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There are many Phil Rosenthals. This one has been a Chicago Tribune columnist since 2005. A working journalist since age 17, he is a ...
Just did it: Nike co-founder Phil Knight bows out with a swoosh
July 1, 2015
Nike co-founder Phil Knight is stepping down as chairman. No, his work will not be outsourced to factory workers in Indonesia, Vietnam and China.
Can Willis Towers Watson be a name that sears itself in our memory?
June 30, 2015
Willis Group Holdings, the insurer that took over naming rights for Sears Tower in 2009, is merging with Towers Watson to become Willis Towers Watson. But Chicago-area residents and visitors will continue calling it Not the John Hancock.
Donald Trump and the White Castle police, far from 5th Avenue
June 29, 2015
Donald Trump fondly recalls the days when he ate at White Castle at least three times a week. It was a different America then, he noted. Today he doesn't even know if White Castle is still in business.
Supreme Court to America: Now you can move on, take care of business
June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court sent the nation a clear message with its decisions on same-sex marriage and Obamacare: You've got real work to do, America. You can stop wasting your time and energy on these things and get down to business.
Wall Street hookup with Tinder and OKCupid may be expensive
June 25, 2015
Even if an initial public offering for Match.com, OKCupid and Tinder is as good as it looks — and many aren't — ask yourself whether you're looking for a short-term payoff or something more.
Royals looking at $240 million rehab of aging landmark home
June 24, 2015
Queen Elizabeth's aging Buckingham Palace apparently needs a $240 million rehab and modernization. The royals may be able to offset some of that cost with the addition of giant video boards and advertising.
U.S. coffee consumption declining, and there's a pour excuse
June 23, 2015
Coffee consumption is decreasing in this country, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. Some blame the popularity of single-cup coffee makers that reduce the amount brewed then poured down the drain. That's also why your sink's sleepy and irritable.
Apple falls for Taylor Swift, sings new tune on content stream cash
June 22, 2015
Taylor Swift has saved Apple from itself, and everyone should be grateful.
Blackhawks' Rocky Wirtz honors his dad by not following his lead
June 19, 2015
No one would have loved the Stanley Cup celebration more than former Blackhawks Chairman Bill Wirtz.
Hot dog! New emojis, like taco and hockey stick, for when words fail
June 18, 2015
The nonprofit organization that governs the Unicode standard has approved 37 new emojis and five skin-tone emoji modifiers coming soon to a smartphone near you. If that doesn't leave you speechless, it's not for lack of trying.
With egg prices high because of avian flu, someone's starting to crack
June 17, 2015
Egg prices remain high because of bird flu. Humpty Dumpty is worrying friends with talk of being worth more dead than alive.
City to cheer Blackhawks' Stanley Cup, or did we give away too much?
June 16, 2015
Details of Thursday's Chicago Blackhawks parade and victory celebration took time to work out Tuesday. Probably needed NFL permission to use the streets and parkland the city had given it.
Cambridge getting a Lego chair if all the pieces come together
June 15, 2015
England's venerable University of Cambridge is considering a Lego professorship to study the role of play in education, development and learning. Despite those who see it being blocked, the Lego chair should come together in a snap.
Trump sign, Pizza Hut overkill and the art of provocation
June 12, 2015
It's been about a year since the big to-do about the Trump sign on whatshisname's building overlooking the Chicago River. The sign itself hasn't quite completely faded into the background yet. Much of the rancor over it largely has.
Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets virtually available
June 11, 2015
The public, it was announced Thursday, will be able to get its hands on the much-anticipated consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset in early 2016, and each unit will come with an Xbox One gamepad. Or so it will seem.
Alibaba founder's 'treasure island' isn't Robert Louis Stevenson's
June 10, 2015
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, told a Chicago audience Wednesday that "the Internet is a treasure island" for midsize and small businesses. So it's a supermarket, a Las Vegas hotel and casino, or somewhere pirates seek buried gold that others grabbed first.
Former Obama White House spokesman takes McDonaldland storytelling job
June 9, 2015
McDonald's has hired President Barack Obama's former White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs. He's the perfect choice to neither confirm nor deny whatever may or may not be going on.
Oprah Winfrey's OWN gets out of bed with dad of 34
June 8, 2015
Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel, in bailing out of a previously announced reality show, is getting out of bed with the man at its center who's said to have fathered 34 children by 17 women. In other words, the 18th woman got it right.
Thanks to data, in the future, everyone will be anonymous 15 minutes
June 5, 2015
Forget Andy Warhol. "In the future," his spiritual heir Banksy noted in an objet d'art, "everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes."
Scientists create living rat's leg in lab and, with it, a first step
June 4, 2015
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have produced the first lab-grown limb. The living rat's leg is a beginning. Laboratory scientists remain a long way from creating an entire reality TV star.
Businesses lost their incentive to move to Illinois before this
June 3, 2015
Responding to Illinois' financial mess, Gov. Bruce Rauner has ordered there be no economic incentives offered to lure new businesses here. Frankly the financial mess and lack of leadership already eliminated most incentive for anyone to move here anyway.
Dennis Hastert's arraignment delay may allow for business opportunity
June 2, 2015
Indicted former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's arraignment has been postponed to next week. Which can only help his campaign to succeed FIFA's Sepp Blatter.
TSA's explosive findings in self-inspection will knock your socks off
June 1, 2015
A Transportation Security Administration internal investigation found airport screeners failed to thwart smuggled mock explosives or weapons in 95.7 percent of its trials, according to ABC. The good news? They'll get your toothpaste and shampoo every time.
