Month: July 2012

All of us have a reluctance to see our problems as the result of our own actions. The more serious the issue, the more creative we become in our explanations. To the point of absurdity at times. Years ago, a radio student of mine had a unique twist on the age-old excuse. When I asked

Compromise. It's a word ripe for heated debate. A thing to be avoided? Or a necessary evil? Better to bend than break, as an old Scottish proverb puts it. Compromise is supposedly what makes nations great and marriages happy, what people use to justify unconscionable bargaining techniques. But all too often - in business and