This is a wonderful program on Bloomberg TV.  Apparently I’m not alone in liking it; it’s now in Season 8. For 30 minutes, Rubenstein interviews leaders, roughly from business, government, and philanthropy circles.  Examples:  Novartis, John Kerry, Amazon, World...

#Leadership. You’ll often see me cite stuff from the Harvard Business School.  Why?  Over the years, I’ve come to trust them.  Their ideas and recommendations are timely, practical, and most important to me, based on real-world research … hard facts not “fuzz.” So,...

I’m often asked for advice on getting promoted.  There’s no silver bullet.  There are no guarantees.  It may not be ”fair.”  I’ve seen a lot of people who deserved a promotion and didn’t get one … and a few people who got promoted and flamed out. At some...

Sheila Dixon was Baltimore City’s Mayor (for 3 years) after being City Council President (for 7 years) in the 2000 to 2010 timeframe. She appears to be a young 70-year old; she does good sound bites. In 2009, she was charged with a 12 felonies and misdemeanors:  4 counts...