By: Wayne Edelist Think about how important it is to our modern worlds of economics, investments, and business that most people trust most other people. Trust is often overlooked and not appreciated as the crucial ingredient it is for our prosperity. Powerful examples...
…excerpt from Mo Lidsky’s latest book, Partners in Preservation Proper due diligence may seem like an obvious need, but the unfortunate reality is that the critical task of due diligence rarely gets the time and attention it deserves. Yet, this step is...
By: Dennis Ly A novel virus has the ability to launch the world into a global pandemic, shaking up the economy of every country, and transforming the very notion of what is considered “normal” day-to-day living standards. That is exactly what COVID-19 has accomplished...
By: Angela Smith Can Families Walk Away Stronger? A pandemic can create an environment of disruption, uncertainty and fear. On the other hand, it can spark innovation, creativity, and the opportunity for development. Consider for a moment the family distillery that...
Let us assume we know that the price of sanitizer will go up. Our initial reaction might be to visit the closest store to buy what we can because we are an avid user of sanitizer, constrained only by our ability to store it. Imagine instead if we purchased sanitizer...
In the first of the four memos, Nobody Knows II, I described the distinction made by Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch. He said there are (a) facts, (b) informed extrapolations from analogies to other viruses and (c) opinion or speculation. At that point, I...
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