FIFA scandal statement: Visa, McDonald's, others don't run, won't kick
May 29, 2015
You can understand why corporate sponsor Visa would put out a strongly worded statement calling on FIFA to "take swift and immediate steps" toward reforms after the arrest of 14 people in and around soccer's top global governing body.
A great escape and genuine beef, but a sad end near McDonald's
May 28, 2015
A cow on the loose Wednesday after escaping a Cincinnati slaughterhouse was shot and killed near a McDonald's. She had no way to know it was too late to warn the others.
FIFA corruption scandal may not hurt U.S. soccer
May 27, 2015
The corruption charges against officials of FIFA, the World Cup's sanctioning body, are not necessarily bad for soccer in this country. Americans love organized crime dramas.
Audi's concept car an example of self-driving being selfie-friendly
May 26, 2015
Audi has introduced an electric concept car called the R8 e-tron. Its self-driving technology should free motorists to browse the Internet behind the wheel. This will be great for the millions of drivers already browsing the Internet behind the wheel.
What's your beef? We're pigging out on pork, so don't have a cow
May 25, 2015
U.S. pork production, now at record levels, is poised to surpass beef production for the first time. So now it goes: This little piggy went to market … and that's pretty much it.
Reviving Col. Sanders, KFC gets finger lickin', not finger pointin'
May 24, 2015
When the actual Col. Harland Sanders visited a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in New York's Greenwich Village in 1976, accompanied by estimable food writer Mimi Sheraton, the face of the chain made no attempt to hide his displeasure.
Navy Pier boozers may get to sip and stroll under Emanuel proposal
May 21, 2015
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to loosen Navy Pier restrictions, so visitors can walk around while downing booze. Because drunker tourists make everything better.
Wage concerns bring a crowd to McDonald's for an off-menu item
May 20, 2015
There was a massive protest at McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook on Wednesday with demonstrators calling for wage increases. On the bright side for the fast-food giant, at least people were lining up outside McDonald's for something.
S'mores Oreos on the way from Mondelez, but what's on the way out?
May 19, 2015
S'mores Oreos become available for a limited time beginning Friday. Oreos' Deerfield-based parent, Mondelez, meanwhile, is weighing the future of its Chicago baking facility, job cuts and making s'more with s'less.
CTA's Yellow Line trouble and Springfield's little train that won't
May 19, 2015
The CTA's Yellow Line was shut down because the ground gave way beneath the tracks. Attention, Springfield: When metaphors for this state's financial crisis become this real, you better act before we go off the rails.
Simpson's Shearer, ESPN's Simmons show anyone can be replaced. But is it right?
May 15, 2015
Mankind centuries ago reluctantly abandoned the conceit that Earth is the center of the universe.
Stupid Flanders: Shearer nixes exxxcellent $14 million 'Simpsons' gig
May 14, 2015
Harry Shearer, man of many "Simpsons" voices, reportedly nixed a $14 million deal for just-announced seasons 27 and 28. Barring a reversal, he'll be replaced. But it's not as though there are tons of people who can do Mr. Burns. Oh wait, there are.
When Kim Jong Un bores you to death at a meeting, you die
May 13, 2015
North Korean boss Kim Jong Un had his defense minister executed by anti-aircraft gun for, among other crimes, falling asleep at a Kim-led meeting, according to South Korean intelligence. Yet another senseless victim of PowerPoint presentations.
Obama library to call South Side home, but will the Obamas?
May 12, 2015
Lovely video of the Obamas rhapsodizing about Chicago's South Side, future home to Obama Foundation and Obama Presidential Library. Any more praise and you might get the idea they planned to live here again.
Olive Garden to sell breadstick sandwiches because, well, why not
May 11, 2015
Olive Garden next month will start offering sandwiches made with its signature breadsticks. Because when you're at Olive Garden, you're family — and family sometimes gets whatever we can find in the kitchen and throw together.
Illinois' pension crisis will show the kind of businessman Bruce Rauner is
May 8, 2015
Now we're going to see what kind of businessman Bruce Rauner really is.
A Whole Foods for millennials: Same sort of cheese, just not as aged?
May 7, 2015
Whole Foods looks to launch a new string of less-pricey markets aimed at millennials. If it retains the elite chain's appeal, maybe they can call it Wholier Foods.
Nevada's self-driving truck tests make roadways a roll of the dice
May 6, 2015
Nevada has greenlighted Daimler AG plans to test its self-driving heavy-freight truck in ordinary traffic on public roads. Which means traveling on those roads is the state's latest form of legalized gambling.
With NFL draft here, every choice in Chicago may be second-guessed
April 30, 2015
The NFL Draft has quite a Chicago presence. My wife picked up our kids after school and ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. nearly second-guessed her, saying several strong linebackers were still available.
Pope Francis says gender pay gap a 'pure scandal,' but all's not equal
April 29, 2015
Pope Francis on Wednesday called the gender pay gap a "pure scandal," urging equal pay for equal work among men and women at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. As he opposes women becoming priests, equal work may be trickier.
Tyson chickens' new health plan won't include certain antibiotics
April 28, 2015
Tyson Foods says that by 2017 it no longer will use human antibiotics in chicken production. In related news, as of 2017, Mom's chicken soup will cure only some of what ails you.
Key to a number of U.S. stolen cars is too easy to find
April 27, 2015
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports that car thefts involving keys have increased. These include keys left on the dash, seat and in the ignition, though some consider that a gift.
As Draft Day nears, Chicago awaits its new NFL overlords
April 24, 2015
D-Day — as in Draft Day — is almost here. So please allow me to welcome our new National Football League overlords to Chicago and remind them that, as a trusted media person, I can be helpful in rounding up others to serve their needs.
