Is technology an aid to our thinking processes, or is it a distraction? My own conclusion is “yes.” By connecting us with information, we have the opportunity to make more informed decisions. By taking on the routine tasks such as adding numbers or performing complex calculations, we are freed to think about the implications of …
Steve Tourek has learned about good business and purpose on his journey from Dartmouth College to Yale to Cambridge University to a career as a litigation attorney to being chief counsel at Marvin Companies, a business that focuses on creating great products in small communities.
Bribery Law Dos and Don’ts (The Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2012) In the high-stakes world of international business, sometimes a cup of coffee is just a cup of coffee. This and other bits of wisdom were revealed in long anticipated guidance from the U.S. government about which practices might put corporations in violation of …
I had known about Marvin Windows, the product. But I first heard about Marvin, the company, when President Barack Obama, during the campaign, spoke about, “The family business in Warroad, Minnesota, that didn’t lay off a single one of their 4,000 employees when the recession hit, even when their competitors shut down dozens of plants, even when it meant the owner gave up some perks and some pay because they understood that their biggest asset was the community and the workers who had helped build that business — they give me hope.” Then I met Steve Tourek, the chief counsel of that company, and we had a conversation.
Check out the updates to Technology Watch, News Notables, InReview, and Ethix at Work, also in this issue. Next issue will feature a Conversation with Brad Tilden, president and CEO of the Alaska Air group.
Dancing With Digital Natives: Staying in Step With the Generation That’s Transforming the Way Business Is Done, edited by Michelle Manafy and Heidi Gautschi. Medford, New Jersey, Information Today Inc., 2011. xiv, 394 pp. Michelle Manafy is director of content for FreePint Ltd., and was previously editorial director of the Enterprise Group for Information Today …
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. xxii, 675 pp. Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Earlier he was president and CEO of CNN and managing editor of Time. He is the author of numerous books including biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Henry Kissinger, and …
Dilemma I work at the front desk of a hotel, and in this position I am often responsible for scheduling taxi rides for our guests. I have been approached by a number of drivers with an offer: If I call the driver directly for a long cab ride, he will give me a certain amount …
