Did the Supreme Court make lying constitutional?

I was listening to Daniel Pink’s Podcast recently on the road and he mentioned the recent Supreme Court Ruling that over turned the Stolen Valor Act.  Link Here

Essentially the Supreme Court ruled that as long as no one is harmed by the lie you can claim free speech…. Who determines who is harmed? Is it like the Judge who knew pornography when he saw
it? What is the difference between claiming that I have a degree that I don’t vs. claiming a …

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Sticking by his guns –

The CEO of Carbonite David Friend, told investors that his decision to pull ads from the Rush Limbaugh show, hurt sales. …..and then he said “I’m not regretful of
the decision, I think things would have been worse had we not done
that.”

This is a brave man. In this day and age admitting that you made a decision that led to lost revenue can be the kiss,of death. Many Managers …

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The Rule of Law vs. The Rule of Love

I Listened to a TED talk the other day from Barry Schwartz. It was part of the TED Radio hour on. NPR. The topic was Broken Systems.

Dr. Schwartz shared the story of a father and son who went to the ball game. Dad bought Jr. a lemonade. Not knowing any better he bought Mikes Hard Lemonade, an alcoholic beverage. Someone noticed.
And even though medical tests demonstrated the kid had no booze in the system he was place in foster care for three …

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The Craft

I came across an article today that I have been carrying around for a couple months. It is a review of two books on selling. The article is Titled, Selling Ice To Eskimos; April 17, 2012, The
Economist.

The writer points out (correctly) that, the profession of sales is changing. The old days of visiting with the sales executive for industry news and product information have been replaced. The
Internet is now a major conduit of information. I can learn about features and benefits online (if the firm has decided to tell me …

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So you want a promotion?

Recently I have had the opportunity to speak with a number of younger people who are hot on the trail of achievement in business. They all see themselves becoming better paid, and with more
responsibility. Some express frustration that it is not happening faster.

I have also been able to observe some of what is holding them back. If you are a business leader looking to delegate a responsibility to someone what are your considerations? Capability; that
is a minimum requirement. Desire; again minimum requirement to get a seat at the table. How …

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What do you know? Really…

When we are born we are the proverbial blank slate. Then our parents, our teachers, our peers and the media start delivering information to us. Where there was no information there now is. And now
all new information is judged in light of the information we already have.

In the time of Copernicus and Galileo the world was flat and the Earth was at the center of the Universe; that was the truth. Today we know differently, (until we don’t).

So what does this have to do with …

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