Lawyers have a useful tool when preparing witnesses to testify, especially if they have concerns about what they will say or how defensible they’ll sound. They’ll assume the role of opposing counsel and ask the tough questions that go to the heart of the case. This often causes the staunchest
Who’d have thought that the Atlanta Public Schools and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. would have so much in common? One’s a city school system, the other a global media empire. On the surface, they differ by location, mission, ownership and structure. But in terms of culture, leadership and values, they
Technology’s advantages and risks affect us every day in ways that we could not have imagined at the millennium’s start. I’ve been thinking about this while watching Japan’s catastrophe unfold. Two major technological forces are intersecting with the growth of global workplaces heightening the need and benefit of having some
Former cable news anchor Rick Sanchez, and radio talk show hosts [Dr.] Laura Schlesinger and Don Imus have a lot in common. All three lost (Sanchez and Imus) or surrendered (Schlesinger) their broadcasting jobs in the wake of hurtful, mean-spirited comments. Schlesinger and Imus made derogatory racial comments on their radio shows. Sanchez hurled demeaning
Last week, Oracle announced that it had hired Mark Hurd as one of the software giant’s presidents and a member of its Board of Directors. The move came a month after Hurd’s dismissal from Hewlett-Packard. This is a stunning, perhaps unparalleled, reversal of CEO fortunes. While Hurd’s undeniable business talents are not in question, Oracle’s
Oracle’s Larry Ellison is flat out wrong. On Monday, he publicly declared that HP made an epic blunder in releasing CEO Mark Hurd following an investigation triggered by allegations of sexual harassment. In an impassioned e-mail to The New York Times, Ellison wrote: “The HP board just made the worst personnel decision
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