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That ‘60s Erich Segal book, “Love Story,” opened with those words, remember? It was about a college romance that ended in tragedy.
The Fiesta Bowl debacle is about college, all right, but there’s no romance in it, and the tragedy is that there has been so little oversight by the...
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NPR CEO Vivian Schiller resigned today after NPR executive Ron Schiller (no relation to Ms. Schiller) was "stung" by a hidden camera, revealing his biases against the Tea Party. The incident came on the heels of a controversial firing of Juan Williams in 2010.
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Have you ever noticed how board members sometimes conflate confidentiality and transparency, two important, but essentially opposite, values? Nonprofit organizations are expected to function in a transparent manner, but if you are supposed to function in an open manner, how can you keep information...
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As you probably know, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, was granted medical leave recently so that he could focus on his health. This has created much anxiety about the company's future as the stock dropped precipitously after the announcement. While the stock has since largely rebounded, the uncertainty...
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