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by Dennis Peacocke April 2009 In today’s unstable economic climate, virtually everyone should “fireproof” their job, making themselves and their job-related functions as essential and valuable as possible. To do anything less is presumptuous at best, and foolish or suicidal at worst. Put another way, all of us who work in today’s marketplace should attempt…

by Dennis Peacocke March 2009 George Bush’s presidency was defined by the events of September 11, 2001.  He seized upon this event and the issue of terrorism to create eight years of focus on policies set to “take democracy to the Middle East” and protect domestic America from terrorist attacks.  Out of these commitments came…

by Dennis Peacocke February 2009 The economy continues to spiral downward, as both our citizens and the nations of the world await economic remedies that have a strong chance of success. As the government unfolds its “solutions,” the crisis described as the “perfect economic storm” will neither simply go away, nor will it transcend the…

by Dennis Peacocke January 2009 In times of stress and crisis, people, organizations, and governments need a very clear set of rules or principles to measure all decisions against. Ultimately for governments, it is their Constitutions that serve this purpose.  Binding rules or limits help us to stay out of crises, help limit the negative…