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February Article: “Recovering from Information Overload” by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb

02/02/12

Editor’s note:  Thanks to my good friend and article-watcher, Ron Dimattia, for passing this onto me.  I’ve never been a big Clinton fan and yet his point of “charity” alone no longer making sense is one I subscribe to wholeheartedly.  And the article is well-written and to the point.  

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/544c317a-42a2-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html#axzz1lAhNPWnC

January Article: “Recovering from Information Overload” by Derek Dean and Caroline Webb

01/01/12

Editor’s note: You’ll have to register on the McKinsey site to finish reading this but it’s free and well worth the read. Every single person I know faces information overload in one way or another. I hope you are working your way out of it, just as I have been. Getting out of the slow-down that multi-tasking can cause in your work is as difficult yet simple as meditation. That is, as the article states: “find time to focus, filter out the unimportant, forget about work every now and then. The holy grail, of course, is to retain the benefits of connectivity without letting it distract us too much.”

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Organization/Talent/Recovering_from_information_overload_2735

December Article of Interest: How Inequality Hurts the Economy, by David Lynch

12/01/11


Editor's Note:  There is an emerging argument for overcoming our ever-expanding polarization of wealth in the USA.  It goes well beyond pleas for compassion from "bleeding hearts" like mine.  That is, that income disparity is actually bad for our economy.  David J. Lynch captures this theory and its principal promoter succinctly for Bloomberg Business Week below.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/how-inequality-hurts-the-economy-11162011.html

November Article of Interest:

11/01/11

(Link To Article)

Editor’s note:  I’ve struggled all my life, as perhaps most of us have, with my faith.  I rarely doubt the existence of God be she my Roman Catholic God or anyone else’s.  This article from a doctor of Physics, suggests, as my father often did, that doubt need not diminish faith.  Then he goes a step further saying that science and faith should logically rest well together.  

October Article of Interest: Turning the Jobless into Entrepreneurs; Letting Talent Cross the Border

10/01/11

Article Link
Editor's Note: As a person who was forced into entrepreneurship by losing his job, this Bloomberg point of view really caught my eye. And it gives impetus to my work with the foundation to find and finance more people just like I was in the late '80s........a hard worker with good ideas and no capital.
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Article: Want Impact? Networks Trump Organizations

08/31/11
By David Haskell, Dreams Indeed International
Our weakness proved to be our greatest asset. In an Egyptian village roasted by the merciless sun, civil engineer Yousry and I sat down on shaded bamboo chairs in April 1999. A sniffing and wagging session ensued to find out if we could work together. I'd been asked to found Habitat for Humanity in the Middle East. Perhaps my skepticism of its prospects in the Arab world was forgivable, given its American profile and Jesus Christ's name in its legal charter. But I agreed to visit its only pilot project on Arab soil.

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Article: The Elusive Fruits of Inclusive Growth

08/01/11


May 13th 2010 | from the print edition of The Economist
| Banyan 

Editor's note:  I've witnessed first-hand that wealth in emerging countries does not distribute itself equally and so Banyan's article really strikes a chord.  It's hard to see politicians being driven in Mercedes limousines on your way to slums occupied by millions of citizens of the same country.  His key point - "income inequality matters" is as clear to me as the restaurant business point (that so few remember) that treating your employees well leads to great customer service.  Instituting complex systems such as equal education access in such developing economies is a gain for all, not just the working poor. More...

Article: The Centenarians Square Up

07/01/11

Published: economist.com | Jun 9th 2011 | NEW YORK | from the print edition
http://www.economist.com/node/18802844

Editor’s note:  A fascinating and brilliant article from the Economist June 11 issue.  I’ve seen many arguments about non-profit versus profit social impact but never one that based in 100 years of activity of two companies (IBM and Carnegie) that took opposite approaches to social change, both with significant results.  An interesting read for all of us who study the issue. More...

Article: The Value of Human Capital

06/01/11

Written by: Lucy Bernholz
Publishes: philantropy.blogspot.com May 26, 2011
http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/2011/05/value-of-human-capital.html 

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Article: Charting the Economic Fault Lines

05/01/11

Written By Peter Coy
Published: Bloomberg | Businessweek, Feb 10,2011
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine

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