May Comcast and Time Warner Cable see what canceling a deal is like
April 23, 2015
Comcast is said to be close to calling off its proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable. Which is like hearing there might not be a "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 3."
Besides PNC Bank interest, what got NFL Bears to give up Chase?
April 21, 2015
Chase is out and PNC Bank is in, providing the Chicago Bears investment and banking services as part of a new multimillion-dollar marketing deal. Bet someone at Chase was supposed to flag Jay Cutler's $126.7 million deal as suspicious.
Starbucks may want S'more baristas to chew the fat with customers
April 20, 2015
Starbucks is introducing the S'mores Frappuccino on April 28. It's Starbucks boss Howard Schultz's way of spurring a national conversation about empty calories.
Smart money says cash-hungry Illinois should bet on sports gambling
April 17, 2015
Want to bet sports gambling gets legalized in Illinois sooner or later?
What would James Beard think of the NFL training table?
April 16, 2015
The James Beard Foundation will stage its annual celebration of cuisine and culinary appreciation in Chicago through 2017. It's a perfect complement to the NFL Draft. One involves fresh meat. The other is about food.
Land of Lincoln's grave situation dissed in National Geographic
April 15, 2015
National Geographic says Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield "has all the historical character of an office lobby." That's harsh. But, as in a lot of state of Illinois facilities, there's a guy there who's done nothing for, like, 150 years.
Guitar Hero is back, perhaps striking more realistic chords
April 14, 2015
Guitar Hero is coming out with its first new edition in five years, a more realistic version, so expect the gameplay to have multiple farewells, rehab visits and legal battles over copyright.
Chicago needs its own Godzilla to scare up tourism
April 13, 2015
Godzilla has been appointed a tourism ambassador for Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. Chicago has nothing like an irradiated monster to sell it to visitors, at least until the mayor gets off his supposed humility kick.
Letterman's 68th birthday a chance to consider age-old questions
April 10, 2015
"I just turned 47, and this is the first birthday that's kind of gotten my attention," the man, who was wearing a T-shirt, jeans and high-top sneakers, told me. "You're just looking over the ridge at 50 here. And I'm thinking: 'Good God, 50. Nobody wants to see a 50-year-old guy.'"
Check the address for Angelou stamp, slowing Chicago exodus and more
April 9, 2015
The U.S. Postal Service's new Maya Angelou stamp quotes someone else's poem. But Angelou sometimes recited the line in public and President Barack Obama attributed it to her in a speech. Mail carriers tend to go with the latest address.
TSA welcomes change, AT&T doesn't offer enough coverage and more
April 8, 2015
The TSA says it made $674,841.06 in loose change left behind by travelers at airport checkpoints in fiscal 2014, including $21,068.69 at O'Hare and $9,286.83 at Midway. Not bad for a nickel-and-dime operation.
D.C. power problems, Brian Williams' tales, Lovells splashdown and more
April 7, 2015
An electricity outage Tuesday affected parts of Washington, D.C. But there are plenty of dim bulbs and people desperate for more power under ordinary conditions, so not everyone noticed.
NCAA, others must show Indiana that discrimination is bad for business
March 27, 2015
If it were feasible on such short notice to relocate the college men's basketball Final Four, set to tip off next weekend in Indianapolis, the NCAA would have to consider it. For everyone's sake.
A woman on the $20 bill, the Indiana governor behind closed doors and more
March 26, 2015
There's talk of replacing Andrew Jackson with a woman on the $20 bill. The only drawback is that apparently will make it worth less than $16.
Heinz, Kraft gang up, new direction for One Direction member and more
March 25, 2015
Condiment king H.J. Heinz's takeover of Kraft Foods — home to Oscar Mayer, Miracle Whip, Kool-Aid, Velveeta, Jell-O, Capri Sun and, of course, mac & cheese — says one thing: It wants your kid's lunch money.
SpongeBob-worthy hotels, all-natural bacteria and the old college try
March 24, 2015
Viacom and Karisma Hotels & Resorts plan a string of Nickelodeon Hotels. That's great for SpongeBob and Dora, but there are cheaper places to stay if you're into green slime.
Amazon drones, NFL blackouts and other potential collisions
March 23, 2015
Amazon has approval to test drones for delivery. Which explains the new ads about how well its tablets withstand being dropped.
Starbucks, McDonald's don't know us well enough to have these conversations
March 20, 2015
Whatever happened to "friendly not familiar" in business?
Magic Johnson still gets assists, Mr. T on TV and lost interest in CDs
March 19, 2015
Interesting to see the link between NBA great Magic Johnson's donations to Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city business deals. Magic always knew how to work the give-and-go.
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese's mettle, 'Fashion Police' wears thin and more
March 18, 2015
Some packages of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese have been recalled because they may contain pieces of metal. It was either that or new labels: "Now with more iron!"
You can't hide at Ikea or — no Schock — in a 'Downton Abbey' office
March 17, 2015
Ikea has put the kibosh on games of hide-and-seek in its Dutch stores. Finding people is easy at Ikea. You know what's hard to find? The last cam-lock nut for this stupid bookcase.
No Cinderella story in Crimea
March 16, 2015
Vladimir Putin has resurfaced after more than a week out of public view. Clearly he and the rest of the NCAA tournament selection committee take their work very seriously.
Death of the death penalty by lethal injection shortage?
March 13, 2015
A reliable supply line is crucial to any business. That's no less true when the business is death.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Disney's 'Frozen' assets
March 12, 2015
Disney said Thursday it's making a sequel to its billion-dollar 2013 hit "Frozen." The working title is "More Cold Hard Cash, Please."
