My fellow Wharton School graduate Donald J. Trump, Jr. has won a big victory in a case brought against him by a contestant in the Miss USA contest in 2012. (Some of you know I was the Chair of Wharton's worldwide alumni association for years)....
Today we celebrate our country's then dramatic decision in 1776 to separate from the British Empire and create a new nation. There are folks in the UK that still like to refer to us as "the Colonies," I'd like to believe in an endearing way....
You want the absolute best performance from your hires, and I believe that this happens only when your employees feel satisfaction working for you. There can be many reasons why employees leave you. Last week Louis Efron wrote in Forbes magazine about the “Six Reasons...
According to The DealFlow Report, the SEC, in a court filing in its case trying to force a Deloitte affiliate to allow review of its audits of Chinese companies, expressed concern that the Chinese government will not grant greater access to Chinese firms auditing US...
Today's kids have so many awesome activities. Sports, music, dance, drama, more sports, and oh yeah school and family time. If your kid isn't signed up for everything, they will get left behind. Then many families add extra tutoring to give their child a special...
We are very close to a huge change in the world of cars as the "autonomous" or self-driving car makes its way to the marketplace. But step back. What was driving like back in the crazy 60s when I was a kid? No seat...
The Venture Association of New Jersey (VANJ) has been around seemingly forever. Garden State impresario and primo accountant Jay Trien has been at the helm of VANJ and kept it going strong through the decades. I have had the privilege of speaking there a handful...
This has been quite the last century or so for women. The right to vote in 1920. "Rosie the Riveters" hit the factories with all the men at war during the 1940s. The women's liberation movement starting in the 1960s but really picking up steam...
The Trayvon Martin muder case appears to be everywhere, with the cable stations covering the trial gavel to gavel. Certainly many issues raised in the case, including the appropriateness of Florida's "stand your ground" law and of course the racial overtones to the proceeding. If...
From a human perspective, it is extremely sad to hear that venerable law firm powerhouse Weil Gotshal & Manges has decided on massive lawyer and staff layoffs, along with major reductions in pay for 10% of its partners. On Monday they announced letting go 60...