Building & rebuilding the same old ways is not turning out well Southeast Texas, where I grew up, got phenomenal rains just days ago. Many households that flooded during Harvey flooded again. Taylor’s Bayou near Port Arthur reported more than 43 inches. For everyone who...
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2019/09/28 Bonnie
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In case you have not yet heard, a huge collection of 773 million email addresses and passwords from up to 2000 data breach sources that is circulating among the bad guys. It’s referred to as Collection #1. Chances are that you’re in it somewhere. You...
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2019/01/21 Bonnie
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US citizens living abroad are asking for help to persuade Congress not to force Americans overseas to close their business interests. (Disclaimer: I am one of the Americans directly affected by this issue.) The USA’s 2017 “Tax Cuts & Jobs Act” pretends to usher in...
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2018/06/13 Bonnie
Business
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On Saturday hundreds of thousands of people joined the March For Our Lives. This article won’t all be about the March. We’ll zoom down to the local level too, so stick with me. The whole span is where you’ll find the greatest importance. The headline...
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2018/03/25 Bonnie
Discovery, Musing
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CNN says many US Senators are upset about yesterday’s White House announcement of new import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum. For the most part, the Senators worry about other countries raising retaliatory tariffs. Although GOP Senators claim tariffs are a Democratic...
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2018/03/02 Bonnie
Business
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This week the UK celebrated the 100th anniversary of the day when some women got the right to vote. Discussion about the difference between suffragists and suffragettes got plenty of airtime. I heard nothing about why the movement needed, at a strategic level, both approaches....
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2018/02/09 Bonnie
Musing
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Some problems in the world of work are so pervasive that they turn up in conversation everywhere. In the UK, a personal aggravation of mine has become a widespread topic. I hear about it from executives, managers and the rank and file in business, from...
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2018/01/12 Bonnie
Business
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I’ve written before about the value of a good team, but what does a good team look like? Does it need to have a star player? A forceful, commanding captain? A great mission statement? It might have any of those, but none of that is...
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2017/12/04 Bonnie
Business, Musing
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A select few organizations genuinely need the very best and very brightest. Having had the privilege of working in some of those groups, I’ve seen those hiring choices go well and go badly. When you need the very best, how can you choose the right...
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2017/11/17 Bonnie
Business, Musing
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Due to a large project I have not posted here for a long time. The project has underscored the importance of being able to not only think things through, but do so with a good understanding of the context. Let’s look at that in terms...
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2017/10/01 Bonnie
Discovery
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