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Blurred lines in music and advertising
March 11, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission is accusing DirecTV of deceptively advertising how much its service actually costs. Also, there is only one Rob Lowe.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Bad NFL bet, King's power play and more
March 10, 2015
After investing five years and $50 million to lure an NFL franchise to Los Angeles, AEG abandoned plans to build a downtown stadium. Pity to waste that kind of money and not even have Jay Cutler to show for it.
Apple Watch? Apple Pay.
March 9, 2015
The Apple Watch was unveiled Monday with prices from $349 to $17,000. Its screen can tell the time, your pulse, headlines, your schedule — everything except which person is about to mug you.
Willis Tower, Sears Tower and the name game over time and titles
March 6, 2015
My grade school-age son calls it Willis Tower, and gives me a hard time when I trip over the name.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Baby elephant's walking papers
March 5, 2015
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus plans to phase out elephant acts by 2018, acknowledging public concern over animal welfare. No plans, however, to get a larger car for the clowns.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: A tower by any other name ...
March 4, 2015
It's exciting to know that for about $1.5 billion, you can buy the Willis Tower, put your own name on it and take satisfaction in knowing millions of people will call it the Sears Tower.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call takes on Oprah, McDonald's and the Cubs
March 3, 2015
Harpo Studios' pending closure should be no surprise. Still it doesn't bode well for Chicago's bid to become home to the Oprah library.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Gold, cold and Verizon's old code
March 2, 2015
Recent price fluctuations suggest the market is divided in its view of gold. Some swear it's the answer in uncertain times. Others insist it's actually black and blue.
Miller saw the Lite and figured out how to sell it
February 28, 2015
They have everything you could want in an ad. And less.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: You gotta hand it to Apple
February 26, 2015
Apple has announced a "special event" for March 9, presumably to unveil its smartwatch. You know, a watch. That thing that told you the time before you had a phone.
Blue Cross has you covered, except when it doesn't
February 25, 2015
Nice that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is sorry about the people whose data was exposed in Anthem's data breach. But if all parties connected to health care were truly as committed to protecting patient privacy as they say, hospital gowns would cover more.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call has a Grippo on Depot, PepsiCo and Zeppo
February 24, 2015
Local law firm Grippo & Elden said Tuesday it is merging with Shook, Hardy & Bacon, of Kansas City, Mo. Terms were not disclosed, but a combo of Grippo and Shook, Hardy had to be a handshake deal, right?
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Honda's CEO and Disney visitors pay the price
February 23, 2015
Honda's Takanobu Ito is out as president and CEO. Honda ran into trouble amid a defective air-bag scandal. It turns out Ito also did not deploy properly.
Wal-Mart's $1 billion bargain: Wage hike, training a smart investment
February 20, 2015
The latest greatest bargain at Wal-Mart isn't on anything it sells.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Never leave home without your competitors
February 19, 2015
A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled American Express violated antitrust law in prohibiting merchants who accept its cards from encouraging the use of rival, lower-cost credit cards. Membership has its privileges. Unlawful restraint? Not among them.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Smoke 'em if you got 'em
February 18, 2015
Butterfinger-maker Nestle plans to discontinue the use of artificial dyes and flavorings in its U.S. chocolates by year's end. So you'll have to grab something else when you crave Red 40 between meals.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: When pigs fly in Spain
February 17, 2015
Top Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive, The New Yorker reports, is working with retail chief Angela Ahrendts on a revamp of Apple's stores. The key to whether an Apple store design is a success or not will be in the lines.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Late Nutella billionaire never spread too thin
February 16, 2015
Italian multibillionaire Michele Ferrero, who gave the world the cocoa and filbert spread known as Nutella, has died in Monte Carlo at age 89. Some will tell you Nutella is distinctive for its chocolate flavor, but that's nuts.
Panic button may make Uber feel better, but riders should expect more
February 14, 2015
You may scoff that a company valued at $40 billion can do no more to protect those who use its service than offer a so-called panic button to alert authorities when under attack.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Expedia gets a better rate with Orbitz
February 12, 2015
Expedia is confident $1.33 billion is a good price for rival Orbitz Worldwide, the Chicago-based online travel service. Must have checked Kayak first.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Fake news makes news
February 11, 2015
Anybody remember what happened to Craig Kilborn, the first host of "The Daily Show"?
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: A big day for blowing smoke
February 10, 2015
Samsung warns that its Web-connected TVs can collect private conversations. The announcement thwarted U.S. plans to give visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel a Samsung TV as a show of trust and friendship.
Brian Williams gaffe leads him to brink of public impeachment
February 9, 2015
Producer Jane Craig: "You could get fired for things like that."
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Target spanked, CME quieted and more
February 5, 2015
Critics have hit Target for selling "Fifty Shades of Grey"-branded sex toys. The retailer is unapologetic, but knows it's being bad, very bad, oh, ow, yesssss.
Obama library or not, Chicago needs to land Air Force One
February 3, 2015
With all due respect to the Barack Obama presidential library sweepstakes, there's one White House souvenir Chicago absolutely needs.
Nationwide killed a boy in Super Bowl ad only because it loves kids
February 2, 2015
Nationwide Insurance killed a kid in a Super Bowl ad.
7 ideas to help McDonald's new CEO turn it around
February 2, 2015
McDonald's has a new chief executive. Steve Easterbrook has replaced Don Thompson, who was in the post for fewer than three subpar years.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: We're all here for a limited time
January 29, 2015
Workers who supply onboard meals protested outside United Airlines headquarters Thursday. Usually it's their food that talks back.
Banks' Mr. Cub brand was invaluable, even as he left money on table
January 27, 2015
Ernie Banks was a great athlete. He was an even better sport.
