Power

Monthly Issue | July 9, 2013

What Are (Our) Words Worth?

“What are words worth?” Tom Tom Club asked that in a catchy song from the 1980s. You probably danced to it in college. I know I did. But let’s not…


Management Views: Phil Sharp

Few policymakers have been around at the crux of energy discussions in the U.S. over the years more than Phil Sharp. An academic with a doctorate in political science who…


Time to Pull the Plug on MOX

Some things never seem to change, sometimes to the detriment of the U.S. taxpayer. Allowing parochial interests to trump national ones is a Washington tradition that lives on. Case in…


Risk and Feedback in Leading People

Taking risks on people is important but leadership requires more than that. The other side of the development equation is feedback. If you are committing to a team member’s growth,…


Thoughts on Firing

“You're fired!” Donald Trump makes it look easy and almost fun. It was never either of those things for me. Firing for me was always hard and it was never…