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Jeffrey Krasney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:54:30 -0500

Unlike the wild pig analogy; rationality within the business context is often saddled with ambiguity and paradox. What may work and why is often unforeseen and nothing short of extraordinary. Additionally, as Emerson’s former CEO Charles Knight once expressed, “You need the ability to fail. You cannot innovate unless you are willing to make mistakes.” There is no limit on raw, innovative ideas; that is, those individuals who choose to stick with an idea and do succeed are celebrated.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:27:58 -0500

Mark, I agree with your analysis; and choosing to cite Yogi Berra's vivid comments allowed me to smile. As such, I wanted to issue a contrarian view regarding a leader in his field, with whom I proffer is a distinguished dream-maker (though not a scholar), who I contend has one of the best minds -- domestically or international minds; specifically, when he chooses to articulate his views on globalization through his writings.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:05:51 -0500

In the 1970’s green-based technology was considered as an “alternative” technology; and for good reason. Green-based technology was far too expensive; that is, green-based technology did not have widespread political support, and very few, large, established companies were embracing the opportunity.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:52:57 -0500

When one talks about transparency and accountability, I recall the cartoon Charlie Brown and Lucy. Good ol’ Charlie Brown was absorbed target shooting, one lonely afternoon. Charlie was practicing his target shooting with his bow and a few arrows. As Charlie Brown would pull the string on his bow as far as he could, the arrows would fly into the fence. Once the arrows stuck into the fence; then, Charlie Brown would run over to the fence and with a piece of chalk, draw a target around where the arrows had stuck into the fence.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:02:50 -0500

Always I am pleased to read where the lower Ninth Ward (the ward I am most familiar), has had a resurgence after Katrina –by promoting green, and innovative technologies within the city. If I recall, the Ninth Ward also is the ward, where the actor, Brad Pitt, chose to create his “Make It Right,” campaign to build houses and possibly, new industries – from a local perspective.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:54:58 -0500

As Wall Street continues its sinking transformation; that is, as the Dow slumps to levels from five years ago, I am reminded of the sincere and genuine comments Bill Gates offered to the graduating class from Harvard in 2007. Mr. Gates expressed to the class (I am paraphrasing) that “I do have one regret..., I left Harvard with no real awareness of the awful inequities in the world and the appalling disparities of health, and wealth, and opportunity that condemn millions of people to lives of despair.” Mr.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:58:36 -0500

Cy, I am on board. The new type of leader is one who continues to seek out new strategic options; that is, different (possibly unconventional) choices to conventional decisions. The new type of leader is one who defends the strategic risk taken, rather than choosing to become frustrated with rigidities, by forfeiting future gains. The bias against new innovation and new ideas requiring a “tipping point” level of certitude, often decays and delays the new reality that would add the most value.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:46 -0500

I would agree with Saabira, the potential of biofuels, as an alternative to carbon-based fossil fuels, despite its advantages, may have a difficult time finding a strategic rostrum. As an alternative form of energy, biofuels increase energy performance. Nevertheless, biofuels continue to present economic; and more specifically, “bottom-line” cost challenges. For instance, one of the immediate struggles facing biofuel producers is fuel that is produced by the producers, often is frequently shipped to distribution points hundreds of miles away; and then, shipped back to filling stations.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:38:17 -0500

From the moment some brilliant marketing representative coined the phrase – “going green,” such a vision has been tantalizing; and so dazzling that the concept has blinded many investors and those in management, as to what might be delivered with a reasonable amount of success.

Championing a “build it and they will come” philosophy may over-hype the claim of “going green;” one that may seemingly appear reasonable on a power-point slide; yet may underscore an arduous transfer to reality.

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Jeffrey Krasney — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:42:24 -0500

Thanks Kyleigh and David for your kind words – my suspicion is at times the embodiment of motivation gets stymied by a sense of “paralysis by analysis” scenario; that is, staying the misguided course. At times, life in business and/or government proceeds in a reasonably copasetic manner; and thus, no one seeks to rearrange the chairs or to steer themselves; or their businesses into different or uncharted waters, while on the Titanic, so to speak (to use a metaphor).