SkyMall's crash landing: Structural defect or pilot error?
January 26, 2015
SkyMall wasn't all life-size Yeti statues, John McCain gargoyle sculptures and motorized, voice-controlled Star Wars R2-D2 toys.
Patriots games: Cheaters do prosper in sports, business and politics
January 23, 2015
We may never know if Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots cheated on the way to the Super Bowl. Denials meant to take the air out of deflated football accusations notwithstanding, all that's certain is they're headed to the title game.
Phil Rosenthal's Margin Call: Ken Griffin's new views, bacon bets and more
January 22, 2015
Billionaire Ken Griffin bought full-floor homes on the 37th and 46th floors of Chicago's Waldorf Astoria. He obviously loved the view. The view in turn was required to sign a binding prenuptial agreement.
Obama must veto Chicago parkland for legacy library
January 20, 2015
A legacy is only as sturdy as what it's built upon. That's why President Barack Obama needs to tell his well-heeled Chicago friends they're not doing him any favors.
A love letter: The U.S. Postal Service delivers under tough conditions
January 18, 2015
Physically getting something from here to there inexpensively and efficiently despite the weather, distance, snarling dogs and whatever other obstacles may get in the way?
Phil Rosenthal's margin call: All the bull and 500,000 heirs, apparently
January 15, 2015
Smart bets are hard to come by. Bank of America and Citigroup on Thursday each announced sharp declines in their fourth-quarter profits. So money in the bank isn't even money in the bank.
Lovin' McDonald's ads? If not, still a win for them to be noticed
January 13, 2015
Nobody can do it like McDonald's can.
Why does Marriott want to jam your Wi-Fi?
January 10, 2015
Marriott and the hotel industry's American Hospitality & Lodging Association are asking that the Federal Communications Commission — and by extension, all of us — trust them when it comes to what they want to do with Wi-Fi access on their premises.
Cold truth: It's not winter that's driving people out of Illinois
January 7, 2015
Leave. Just leave. Join the Illinois exodus. No one cares that you're freezing and miserable. Shut up and shiver. If you can't stand the cold, get out of the arctic air mass.
Go ask your mother: Moms make leaders
January 2, 2015
When kids lose their way, it's mom who sets them straight.
News the rest of the media won't give you about 2015
December 30, 2014
Here's the news the rest of the media won't give you about 2015.
Illinois gas tax: Rauner needs fuel in drive to fill Illinois budget holes
December 26, 2014
Dear Governor-elect Rauner,
Four changes to fix 'Home Alone' for today
December 24, 2014
It's been 24 years since the Wet Bandits first were caught — if not red-handed — then torched, wounded, fractured and likely suffering brain damage from blunt-force trauma and arrested at a north suburban home by police wearing patches with the city of Chicago flag on their jackets.
'The Simpsons' at 25: Still going strong and rolling in the d'oh
December 16, 2014
"If TV has taught me anything, it's that miracles always happen to poor kids at Christmas," the now-familiar spiky-haired boy said on Dec. 17, 1989. "It happened to Tiny Tim. It happened to Charlie Brown. It happened to the Smurfs. And it's going to happen to us."
Sony hacker scandal scarier than a slasher film
December 12, 2014
The leaked documents, with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and James Franco cast as clowns, may at times make it all seem like a comedy.
Bears may suffer 'buyer's remorse' over Cutler, but real leaders admit it
December 9, 2014
When Gus in accounts receivable uses the wrong form, Gladys messes up work assignments or Norm boots a sure sale, your firm's retired equivalents of Doug Buffone and Ed O'Bradovich aren't on the radio rending garments and bemoaning what they've done to a once-proud institution.
In 2019, Chicago's minimum wage of $13 may not seem such a big deal
December 5, 2014
Chicago is raising its minimum hourly wage to $13 … by the middle of 2019.
Economic power China is so fragile it orders pun control
December 2, 2014
Should China flex its muscle on trade or engage the United States in some kind of new cold war, it would be nothing to sneeze at, yet there's reason to believe we would prevail. China would chip. China would crack. China would break.
How social media can hijack bosses' message
November 29, 2014
There was no memo, no sit-down with the bosses, no walk down the hall to human resources. Sports radio talker Ben Finfer learned he would be out of work by the end of the year via Twitter.
Thanksgiving for sale, just like you want it
November 26, 2014
If the first Thanksgiving harvest celebrations on these shores were held with today's leave-no-opportunity-untapped mentality, there would be a presenting sponsor, corporate underwriting, advertising signage and various tiers of VIP access sold.
Uber tests limits with reputation that it stops at nothing
November 21, 2014
Uber is in the business of helping people get to places by car, though it does not actually drive anyone around. Shove, kick and elbow — figuratively, at least — yes. Drive, no.
What is Bill Cosby without his image?
November 20, 2014
It is the defining moment of the "The Cosby Show" pilot episode, which 30 years ago introduced obstetrician Cliff Huxtable to the world. Son Theo — like typical family-sitcom viewers at the time — expects his father will accept his shortcomings and love him unconditionally.
The Derrick Rose dilemma: Should star workers be pushed to push themselves?
November 18, 2014
Despite what you think you're reading, I'm not writing a column today. But you don't have to worry about me. I'll still get paid just as surely as advertisers and subscribers had to pony up in expectation that I would, that something would fill this space. Because I am a superstar, a model employee, I know everyone wants what's best for me.
Sam Zell wants to run grocery stores? Tribune redux
November 14, 2014
One does not amass billions of dollars without learning a thing or two about making shrewd investments. "Sam Zell knows all about buying low and selling high," television's Maria Bartiromo explained in 2010, in case you were wondering.
