Saturday, November 6, 2010

The Fog of War -Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S McNamara

Robert S. Mcnamera's own words about everything from 2. world war, JFK, Vietnam and the Tonkin bay incident, the cold war and the Cuba crises. A must see for everyone interested in history, and war history in particular.

Lesson #1: Empathize with your enemy



Lesson #2: Rationality will not save us





Lesson #3: There's something beyond one's self



Lesson #4: Maximize efficiency





Lesson #5: Proportionality should be a guideline in war





Lesson #6: Get the data




Lesson #7: Belief and seeing are often both wrong



Lesson #8: Be prepared to re-examine your reasoning





Lesson #9: In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil




Lesson #10: Never say never



Lesson #11: You can't change human nature


All Marketers are Liars -Seth Godin

Seth Godin is the author of six bestsellers, including Permission Marketing, an Amazon Top 100 bestseller for a year and a Fortune Best Business Book. He was recently chosen as one of "21 Speakers for the Next Century" by Successful Meetings Magazine and is consistently rated among the best speakers by the audiences he addresses. Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, an interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in late 1998. He holds an MBA from Stanford, is a contributing editor to Fast Company magazine, and was called "the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age" by Business Week. This video is part of the Authors@Google series.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Indian Author Arundhati Roy on Kashmir's Independence



The award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy is facing possible arrest in India on sedition charges after publicly advocating for Kashmir independence and challenging India's claim that Kashmir is an "integral part of India." If charged and convicted of sedition Roy could face up to life in prison.