Craziest Campaign Speech Ever?

Phil Davidson really wants to be the treasurer of Stark County, Ohio. Really. It's a textbook case of how not to speak to your audience. What could Davidson (and ultimately all of us) learn from Martin Luther King's ¨I Have a Dream¨ speech? The Do's and Don'ts of passionate speaking.

Eliot Spitzer: Sinner Recovers With Own TV Show

In 2008, then-New York governor Eliot Spitzer was brought down by his trysts with high-priced callgirl Ashley Dupre after pledging a new era of morality and clean government. This week, he launched his own television talk show. Is the former ¨Client 9¨ entitled to his comeback? 

Is HP ¨Vindictive¨ or Right to Sue?

Mark Hurd continues to catalyze conflict. HP ousted Hurd amid allegations of sexual harassment. Now it is suing him for violating his non-compete agreement when he signed on with competitor Oracle. Oracle's Larry Ellison calls HP's lawsuit against its fired ex-chief ¨vindictive.¨ Who is right?

Million-Dollar Whistleblower Rewards: Good or Bad?

Through a new reward program for whistleblowers, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission offers multi-million-dollar payments for reporting fraud. Innovative crime-fighting program or state-sponsored bounty for disloyal employees? 

Bibi Aisha: Face of Afghan Culture Clash or ¨War Porn¨?

Is the disfigured face of the 19-year-old Bibi Aisha on the cover of Time magazine a symbol of what happens if the United States abandons Afghanistan, or the latest case of manipulative media ¨war porn¨? 

Toyota: Guilty or Innocent?

The U.S. Department of Transportation blames the spate of recent crashes not on the automaker but on driver error. Does that let Toyota off the hook?

Burqa Ban in France: Right or Wrong?

In the latest culture clash, France's lower house of parliament this week voted 335:1 to ban the burqa-style Islamic veil in public. The debate rages across Europe: Are such bans good or bad?

Crowdsourcing: In Search of Your Leadership

Crowdsourcing is an increasingly well-known method for getting ¨crowds¨ to ¨source¨ solutions to a business problem. It beats top-down strategy hands-down. The question that nobody asks is, Could crowdsourcing serve to generate leaders? 

Roger Federer and Anger Management

In the first round at Wimbledon, Roger Federer narrowly escaped a historic defeat, not least through anger management. Few people remember how the champion learned to regulate the temper tantrums of his junior days.

BP Chief in Perfect Storm: Root Cause Was Stupid Strategy

BP chief Tony Hayward is in the hot seat. But things went wrong much before the ¨Deepwater Horizon¨ oil spill. The root cause of the crisis is an outdated strategy approach.