I realized this morning that I'm almost as old as Lego (R); today is the 50th anniversary of the little brick that sticks. I was weaned on the old-school Lego, and my sons spent many a lazy afternoon with slightly upgraded versions as well (although … [Continue reading]
Sacre Bleu!
$7 billion buys a lot of compliance training and even more monitoring technology, n'est pas? Here's a slide to put in the deck: And who says life doesn't imitate art? Jerome Kerviel, Societe Generale, 2008 Bud Fox, Wall Street, 1987 … [Continue reading]
Tyco + Eversheds = Sea Change
An innovation is by definition notable. Revisiting it one year on can be very instructive. Thelawyer.com has just such a review of Eversheds' landmark deal last year with Tyco. I covered the initial announcement here, calling it "Convergence Like … [Continue reading]
The Key 3 from Colin Powell
The New Yorker has an article this week about Mike McConnell, the current director of National Intelligence. When writer Lawrence Wright is recounting Mr. McConnell's experience in the 1990s as an aide to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he describes a … [Continue reading]
London Calling
The Financial Times offers a summary of a McKinsey report that London is eclipsing New York as the world's major financial center. The change may have occurred already, not least because US markets are beset by credit woes, according to research by … [Continue reading]
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