http://www.richardwarner.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The New York Times offers an excellent op-ed piece by author Michael Lewis ("The Next Big Thing," "Liar's Poker"), which concludes that the collapse of Wall Street doesn't just involve greed and a focus on the short-term. It also rests with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is supposed to ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2009/01/04/defying-gravity-with-our-money/ Hosting a TV show that features CEOs, I am always surprised at the number of them who say salaries of their peers have gotten out of hand. Certainly, most Americans agree. Larry Ellison, who founded Oracle, made $197 million over the past year is ranked as the highest paid US ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/22/executive-pay-unleashed/ With the rampant collapse of US newspapers (Tribune bankruptcy, most Cox papers for sale, Rocky Mountain News to stop the presses if it doesn't find a buyer)...and the impending downsizing of local TV journalists coming in December and January, it's fair to ask what this means to your appetite for ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/10/news-as-you-like-it/ Because I interview so many business leaders, people have started asking what I think about the auto bailout. It's an issue I follow carefully because Dad was a lifetime employee of "Generous Motors," which took care of its own from "womb to tomb" for decades. On January 1, his guaranteed ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/06/gm-and-the-end-of-an-american-dream/ Saw this on Reddit.com. Take a guess. Hint: this is from an electron microscope.  http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/03/can-you-guess-what-it-is/ This is the slow season for events, but in the first quarter, I'll be emceeing Women Looking Ahead's annual event, and the state of Georgia's Red Carpet Tour, where companies that are considering locating here are given tours and meet local officials. http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/03/in-person/ • PBS president Paula Kerger • Atlanta Gas Light President Suzanne Sitherwood http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/03/georgias-business/ Some of these you may know, others you don't. Japan always seems to get cool stuff before we do. This site, AudioCubes, sells it before mainstream retailers do.  You may have heard of this site, Reddit, where users post links to interesting stories; it's habit forming.  Great desktop wallpapers and artwork here, ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/02/cool-sites-1/ With the cuts at newspapers and TV stations about to accelerate, I can't help but notice the number of typos in online articles from mainstream publications like Time Magazine the the Wall Street Journal ("Chrysler LLC, which is seeking federal loans with GM and Ford, reported a sales decline fo ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/12/02/journalism-with-a-small-j/   As Jack Welch writes in BusinessWeek, "Being acquired and getting laid off are experiences that can hit you like a death in the family. The shock, sadness, anger, and confusion can make you want to enter into a period of protracted mourning. Such a response is only normal. But career-wise, such a ... http://www.richardwarner.com/2008/11/14/ted-turner-on-getting-fired/