Why I never hire brilliant men

SITTING in my office last week, facing the man whom I had just fired, I thought of the contrast between that interview and our first one, nearly two years ago! Then he did almost all the talking, while I listened with eager interest. Last week it was I who talked, while he sulked like a [...]

Dialogue or Negotiations

There are many doubts as to whether the Annapolis Summit will be held or not. It is almost certain that Israel and the Palestinians are not ready for these negotiations and it is hard to predict if they will be ready by the so-called scheduled date 26th November, 2007. There are many reasons for this. [...]

The Annapolis Summit

We are on the eve of the Annapolis Summit. It is due to take place on 26th November in Annapolis, Maryland, US. It seems that before this summit begins, there will be much hype as to its impending failure. The Israelis and Palestinians, under US arm twisting, must come out with a common declaration of [...]

Can Microsoft get “it” back?

(a comment left in response to http://frankschilling.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/10/domain-tidbits-.html#comments ) Ballmer added that Microsoft’s “software model is under attack…We need to take control back.” I hope he did not realize that just this morning… Microsoft has been under attack since 1984 or earlier by Apple and others, and under invasion by the Google “barbarians” for almost a [...]