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J Graham Brock — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:59:46 -0500

The real travesty of the job market and stock market collapse is that the baby boomers will not be retiring in the near future. The young generation keeps waiting for positions to open in many companies but are blocked by the large glut of people who are in the waning years of their careers. Don't get me wrong there are some very talented people in many of these positions, but some of the older generation were promoted based upon tenure and not ability. We as the next generation have creative and innovative ideas that can push business and the economy forward.

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J Graham Brock — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:50:14 -0500

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J Graham Brock — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:19:34 -0500

Here Here! Cities are the center of this country and need to be updated. Too long have we let them deteriorate and languish. Now in the last ten years have they started to rejuvenate and come to life. In the future they will be the driving force of economy. We should do all we can to promote cities and their infrastructure.

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J Graham Brock — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:16:13 -0500

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J Graham Brock — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:06:06 -0500

As much as I think the companies have placed themselves in this problem, I think they should be bailed out. There are far too many jobs at stake to punish these companies. But I do believe that the culture of Detroit needs to change. This starts with the CEOs and continues through to the employees and the unions. The auto industry needs to analyze itself and understand how they have gone from the pinnacle of industry to on the verge of bankruptcy.

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J Graham Brock — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:09:19 -0500

Although training workshops and seminars can be useful tools, the greatest learning always happens in the divisions and small groups that people work in every day. If employees and encourage to ask questions it is helpful, but even more important is to have managers asking questions of their employees. "What did you learn today, what do you not understand" These are pointed questions that demonstrate to employees that an open dialogue is appropriate and allow for greater learning with in divisions.

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J Graham Brock — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:49:40 -0500

Wow, you mean an idea from Detroit that allowed its talent to be put to use? Then for them to have the insight to actually promote the people involved to work on it. Seems to me that if they had tried this more than once, we would not have to be bailing them out. The reason why the government has to bail out the big three is due to their lack of foresight, innovation and adoption of new technologies. It is really to bad they didn't follow the model of designing the Taurus

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J Graham Brock — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:31:26 -0500

For companies to try something new is commendable, they may not always get it right but at least they are trying. Growth is all industries is related to experimentation and adaptation. Without these efforts a company will stay stagnant and eventually die. I do agree with the any company should use the technology to their advantage and not just try it like Ford did, but these early efforts might just them wading into the waters before they dig deeper with more direct applications.

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J Graham Brock — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:24:09 -0500

The jobs for the green industry should not just come from government, although they should play a large part in this, but is up to industry and businesses to create and sustain green jobs. We all talk of greening up this country but I have seen very little evidence of people and communities doing very little but recycling to further the cause. If we as a society make a commitment to supporting and buying green we can effectuate job growth in this industry.