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• A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Thank you Ken. Very true.

• A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Peter the lack of need for me to enter into the minutae does not make what I am saying trivial. The CEO is supposed to make money for the company through approach or strategies to bring in new business and expand their products and services, collaborations and ventures. Of course, all CEOs are not made the same and yes I can thankfully say that I worked for both types. The few big boys gone bad are not indicative of the major, they are simply highlighted in the media and most known. Are there CEOs and executives that have foregone raises and bonuses to ensure people don't lose their jobs? Sure. I have worked for those too.
  
  With rises of healthcare needs and taxes and cuts in business tax breaks and the bleak financial future that most people are not aware of, there are some greedy people out there. The best weapon may sound cliche but financial education is the key for "working people" to even have a chance where they don't have to work until they day they die.

• A comment on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Pat we are in agreement and because I am not in the minutae doesn't scream ambiguity. I have not only had more than one business whose industry was affected by the government but have won large contracts as well. I am very aware of how the government survives off the backs of the American people without regard.

• A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Bob I totally understand where our jobs are going and. What is even scarier is our sensitive foundations are being outsourced as well with connections that can totally collapse our identity. I.e. healthcare and financial and insurance records. Experienced all of this firsthand as well and to say it was unsettling is an understatement.
  
  We are a trillion dollars in debt with a diminishing military resource to defend our selves and financial future.
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  A reply on Conversation: Is there a link between insanity and genius?

  Aug 27 2012: Hello Barney, there are 3 types of geniuses. Those that know, those that don't, and those that have a chemical, mental imbalance that challenges them to control their genius in a way that the general society can easily experience.
  
  For instance, when you have the autistic child that is blind but can play the piano brilliantly without lessons, that is when there is a fine line with the characteristic and if not nurtured properly the scales can be tipped either way.

• A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Thank you Peter!
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  A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Peter when I personally witness the length of time on the interview and the length on the exit package negotiations...it was really eye-opening for me. I just sat silent and was like huh? seriously? in my mind because it was ridiculous and when they don't do anything but suck up the budget, move everything to such a disarray and they just walk away....I just want to scream "AND WHERE IS THE PROFESSIONAL MATURITY IN THIS?"

• A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Wade you are just right. I had to laugh at this because It is an excellent example.
  
  Have a great week!
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  A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Bob, thank you for your response.
  
  I was in 3 unions over the course of my professonal career and have family members that are both reps or in unions now so excuse me if I don't have a "hardlined" resply. While I understand it is for the protection of those who seemingly may not have a voice, I see the pros and cons of it today. The areas where unions still hail, their whole structure is stuck in that day and time, which yes is detrimental to the industry being more innovative and approaching their financial outlook and approach differently that may positively affect the bottom line.
  
  Have a great weekend.
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  A reply on Conversation: What do you think is the biggest mistake corporate America has made in the last 5 years

  Aug 27 2012: Pat you are very right and to take it futher, a failed company is still rewarded for the financial loss in a sense and it is the American public that pay for that loss. There is little fiscal responsibility on either side with the array of loopholes created by a generation that had it already made up in their mind, there would always be an "out" as to not lose any wealth and letting the "little people" pay for it. Unfortunately the country was built on this very thing and the mindset just reverberates throughout any governing body...corporate or otherwise.
  
  Thank you for your contribution. Have a great week.