Author Archives: oher
Clyde Haberman got it right: living wage in NYC not part of business agenda.
Some have said that being also to live with contradictions and paradoxes is an indication of maturity or intelligence. Well, maybe. However I am still more than disappointed about recent NYC Council actions. As Haberman wrote in the NYC on … Continue reading
Progressive Social Policy Be Damned or Build Baby Build
On radio news today I heard of a conflict regarding a development project in one of the NYC boroughs. Developers want to a convert a property into a mall however the community is demanding that workers in the mall will … Continue reading
Context Is Key
In Thomas Friedman’s NYT op-ed about the Afghanistan work last week, he expresses skepticism about the increase of troops targeted for deployment there. In his discussion he states that authoritative dictates rarely change behavior. “People do not change when you tell … Continue reading
Facing Fears, Making Choices
The reason I reprinted Peter Bregman’s HBR blog post is because in it, Peter suggests to his client is a technique that we often use in our resilience through hardiness seminars. It is one of the key component of hardiness … Continue reading
Leading: Even your boss
The following post is by my friend and colleague John Baldoni. Please let me know what you think. Great recessions can provide great opportunities especially for those who want to jump start their careers. Many might think this is heresy; … Continue reading
Destruction, Vulnerability and Hard Choices and Actions
The Broadway production of David Manet’s two character drama, Oleanna, achingly addresses human vulnerabilities, and the way institutions attempt to protect us from those vulnerabilities. The play involves the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female … Continue reading
We All Benefit by Developing Women Leaders
My friend and colleague Dr. Anna Marie Valero has recently completed an important a new book which she has been working on for years. It focuses on developing women leaderships; it beautifully lays out the benefits of women leadership, the … Continue reading
Hard Choices on Broadway: Reflecting on the recent GUYS & DOLLS revival
Will the gilmore girl will out? Well she did not and the show closed losing all of its investors’ money. TV’s very attractive and charming lead in the hit series, The Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham played the lamentable Adelaide in … Continue reading
Hard Choices on Broadway: Reflecting on the recent GUYS & DOLLS revival
Will the Gilmore Girl will out? Well she did not and the show closed losing all of its investors’ money. TV’s very attractive and charming lead in the hit series, The Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham played the lamentable Adelaide in … Continue reading
Collaborative Work and the Human Factor Collide
Productive human relations, satisfying human interactions, managing expectations collaboratively. Important, yes? But not all that much in MBA programs according to Susan Lyne, who was interviewed in the New York Times yesterday in the business section page 2, Openers. When … Continue reading
