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Police Shootings Like Plane Crashes Say Authors of “Tasers, Abortion and Parenting: Behind the Curtain of Policing America”

June 18, 2010

Editor’s Note: Having just interviewed Dr. Richard Weinblatt earlier this week on the PI Window on Business segment “America’s Criminal Justice System: Independently Operated, Collectively Focused,” I have to say that I am both excited and honored to be teaming up with Richard to write what will be my third book. The following is an […]

You Say Tomatoe, I Say Tomtato: Comparing Men’s and Women’s Definition of Success

June 14, 2010

“Are the differences observed between men and women in business and corporate world a function of biological and psychological differences between the genders or are they mostly a function of cultural learning and cultural definition of gender roles? The author, using data collected on how men and women define success and the source of such […]

MET Life has Snoopy . . . now MedVision has Alfie (What’s It All About?)

June 5, 2010

Before anyone is mistakenly led to believe that Michael Caine (or Jude Law for the younger set) has become the spokesperson for Tampa-based MedVision, a medical consulting, healthcare planning, risk management, and wellness consulting firm for self-funded employer plan sponsors, neither are the Alfie’s to which I am referring. Alfie, as it turns out is […]

Thought Leaders Series with Brad Feld: Huffington’s 3rd World warning to the U.S. not new but timely

May 23, 2010

In what is still one of the most popular segments in the history of the PI Window on Business Show, with thousands of downloads in the 48 hours immediately following the live broadcast, Brad Feld’s perspectives on the need for Founders Visa’s for foreign students who, after graduating from prestigious American colleges, are eager to […]

“Executive 100 Company” designation a manifestation of Corporate United’s successful origins

May 19, 2010

CLEVELAND — May 18, 2010 — Corporate United, the nation’s largest group purchasing organization (GPO), has been chosen by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as an “Executive 100” supply chain thought leader for the fourth year. Supply & Demand Chain Executive selected Corporate United for the award for its role in preparing its member […]

An Unimaginable Journey: How Pepsi Beat The Odds In Romania

May 11, 2010

In An Unimaginable Journey, Aviad Meitar explores how the unlikely opportunity to take over the Pepsi business in Romania came to fruition. Meitar had virtually no knowledge of either the beverage industry or Romania, yet he recognized the value of bringing a first-class brand to a newly emerging market. Full of astonishing you-are-there details, this […]

Video Dispatch from the 3rd Annual Government Summit in Washington, D.C.

April 29, 2010

Well it was a terrific 2 days in Washington as the PI Window on Business took its show on the road thanks to sponsor Elcom and the tremendous work of the 2010 Business of Government Summit’s organizer, Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON). It was a first rate venue that saw us broadcast “live” 5 […]

Guest Post: Carl Levin poses three cyber scenarios

April 24, 2010

The following is a guest post by Richard Stiennon who will be my guest on the May 7th, 2010 PI Window on Business segment “Surviving Cyber War” on Blog Talk Radio at 12:30 PM EST. Note: This is the second guest post by Richard in the Procurement Insights Blog. The first “Look to how the […]

EC Summit Dispatch: Former US Government CIO Karen S. Evans brings experience and expertise to Roundtable Discussion

April 22, 2010

The Essential Connections Blog is the official Blog for the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit in Washington, DC for the PI Social Media Network. In an excerpt from this afternoon’s post, EC provides us with a profile Karen S. Evans, who is a member of this upcoming Tuesday, April 27th’s Roundtable Discussion “What Is […]

3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Day 1 Broadcast Links Now Up