Verizon hopes to connect, get its message through
November 11, 2014
Whatever is the opposite of "like a kid in a candy store" is a fair description of me at a typical mobile phone retail outlet.
Do you still set your courses by the stars?
November 7, 2014
The Michelin Guide this week serves up its judges' annual assessment of Chicago-area restaurants. As always, it should be a hefty helping of red meat — or well-prepared portobello mushroom — for those whose mouths water at the prospect of arguing whether this place is that good or that one was snubbed.
Shake Shack Chicago: We'll have what they've had
November 4, 2014
Shake Shack threw open its doors at the corner of Ohio and Rush streets on Tuesday, and threw off a bit of its mystique.
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Cubs pin hopes on elusive TV deal
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When Hillary Clinton spoke of infidelity the other night, she told The Economic Club of Chicago that clear-eyed pragmatism and self-awareness enabled her to make peace with what others might consider an unforgivable betrayal.
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Now that the National Football League has committed to bringing its annual college draft back to Chicago this spring after half a century in New York, it's time for Roger Goodell and company to see how our city really plays.
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Given options, Tribune could rewrite script
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May 31, 2006
Tribune Co., in a move that aims to boost its stock price but saddle the company with a punishing debt load, on Tuesday disclosed a plan to buy back a quarter of its outstanding shares at a cost of more than $2 billion.


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THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL: LERNENDE ORGANISATION Jänner/Februar 2002 ISSN 1609-1248 Info: www.isct.net Solution Focused Corporate Coaching Louis Cauffman & Insoo Kim Berg In the beginning of the eighties, the Solution-Focused Model was designed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg for use in the world of psychotherapy. This SFT-model rapidly became one of the leading models. In this article, Cauffman and Berg describe how they use the Solution-Focused approach when working in a business environment. Traditionally problems are approached "from the itself"; it is assumed that to solve a problem, one must first discover how it arose and what the causes behind the problem are. The Problem-Oriented Manager Asks: "What Is Going Wrong? What Doesn't Work?" Take a look at most strategy meetings: in order to find out what their company needs to do next, some managers feel the urge to make long and depressing lists of what goes wrong. What is not good or not good enough? How come competitors are so much better? What should have been done already? What are the reasons why we did not do X, Y or Z? Whose fault it is that we are in this position? How much time is already lost and how little time is left? The same goes for most Monday-morning startup meetings: time is spent talking about what went wrong last week, which problems to expect this week, and which problems to tackle in the meantime. When meetings continue along these problem-oriented lines, your team becomes more and more absorbed in figuring out every problematic aspect of the situation. Hey, we managers are good at that. We are trained to do just that: go into all the possible details of the "why"s and why-not "s". As everyone attempts to tease out the more deeply hidden causes of the already-weighty problem, we forget to focus on how the problems can be solved. Imagine that same strategy meeting. You and your colleagues are engaged in a intense discussion about the future of your company. You first spend thirty minutes trying to find out what doesn"t work in your company—what is going wrong, where the mistakes lie, what the company"s weak spots are. You then ask the group, including yourself, how they feel. Without a doubt, most feel depressed and frustrated. After all, problems have L.Cauffman 1/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED been heaped upon more problems, forming what seems an insurmountable obstacle. The likelihood that positive change will arise from this process is minimal. Yet there is another way! We can approach the problem from a totally different perspective—that of the possible solution. In short it goes: The Solution-Focused Manager Asks: "What does go well? What Does Work?" Now start your strategy meeting this way: ask your colleagues to list all the things that are going well (despite the current problems)—the company"s strong points, the employees" past successes, the successful moments they have had, their favorite memories, and everything that functions well enough so that they want to keep it going. After thirty minutes ask them how they feel. They will tell you that they feel cheerful, hopeful, and confident that they can solve the problem. And they are right: They are more likely to successfully solve the problem when they have taken time to remember their resources, abilities, and past successes. Whether you are a manager, a business owner or a consultant, regardless of the level of your position in the organization, you are always coaching the most important assets of business: people. Paying a close attention to the specific use of language is an essential characteristic of the Solution-Focused approach as Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg originally designed it for use in the world of psychotherapy. The language we use frames and to a great extent determines the way in which we handle problems. We will show how you to use Solution Talk and make use of Solution-Building questions. Additionally you will learn the Eight Step Dance of Solution-Focused Coaching. The business examples in this article come from our practices as a Solution-Focused Corporate Coaches & Consultants. Brief Theory of the Solution-Focused Management Model: 1. If something does not work, do something else. 2. If something works, do more of it. Essentials of Solution Talk Let"s take a closer look at the essential characteristics of Solution-Focused language. 1. What still works? We concentrate on what stills works and therefore we talk about what still works, in spite of the problems. We don"t speak in terms of problems and matters that don"t work—that is problem language. Suppose a manager complains that his high level of stress is preventing him from working efficiently. Instead of asking him to describe what he can no longer accomplish, (or worse) why he is so stressed, the Solution-Focused Coach will ask him about the things he can do in spite his high stress level. Imagine the changed atmosphere of the conversation. L.Cauffman 2/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED The owner of a very successful plastic extrusion company, Mr. Rothar felt caught between his only son-in-law, who was demanding an increasingly central role within the company, his daughter and the non-family CEO. The straw that broke the camel"s back was the son-in-law"s purchase of an entirely new computer system without prior consultation. The CEO threatened to quit. Mr. Rothar also was furious at his son-in-law, but his hands were tied—the son-in-law was a board member and shareholder, he thus had the authority to purchase the equipment. Since I was already doing some consulting work for the company, Mr. Rothar talked to me about this problem. Of course I first listened to Mr. Rothar"s story and allowed him to vent his emotions about it. But instead of studying his problem in depth, I asked him what was going well in the company. I was more interested in the well functioning aspects of the successful family business. Mr. Rothar"s anger soon passed and we agreed to organize an open conversation with his daughter and his son-in-law. This conversation was not to revolve around the solo action of the son-in-law but rather to focus on their common thoughts about the future of the company. A second meeting would include the CEO. This approach allowed all parties to voice their opinions in a constructive, solution-building context. A strategic plan was the result, including decision rules about major investments. 