At the Fifth Station

Howard Bragman: Conversations in Management

      People hate reading things in the newspaper before they hear it from the boss.
                                                                                                                                  Howard Bragman

     For better or worse, spin has become a way of life. From celebrities, to politicians, to business leaders, to kids applying to colleges-- everyone is trying to shape perceptions.  Spinning brings its own set of problems, but what happens when you don't manage perceptions at all? Figure it out in this week's CM!

Harry Truman: Conversations in Management

      Walk as if you had somewhere to go.
                                                   Harry Truman

     Happy New Year! This week CM explores a way to set the pace for a successful 2009. It might also be a good way to lose weight! Start the year right with this week's CM.

Christmas 2008: Conversations in Management

       Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
                                                                                                             Kin Hubbard as "Abe Martin"

     Abe Martin was one of the country's most popular cartoon characters in the early part of the twentieth century. Martin was a "country bumpkin" and a world class loafer. But, as Will Rogers mused, "His one-line wisdoms proved that he spent most of the time he wasn't working (apparently all of it) thinking up smart coincidences and musings." Get Martin's take on Christmas in this week's CM!

Goethe: Conversations in Management

     A distracted existence leads us to no goal.
                                                        Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Feeling a bit overwhelmed these days? Well, it is the the season. Perhaps the story of someone who never seemed overwhelmed can provide a little perspective. It's in this week's CM!

Charm School: Conversations in Management

If I could only go to charm school!

     Charm school. Now there's a program you're not likely to see on your company's list of staff development offerings. That's unfortunate because "charm" is something that's decidedly lacking in the workplace (to say the least of common courtesy). But there's hope for the unschooled among us. Read about it in this week's CM!

Mother Teresa: Conversations in Management

      If you can't feed a hundred, feed just one.
                                                                Mother Teresa

     We like to think big and act boldly. But sometimes we get better results by operating on a smaller scale. Read about the particulars in this week's CM!

P.T. Barnum: Conversations in Management

      There's a sucker born every minute.
                                                               P.T. Barnum

      Almost everyone likes a good joke. But what happens when the joke is on you?  Is it still a humbug or something more. Find out in this week's CM!

Ethel Barrymore: Conversations in Management

      That's all there is, there isn't anymore.
                                                                      Ethel Barrymore

    

"The show must go on," is an old theatrical adage. But what if you don't want the show to go on? Read about curtain calls in this week's CM!

Win Tin: Conversations in Management

      Will death be my release?
      As long as democracy and
      Human rights are not within reach
      I decline my release.
      I am prepared to stay.

                                          Win Tin

     What were you doing 19 years ago? What have you done since? And what does it have to do with voting? Find out in this week's CM!

Osamu Shimomura: Conversations in Management

      It ruined my life.
                          Osamu Shimomura

     Can success ruin your life? What if it's green fluorescent success? Shimomura thinks it has. Read about it in this week's CM!