Browsing All posts tagged under »Larry Winget«

Where have you gone, Larry Winget – Procurement’s version of Joe Dimaggio

July 29, 2024

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What does Generative AI and Kool-Aid have in common?

Never make a pretty woman your wife, or why charismatic leaders are overrated

March 30, 2012

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NOTE: While a post on leadership is not what you would call a procurement topic along the same lines of one written about spend management or strategic outsourcing, it nonetheless has a very important impact on an organization including those of us who have occupied the hallowed offices of a purchasing department. For this reason […]

Chapter Excerpt from new book Tasers, Abortions and Parenting: Behind the Curtain of Policing America

August 22, 2010

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“What a fascinating read. It’s going to rile folks up as well as having many people yell “Amen!” It will also, probably for the first time, give people an understanding about the direction our society is heading and give them some idea how we got to where we are now. Plus, your chapter on parenting […]

CNN news flash: SEC charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors

April 16, 2010

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For those of you tuning into today’s guest panel discussion on the investment industry, here is a CNN news flash: SEC charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors about products tied to sub-prime mortgages. Does this surprise you? Remember to tune it at 12:30 PM EST as I welcome Larry Winget, Cenk Uygur and by audio […]

Alan Greenspan Does An About Face on Fraud . . .

April 15, 2010

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Editors Note: Guest Panelists for this Friday’s show Cenk Uygur and Larry Winget have a unique way of saying things relative to Alan Greenspan’s recent about face in terms of admitting that there is in fact fraud in the financial markets and, taking personal responsibility for your own finances. I am sure that you will […]

The Failings of Institutional Advisers and How You Can Grab The Bull by the Horns!

April 5, 2010

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I have always found it to be a major disconnect that the majority of investment counselors are not independently wealthy . . . in essence, if they can’t do it for themselves and their families how are they going to do it for you?!? “Classic” studies of investment adviser performance from the late 1960s and […]

Pepsi’s Sugar, Childhood Obesity and Twitter’s Swiss Cheese

January 20, 2010

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Pepsi’s recent announcement that they were re-introducing the “throwback” recipe for both their flagship and Mountain Dew brands which replaces the “high-fructose corn syrup” or “HFCS,” is interesting especially given the suggestion that sugar is now a cheaper option. From a supply chain perspective is it in fact cheaper and, what are the implications for […]

Busy Week Including Guest Appearances on “Your Point of Q” and “Only3Degrees with The Networking Queen”

January 10, 2010

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As much as I enjoy hosting a live show, I also welcome the opportunity to work on the other side of the mike, as well as behind the scenes as a producer. Besides Friday’s much anticipated segment in which guest host Jim Bouchard welcomes the author of the thought-provoking and controversial book “Your Kids Are […]