2. How the problem ends is more interesting then how it begins. We are more interested in how the problem ends than in how it begins. Everyone who has a partner occasionally has an argument with him or her. Most people can predict with surprising accuracy how these arguments usually start, proceed and end. The same goes for recurrent work-related problems. How these arguments start or develop is less relevant than how they usually end. Once you have determined how the arguments end, you can learn how to stop the argument cycle much faster. A fast-growing distributor of electronic parts encounters liquidity problems. It is clear that they need a much higher turnover to cover the increased costs. The credit lines are already stretched to the max. The sales director, heavily supported by the marketing manager, sees a solution in extra advertising budgets, extra sales effort, and a "highly necessary" investment in setting up a big website. The financial manager has designed a cost-control program: serious efforts in cost control are imperative. You can easily imagine the tension: Without sales effort (which costs money), no extra turnover will occur; without cost control (through which a higher margin is achieved), there will be no progress in the cash position. The ensuing conflict is predictable: The salesmen want to invest, but the financial manager wants to save money. The salesmen blame the financial manager for being shortsighted while the financial manager blames the salesmen for being careless with money. The salesmen then blame the financial manager for not believing in the vitality of the company while he blames them for living from one day to the next without facing the consequences on the financial position of the company, etc. If this discussion continues it simply will result in "more of the same." Thus, instead of asking unproductive questions like: Who started blaming the other and why? Who is right? Who should admit they are wrong?, the Solution-Focused Coach prefers to ask useful questions: "How does the argument usually stops? What is it that you do differently when you aren"t at odds? What are both parties willing to agree to? L.Cauffman 3/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED How did you tackle this sort of dilemma in the past? What did you do differently then? Which constructive decision ended the conflict between the financial manager and the sales director about the investment in the new outlet last year? What will you do differently once you have reached an agreement?" The answers to these questions focus on the beginning of cooperation towards common goals. Solution-building Questions Questions shape the answers you get therefore asking the right questions helps you to set the correct tone and build further solutions. People usually ask questions to receive information. However, Solution-Focused Coaches go further. The Solution-Focused Coach asks questions to help staff to evaluate their own perspective on the problems and to direct the conversation toward solutions. Therefore the questions you ask are the beginning of the shaping of solutions. Asking questions is a more collaborative way of having a conversation than constantly taking the lead is. When you follow up on those answers with even more Solution-Building questions, you will notice that you and your staff are building solutions together. The following list outlines some basic Solution-Building questions that you can alter and build upon in your own original, creative ways. When you will read the section on the Eight Step Dance, you will see that these questions fit in with a specific "Step". After reading the whole article, you can experiment with these tools and get a feeling for "the Power of Words". What should we discuss in this meeting so that this conversation will be useful? (Goal setting) How will you know that the problem is solved? How will you notice this? What would you do differently then? (Future orientation) What would be the smallest step you could take to solve this problem? (Making big goals more workable) How would the other departments notice that you are making progress? What would your boss say you would be doing differently if things improved? (Expanding the possible solutions into the system) What else do you have to tell me so that I can see this situation even more correctly? (Eliciting cooperation from the client) Have you ever solved similar problems? How did you solve them on that occasion? Who helped you? How did he or she help you? (using exceptions and resources) Are there moments in which the problem is less intense? What is different then? (Adding nuances instead of black-white opposition) Has something changed since you scheduled this meeting about the conflicts concerning the project? (Eliciting signs of spontaneous "pre-session" changes) Now that you have achieved that, what is the next small step you could take? (Success builds/breeds on success) Imagine that this problem is solved. What will be different then? What will you do differently? What will your colleagues do differently? What will the management do differently? (Future orientation by visualizing a future in which the current problems are solved) L.Cauffman 4/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED The following case illustrates the use of solution-building questions to help clients focus on what they"d better do differently in the future in order to get their problems solved. The owner of a carpet manufacturing company had experienced some health problems and consequently had been absent frequently during the past two years. Once recovered and working again fulltime, he began colliding with his son-in-law. He was convinced that his son-in-law had seized the opportunity to take charge of the company. The son-in-law believed that it was his duty to keep the business running and that he had therefore earned the right to continue managing the company in the same way he had during the owner"s absence. The conflict also affected the family. The daughter was caught in the middle and the mother was blamed for choosing sides whenever she tried to get them to reconcile. This negative atmosphere extended even to the shop floor: The personnel received contradictory orders and had the feeling that they were being used as pawns. How should the situation be approached? To aim to stop the misunderstandings and arguments would be to run the risk of getting involved in the tangle of conflicts. Both men would try to convince you that he is right or, even worse, would force you to choose a side—a type of "if you"re not on my side you"re against me" thinking. It is better to ask questions that help both men to think about cooperating again. It turned out to be useful to ask them the question separately: "What has to change to regain order and peace?" The father-in-law"s first answer was: "My son-in-law has to stop shutting me out." The son-in-law said: "My father-in-law has to stop mingling with my work and leave me alone." These answers were not very useful. To the question "What could and would