If you’re a frequent traveler, you should read Michelle Higgins’s firsthand account in today’s NY Times of what it’s like to be flight attendant. On the difference between air travel in the glamour days of the 1960s and air travel today, one three-decade flight attendant veteran says:“Who would have thought, after 30 years, that we’d be a […]
This weekend, I had the opportunity to read Matt Miller‘s outstanding upcoming book, The Tyranny of Dead Ideas. In his chapter on the folly of employer-provided health insurance, Miller gives us today’s startling factoid:“It’s crazy but true: Starbucks spends more on health care than on coffee; General Motors spends more on health care than on steel.”
Read Part 1 of my interview with Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. Check out the reader comments, too. They’re interesting. PINK: You’ve done a great job of anticipating these “Yeah, buts” — and even have a whole chapter telling people how to respond. Let me
At a conference yesterday, I got a chance to hear business guru John Maxwell talk about leadership and geopolitical rock star Tom Friedman talk about his new book. Both presentations were excellent. Here’s a quote of note from each.Maxwell described the many leaders in business and government who lament how lonely it is at the top. Then he
A week after Barack Obama attracted a stunning number of TV viewers to his convention acceptance speech, John McCain did just as well.When all the figures are added up, 42.4 million people watched Obama — and 42.4 million watched McCain.As the Associated Press notes: “Three times in two weeks, political speeches [Sarah Palin’s barnburner was the
(Note: I’m sure the Daily Show could do the same sort of clip package for the Dems)
No deep thoughts today — just a few tantalizing tidbits: The 50 Greatest Arts Videos on Youtube (HT: Arts Journal) Gretchen Rubin asks me 6 tough questions on one tough issue: happiness. School of Everything promises to connect people with stuff to teach with people with stuff to learn. It’s an “eBay for knowledge,” as Boing Boing puts it. Why didn’t I think
“RISD is MIT for the right brain.”— John Maeda, incoming president of the Rhode Island School of DesignThe quote is from a great WSJ profile of the super-innovative Maeda. Check out the WSJ writer’s description of what Maeda is doing for his presidential inauguration:“On the day I visit, an assistant in his office is folding hundreds of 15-inch squares
One of my favorite reads this summer is business book with a salty title: Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson. The book is a manifesto and road map for what the authors call a Results-Only Work Environment, in which people show up to the office when they
Last night, a record 38 million television watchers tuned in to Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. That means the “speech reached more viewers than the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final ‘American Idol’ or the Academy Awards this year.”(Source: NY Times TV Decoder Blog)
