June 2010 – Schirach Report

Unethical Practices Now Accepted in the US Lower business standards alright. Unless it is clearly illegal, there is no problem

By Paolo von Schirach June 29, 2010 WASHINGTON – E-mails filters are reasonably sophisticated these days, so that the...

Firing McChrystal Not Enough

WASHINGTON – The scandal caused by the openly dismissive and offensive language used by General Stanley McChrystal, US and...

BP and the Mismanagement of Complex Systems Systemic failures indicate inability to understand the true nature of problems, in industry as well as in government

WASHINGTON – The story of the BP Gulf platform explosion and never-ending spill has been presented to the public as...

In Arcadia, Playing for South Africa’s Future Energy and dynamism expressed only in soccer games

PRETORIA, South Africa – (Notes from October 2009). The other day I was walking from my Court Classique Hotel to...

Cooking Up Jobs Numbers at The White House

WASHINGTON – On June 4 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden went just outside of Washington, in...