George Washington University
Graduate School of Political Management
January 17, 2012
It is on honor to be selected to lead the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.
BOVESPA / CONSULATE
Great First Day with JHU Brazil Course
Photo (© Kennedy) - Sao Paulo, Brazil
January 16, 2012
A great first day with the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Global Immersion Course I am leading here in Sao Paulo. After nine hours of coursework in Baltimore, we are now engaging Brazil with the goal of learning how to adapt to local market conditions to succeed in this increasingly important market. Our day began with a lecture I gave on cultural awareness. We received a wonderful presentation by Brian Brisson, Senor Commercial Officer for Brazil from the U.S. Consulate and then toured BOVESPA, Latin America's largest exchange.
A Tale of Two Cities
London and Brussels need a win-win focus
Photo (© Kennedy) - London, a global financial center
December 16, 2011
The battle between London and Brussels is a lose-lose proposition that benefits neither capital. The EU – we win, you lose approach toward the London financial center is boomeranging. Europe has repeatedly stiff-armed the UK’s interests. They should not be surprised that in their hour of need, the UK turns the table with a similar we win, you lose approach. Both would have been better if they had ardently embraced a win-win approach from the beginning.
CEOs as a Catalyst for Action
Dutch Leaders Show the Way
Photo (© Kennedy) - Delft, the Netherlands: The Guild Tradition of Leadership
December 12, 2012
It is good to see the top CEOs of the Netherlands speaking out on the Eurozone crisis, “one minute before midnight,” as their open letter in the Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad put it. Their companies -- Shell, Unilever, Philips, DSM, and Akzo Nobel -- and their home country have already greatly suffered from the crisis, and so it is in their and their fellow citizens’ shared interest that that firm political action be taken to resolve it quickly. These top executives’ civic engagement should be applauded, and their advice heeded.
Occupy Washington
CEO's could be a catalyst to break gridlock
Photo (© Kennedy) Washington DC - McPherson Square
December 8, 2011
See my OP ED piece in today's The Hilll newspaper.