Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Set priorities to get out of the rat race At more clients than I can count, employees discuss the endless changes to the priorities or the absence of priorities at all. Janice Fraser takes a look at the phenomenon in the field of web design. The tools and methods she recommends work in every area of a company. This is good stuff! Janice Fraser: "Nearly every company I've worked with since becoming a web professional six years ago has lacked an efficient way to decide which things to do first." [EVHEAD] 5:25:51 PM     Comments[]

"The only viable reinsurer for truly large-scale terrorism is the U.S. Government." This sentence is from a November 9, 2001 letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. The quote is Warren Buffett's. The letter, like so much of what Warren Buffett writes, is enormously helpful in understanding the insurance and reinsurance industries. Apparently, there's hope for some action! Senate Takes Up Terrorism Insurance. Lawmakers have reached a consensus on the need to revive federal legislation that would put most of the burden of paying for a major terrorist attack on the government. By Joseph B. Treaster. [New York Times: Business] 4:32:36 PM     Comments[]

Sir Winston Churchill. "When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 10:03:47 AM     Comments[]

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