Archive for April, 2009

Give Back. Take Part. Get J-Served!

Share Yesterday was J-Serve.   J-Serve is the annual day of service for Jewish youth throughout the world. It is a day on which Jewish teens join their counterparts in other faith communities, other cities and other countries in giving of their time to serve the communities in which they live.  I served on Houston’s [...]

Be a player, not a victim

Share I agree with Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, who stresses the importance of taking responsibility.    I’m not late because there was traffic, I’m late because I didn’t leave early enough to account for the fact that there was traffic. The project didn’t finish not because my colleague didn’t do his part, the [...]

Sometimes all one needs is to be given a chance…

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Interview with GreenSoul Shoes CoFounder Steve Chen

Share Steve Chen is the former Vice President of Business Strategy at Bear Stearns where he helped launch an international hedge fund software company.  After being laid off from work, he has thrown his expertise behind GreenSoul Shoes, which manufactures shoes from recycled materials and distributes them to underprivileged children in third-world countries. Please describe to [...]

The “F” Word

Share Failure.  Why do most people look down on it?  Why do most people have a hard time accepting it? The role of failure deserves more positive attention and essentially is the best medicine out there to succeed.   The CEO of eBay was recently interviewed a New York Times article titled “There’s No Need to Bat” .900“.  He [...]