September, 2008 - Archive

Should Your People Come Before Your Customers?
Chris Banescu  |  September 30, 2008

InformationWeek | by Rob Preston | Sept. 29, 2008
One school of thought is that if you treat your people right, they’ll be far more motivated and equipped to engage with (and maximize returns from) your customers.
The customer comes first. It’s considered a business management truism. The way to boost profits and market caps is to [...]

Ethical Solution to Mortgage Crisis: De-Bundle Loans and Identify Known Risks
Chris Banescu  |  September 30, 2008

I have just sent this appeal to my representatives in Washington. Feel free to copy and paste and send to your representatives.
Dear Representative,
Please do NOT support the $700 Billion Bailout Plan until the Banks and the Lending institutions identify the Toxic Loans and DE-BUNDLE them.
It would take very little effort on their part to [...]

Fixing Washington D.C.’s School System
Chris Banescu  |  September 4, 2008

Fast Company | by Jeff Chu | September 2008
No one is attacking Washington, D.C.’s stagnant culture more boldly than Michelle Rhee, head of the city’s failing schools. Is there a lesson here for our nation’s leaders?
Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C., is one of the worst schools in one of the [...]