation that is now conventional wisdom — the era of big government is over. Left unspoken is how the sea change of public opinion occurred. When I was a youth, big government was the answer along with large infrastructure projects — highway systems, dams, housing complexes for the poor. There was plenty […]
Posted on April 16th, 2011 by admin
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Passion rules. Passion fuels everything from blogs and career choices to causes and, of course, families. So I don’t want to rain on anyone’s fiery passion when it comes to the “next shiny new object.” But it gets frustrating when folks trade pragmatism for seemingly blind evangelism. Very smart people suddenly turn into very shiny […]
Posted on October 15th, 2010 by admin
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During the Q&A portion of a recent presentation, someone asked me to predict the impact social media will have and look out about 10 years. 10 years? Let’s assume he only said five years. I’m helping out with a five year communications plan right now. This is a much more realistic time frame. Or is […]
Posted on October 6th, 2010 by admin
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