Thriving In Tough Times

Tough times call for tough decisions.

Leadership in Turbulent Times: Competencies for Thriving Amidst Crisis

Many organizational leaders have a laissez faire attitude toward the possibility of a crisis happening in their firm, despite the high probability that every business leader and every organization will experience a crisis of some significance. Consequently, leaders are underprepared not only for “managing” crisis situations when they occur, but also—and more important—for leading organizations ...

Tough Times, Tough Choices in After-School Funding: Pathways to Protecting Quality

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Placing mercy at our portals: ethical response in tough times.

BY SR. PATRICIA A. TALONE, RSM, Ph.D. Sr. Talone is vice president, mission services, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis 11 over the world today people's lives are being darkened by the lengthening shadlows of retrenchment, unemployment, and depression." In an article published by the Catholic Hospital Association in Hospital Progress more than 77 years ago, the author describes a reality j...

AARP and the Politics of the Obama Election: "Tough Times, Tough Choices"

The 2008 election and first two years of President Barack Obama’s administration was the context for an analysis of AARP news coverage. This research examined how news coverage was presented in the AARP Bulletin. During the health care debate, AARP often mentioned President Obama over congressional leaders. However, after passage of the law and subsequent election of a new congress, the Republi...