Monthly Archives: July 2012

Community Priorities

The mark of a great community is evidence by the values its members share and what priorities are important to them.  Seattle is currently faced with a dilemma over a new stadium proposal.  This pits the multi-billion dollar industry of sports entertainment versus the needs of a community desperately trying to fund its education and community programs that…

HR Black Swan

A highly contagious flu bug hits your company of 100 employees and 50% can’t show up to work.  Can your business still function for the day?  What about a week or more? This would be classified as a Black Swan for Human Resources. So what is a Black Swan? Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines a Black Swan…