Leading with Kindness: How Good People Consistently Get Superior Results
Taped at Temple Israel, March 5, 2009 Speakers: William F. Baker, Ph.D. :Author, Leading with Kindness; President Emeritus, THIRTEEN and Michael O’Malley, Ph.D.: Co-author, Leading with Kindness running time: 1 hour By now, many leaders have realized that when it comes to business, nice guys often finish first. Old-fashioned images of corporate callousness and greed [...]
The Changing of the Guard in Washington: What to Expect?
Five days before President-elect Barack Obama took the oath of office, Phi Beta Kappa members in New York City discussed the outlook for the new president, problems facing the United States, and the domestic and international issues his administration will face. Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff, from The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, kicks off the [...]
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Thomas P. DiNapoli
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. What’s left of Wall Street will be significantly leaner, less profitable, and more heavily regulated than the securities industry whose explosive growth fueled the expansion [...]
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Where the Bucks Are
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. What’s left of Wall Street will be significantly leaner, less profitable, and more heavily regulated than the securities industry whose explosive growth fueled the expansion [...]
Then and Now: Fighting the Deregulation Ideology
In the aftermath of Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom, Paul Spyros Sarbanes, former Senator from Maryland, broke the deregulation mold and passed one of the most significant corporate reform bills since the early days of the New Deal, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Senator Sarbanes will describe how he overcame the influence of an “inside the [...]
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Meeting the Medicaid Challenge
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. What’s left of Wall Street will be significantly leaner, less profitable, and more heavily regulated than the securities industry whose explosive growth fueled the expansion [...]
Rightsizing New York’s Budget: Earthquake on Wall Street
With a budget shortfall of $12.5 billion projected for 2009-10, New York’s state government faces its most significant fiscal crisis in decades. However, this is not just another cyclical downturn. What’s left of Wall Street will be significantly leaner, less profitable, and more heavily regulated than the securities industry whose explosive growth fueled the expansion [...]
U.S. Foreign Policy Towards a Rising Asia: A Conversation with Senator Chuck Hagel
During this time of global financial uncertainty and political change in the United States, America can capitalize on its opportunities in the rising Asia-Pacific region. United States Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) will discuss these opportunities in this region and how the US can proceed. Senator Hagel has served as senior member of the Senate Foreign [...]
The Time is Now: An Equity Agenda to End Poverty
With a new administration, now is the time for the United States to address its seemingly intractable problem of poverty. But to accomplish this, we need a new understanding of how the federal government can help all people participate and prosper in healthy, affordable communities. Rather than continuing to tackle separately the underlying issues of [...]
Robert Thurman: Why the Dalai Lama Matters
The Dalai Lama’s life is widely considered extraordinarily dedicated to peace, communication, and unity, as demonstrated by his receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize and US Congressional Gold Medal. Robert Thurman is the co-founder and board president of Tibet House US, President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, and professor in the Religion Department [...]
