Topic: Public Broadcasting Service

Anti-Drug Warrior

Fast Company devoted the whole September issue to the subject of courage, which features -- among others -- leaders at Google, Tyco, and Imclone, as well as those on the 9/11 Commission, from the inner city, and in the army. Maria ...READ»

Great Moments in Self-Promotion

If you think being ad savvy is a modern phenomenon, think again.READ»

Learning 101 - Part 2

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Building Offices

Last night, the first episode of the new PBS series Innovation: Life, Inspired focused on "Building to Extremes," or the global race to develop the world's tallest building. Narrated by the nearly passionless Billy Crudup, the ...READ»

Individual Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly: EasyToInsureME : 08/24/09

With opposition to a government-plan option evident at many health care reform town hall meetings this summer, an alternative option based on private regional cooperatives is now getting a lot more serious attention. In fact, Senate Finance Committee member Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), part of a six-member team READ»

Turning off the Tube

This week (now that it's half over) is TV-Turnoff Week. The news not only came too late for me to even ponder the white dot, but I hadn't heard of a specific week dedicated to this before. No doubt it's better to read a book, than, ...READ»

HR Lessons From the Frontier

This week I've been obsessively watching Texas Ranch House on PBS, which has been as illuminating about history as it is about team dynamics. The basic premise, for you green folk, is that real people have signed on to recreate ranch ...READ»

Exceptional Opportunity in this Crisis

The danger in this crisis is not that we will not solve it. The danger is that we think too small – that we do not see the extraordinary opportunity it presents.If we spend our energy hunkering down, trying to maintain and preserve ...READ»

Big Bird Becomes a Capitalist, Part Two

PBS change agents charge into the digital era with their business plans blazing and their revenue models smoking.READ»

Public or Private?

The past few weeks, Amtrak and the Public Broadcasting Service, two government-funded organizations, have had to do a bit of soul-searching. The nature of these public-private institutions is a curious one. While both Amtrak and PBS ...READ»

Who Else Needs to Calm Down?

I suppose it’s some consolation to know that work-life balance is a worldwide issue. In our land of a million wannabe Donald Trumps, we tend to think that taking our jobs too seriously is a uniquely American phenomenon. Well, it ...READ»

Now September 2008

What's happening in September, from clean coal to the hottest new music.READ»

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Work/Life: The Top Ten Work/Life Balance Movies of 2007

Hey, look, we all have to talk about business every day of the year, but who among us has been able to resist being an armchair critic at our various holiday gatherings? Well, it’s my blog and I can do what I want, so for today ...READ»

Life Is a Juggling Act

Sometimes it's your schedule, sometimes it's flaming torches. Michael Moschen, the world's greatest juggler, shows you how to keep all those balls in the air.READ»

What's the Best Way to Do Good?

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Televisionary

Having recently moved, I had cable installed this past weekend. While I don't have a DVR yet, I'm still keeping an eye out for business-, innovation-, leadership-, and technology-oriented programming. Last night, the show to watch ...READ»

Watch Out Top Chef: Eric Ripert Goes Hollywood

Foodies know him as the four-star chef of Le Bernardin, reality TV junkies know him as the classy French soul on Bravo's Top Chef, and the ad shop Anomaly, knows him, well, as The Brand Called Eric. Today, The Hollywood Reporter ...READ»

Keith Yamashita Wants to Reinvent Your Company

He may be the most influential consultant you've never heard of. He's certainly one of the most creative. And his new ideas about strategy are powering a number of high-profile change efforts -- including Carly Fiorina's campaign to transform Hewlett-Packard.READ»

Money And The Meaning Of Life

Over a 30-year career, worldly philosopher Jacob Needleman has counseled the rich and successful on matters of money and meaning. His conclusion: "Money is like a mirror to our culture. What we see tells us who we are."READ»

'In the Family' Demonstrates Inspired First-Person Filmmaking

Earlier this week, I attended the New York premiere of filmmaker Joanna Rudnick's first-person documentary, In the Family, at the Paley Center for Media. Scheduled to run on October 1st on PBS, the film chronicles Rudnick's efforts to ...READ»

Inspiration Junkies

Three guys in a beat-up RV have been collecting career advice from the likes of Michael Dell and Sandra Day O'Connor. Now they're spreading the gospel on college campuses across the country.READ»

How HP Solved the Work-Life Conundrum

Are work-life initiatives doomed to fail in a 24-7 take-no-prisoners economy? An innovative program says that they can work -- if planners balance employee needs with business needs so both win.READ»

How HP Solved the Work-Life Conundrum

Are work-life initiatives doomed to fail in a 24-7 take-no-prisoners economy? An innovative program says that they can work -- if planners balance employee needs with business needs so both win.READ»

Big Bird Becomes a Capitalist

PBS change agents charge into the digital era with their business plans blazing and their revenue models smoking.READ»

Design - Charlie Trotter

"To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice."READ»