I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

If a prospective Presidential approach can't be explained clearly enough to be understood well, it probably hasn't been thought through well enough. If not well understood by the American people, it probably won't 'sail' anyway. Send it back for further thought.

After the German abstention at the UN, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle commented that Germany doesn't always have to stand on the side of its traditional allies. Berlin can look for new partners all over the world.

Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.

Prune - prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.

"Do you have any regrets?" Of course I do.

Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning.