December 2009

Thought for New Year's Eve

Thu, 12/31/2009 - 10:19

I was re-reading a Harvard Business Review article by Peter Drucker, "Managing Oneself," and came across this. Thought you might enjoy it -- it seems apt for New Year's Eve. The whole article is good & I recommend it. Peter Drucker, by the way, is a great case study in managing yourself. His bio is very interesting, if you get a chance to read it. The body of work he created is mostly truer today than when he wrote it. He wrote this in 1999.

Recent events at NetJets, Part 2: The Public Relations Crisis

Mon, 12/21/2009 - 19:28

(See Part One here.) The New York Times story of December 3, 2009, “Potential Successor to Buffett Has Tough Task” is noteworthy, and not just because of its contents. In an unusual move, NetJets hired a crisis communications public relations firm to help it respond once the Times began reporting.