Why the Best Speeches Are Stories

The media is buzzing today with talk of last night’s Iowa caucuses. The coverage includes the obligatory handicapping of who’s up and who’s down, but nearly every political pundit and blogger also has something to say about the candidates’ speeches. Whether you’re particularly interested in politics or not, the candidates’ performances in Iowa have something…

Managing Toward the “Ideal Future”

A theologian who wrote broadly about hope, Jurgen Moltmann distinguishes between two different types of future: the ideal future and the expected future. Read on to learn how to tell the difference and strike a right balance. The specific idea of Moltmann’s that stuck with me involved two terms: the adventus (the ideal future) and…

Oracle Shakeup Muddles Fusion Outlook

John Wookey, the man responsible for leading application development for Fusion Applications, resigned late last week over what a source close to Oracle characterized as “divergent strategic visions” held by he and CEO Larry Ellison regarding the software giant’s much-hyped, next-generation business applications suite. read more | digg story