Europe is getting a massive new solar plant, all thanks to Vatican City and the cardinal sin of pollution. Europe's largest solar farm, estimated to cost $660 million, will be built on the same 740 acres in the Vatican where ...READ»
"It looked like Tony Soprano had whacked one of his own. People asked me, 'Rich, do you still have a job?'" When I profiled Richard Cizik two years ago, that's how he described the growing tension between him and the National Association of Evangelicals.READ»
In one corner, we have "latte-sipping, Prius-driving, endive-munching, New York Times-reading snobs." And in the other corner, "Hummer-driving, Bible-thumping, fire-breathing, snake-handling fundamentalists."
Just another skirmish ...READ»
Before he was exposed as a hypocrite about homosexuality, Ted Haggard, who resigned last week as head of the National Association of Evangelicals amid a drug and sex scandal, was already a hypocrite about the environment. As we ...READ»
VI. As I said I left early but I will never forget his phrase stating: “I, Fatmos Ljubonia, have come to the New School for Social Research to ask you, The New School students, to give me, Fatmos Ljubonia, new creative nationalist ideas to PROMOTE AND TO CONSTRUCT A GREATER ALBANIA!”READ»
Ceo Dad's Tuesday Tirade....
As you’ve no doubt heard, the Vatican recently issued its “ten commandments” of how humans should think about behaving in regards to our cars. The document includes a reference to not using our ...READ»
Some brands are timeless: Tiffany's, Ivory Soap, even Coca-Cola. They're classic icons in our minds. They've stood the test of time. We know what they are and what they represent. Their brand story is clear and consistent in any day ...READ»
With my last post about Brooklyn's controversial Khalil Gibran International Academy in mind, I couldn't help but notice recent headlines on a Hebrew charter school in Florida and Catholic schools in Washington, D.C. As I discussed ...READ»
I am involved with the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, a
Roman Catholic school for girls located on a 55-acre campus in
Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1963, the Stuart Country Day School
now educates over 500 ...READ»
Customer evangelism tip: if you want to bring your customers closer to you, don't use the p-word, at least not to their face.
Don't say "Our policy is …" because they don't want to hear about your freaking policy. They want to ...READ»
In a period of diminished hopes and slower growth, Convergys is a change of pace -- a company that's growing fast without sacrificing service. And it better not: service is its business.READ»
We've heard a lot about American companies farming out programming, call center or back-office work to India. But we may be less aware of the offshoring of other jobs -- such as clergymen and soldiers.
With Roman Catholic clergy in ...READ»
Quick question: Plenty of people talk about customer evangelism from the standpoint of consumers raving about companies, brands and products, but why is it that we rarely hear about customer evangelism from the standpoint of ...READ»
Ah yes, you've got to love the hastily penned resignation letter that doubles as an embittered list of grievances, invariably peppered with ill-thought-out sexual requests for your (by now former) boss to perform. The more ...READ»
Everyone at your company is a sales representative. It's true or should be. Why leave it to the biz dev folks to bring home the sales leads?
The company I work at experienced fantastic growth and a "we can't lose" adrenaline. Our ...READ»
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Zoho has a million users, which is quite remarkable for a new company that hasn't spent a dollar on advertising or getting a ton of PR. How did they do it? By releasing a suite of services for new workers. We'll ...READ»
My father, Lorenzo Ghiglieri, is an accomplished artist who has
generously donated many of his works to charities with which my
business is involved. Born in Los Angeles, Ghiglieri studied artists
like Rembrandt, Velazquez, and ...READ»
The kind of fame Facebook finds always brings its own surprising developments. For example: The Pope just joined. But elsewhere Muslim clerics are busy debating the merits and morals of the social 'net. Did Facebook just get ...READ»
[youtube XzukIdQHTys]The final sermon: a non-sectarian evangelist puts people before the product, stories before the sell ... together, we might just make it to heaven.Last Friday was my last day as the 24/7, card-carrying Customer ...READ»
Reverend Cecil Williams, of San Francisco's Glide Memorial United Methodist, is on a mission: He's teaching tradition-bound congregations how to stay vital by embracing change.READ»
