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Inside Job

I highly recommend you see the documentary film about the global financial crisis of 2008, even those of you who feel you have read more than your share of books and articles on this topic.   This film provides several insights which I have not encountered elsewhere and almost everyone I know who has seen it found it quite worthwhile.   If this motivates you to see it or you had already been thinking about doing so, I recommend you do so sooner rather than later because it is in very limited release.   I would love to hear what you think of it. Please share your thoughts in the Comments section below.

Kevin. Career Synopsis, Major Changes and Transitions

This story is a little different from the others I have told. I wanted to tell Kevin’s story because I have long admired her and in particular admired the significant transitions she has made throughout her career.   The first thing I asked Kevin to do was to provide me with a brief synopsis of her career, highlighting the major changes or transitions she has made.   She said: “Starting at the very beginning, I began my career as a dancer and worked my way through university dancing professionally. Once I finished university, I got married, had two kids and went back to school to do a Masters Degree in Urban Planning after falling in love with Jane Jacobs and her ideas.  That led ...