I do differently to make things easier?" the father-in-law answered: "We can"t go on the way we are acting now. I will try to be friendly to him but I"m not going to butter him up." The son-in-law said: "I could ask my father-in-law to join the meetings I"ve organized with my production team, but he shouldn"t snap at me during the meeting." With these answers, both of them gave a little opening to something useful. Our next question was: "What is the smallest sign that will show you that things are going better?" The son-in-law replied: "I would feel more at ease and I wouldn"t be on edge when my father-in-law is around." The father-in-law answered: "My son-in-law wouldn"t avoid me anymore." We followed this with: "What would you do differently when you notice that you are more at ease when your father-in-law is around?" and: "What would you do differently if you were to notice that your son-in-law is no longer avoiding you?" The answers to these questions help them paint a detailed picture of possible solutions. As the conversation progressed both men were more willing to change their attitudes toward each other. The father-in-law agreed to try to act positively toward his son-in-law. He translated this into being more friendly, inviting him for a drink on Sunday, agreeing with him in the presence of their coworkers (or remaining silent if he didn"t agree), and trying to find it in his heart to say something positive when his son-in-law did something well. The son-in-law planned to inform his father-in-law weekly about the state of affairs of production, to go through the orders with him, to present the qualitycontrol figures, and to show interest in his proposals. L.Cauffman 5/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED Remember: Questions are midwives for solutions. The Eight-Step Dance of SFC What follows are the different steps of the Solution-Focused "dance". You can combine these steps into an idiosyncratic combination that suits the specific situation you are dealing with as a Solution-Focused Coach. 1. Socializing The motor of change is the working relationship between the Coach and his client (system). Taking care of a positive and cooperative working relationship not only allows you to get away with mistakes but also puts a booster on progress. 2. Context Nobody works in a vacuum; no business operates in a vacuum. We always have to consider and sufficiently take into account the context in which the problem occurs. Otherwise you will fall into a "simplistic solutionism", a solution orientation of the flattest kind—problem: "Doctor, if I touch this it hurts. What should I do?" solution: "Stop touching it." Later, the patient dies of a cancer that could have been cured if it had been detected quickly. Examining a problem without considering its context minimizes the possibility of finding a real solution. Some high-tech companies are dominated by a "we want the future today" mentality. The ambitious manager gives his employees numerous tasks without realizing that they simply don"t have enough time to carry them out. Consequently, several conflicts arise: The employees feel overwhelmed by too many tasks and assignments, and the manager is convinced that his people don"t fulfill the needs of the company. Tension builds until the top management has to interfere. But trying to solve the problem by pointing out the manager"s "task overdose" probably won"t work because it didn"t work when they tried it in the past. Blaming the employees for being incompetent or lazy won"t work either—although unfortunately this happens frequently. Instead, the top management must consider the context—the business mindset of "we want the future today." It is this mentality that causes the manager to behave the way he does, and the management, therefore, must take this into account when they encourage him to provide more efficient leadership by behaving in alternative ways. Perhaps the manager has the (misguided) notion that the amount of work he assigns is proportionate to the importance of his position—according to this logic, the more assignments he gives, the harder he is working. Two large banks were planning to merge. A task force was set up to guide the process. The chairman of the work group was well aware of the fact that competition could arise between the employees of the merging partners. By first asking everyone which elements of their previous company they definitely wanted to keep, he gave them the opportunity to make concrete propositions. Then, taking these propositions into account, he offered a consensus about the L.Cauffman 6/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED task force"s goals. From this he deduced that a slogan—"the best of both"— could serve as a guideline for further development of the process. Thus, when tension arose during the course of the merger, the project manager could fall back on this created context. This made it easier for everyone involved to avoid the traps these types of processes often fall into. It also helped both banks to quickly gear their procedures—both internal and external—toward each other. 3. Goal Setting Clear, concrete and realistic goals that are important to the client and his company, lead the coaching intervention to swift and lasting results. The question: "What should we discuss in this meeting so that this conversation will be useful?" is the standard question to initiate goal setting. You can use this question when starting every meeting in order to get focused on goals and avoid talking in the air. The art of Solution-Focused Coaching lies in the reshaping and redefining of the goals towards do-able and useful goals that then become beacons on the road to success. 4. Exceptions There isn"t a single problem in the (business) world thinkable that is there all the time and with the same intensity. Solution-Focused Coaches focus on these exceptions since they are partial solutions. Elaborating these partial solutions by using Solution-Building questions, promote gradual change towards more permanent solutions. The Solution-Focused Coach concentrates on the "who, how, what, when, and where" of exceptions. An example: Janet complains that her coworkers consistently ignore her during team meetings and is so irritated by this that she is at odds with her team members. The Solution-Focused Coach will not suggest that she try talking to her coworkers about the problem. (Janet"s answer to this suggestion would most likely be: "I have already tried that many times and it only makes things worse.") It is better to look for the moments in which she does have positive contact with her colleagues. We call these moments "exceptions to the problem". If it turns out that her colleagues don"t ignore her during small, informal meetings, the Solution-Focused Coach will ask her to further investigate these moments: How do you react to your colleagues during these informal meetings when the conversation is going well? How does you behave differently then? What exactly do you say then? The next step is to help her to translate that behavior into the team meeting setting. 5. Resources Traditional models assume that problems arise because of a staff"s deficiency or inability to create a solution. The Solution-building approach holds the assumption that the employees involved in the problem do have the resources to solve that problem. The job of the Solution-building manager is to help the employees to (re) discover these "forgotten" resources and/or to give them new tools to build solutions. In this context, we define "resources" as every available tool that can be used to create solutions. Resources can be things as intangible as effort, motivation, L.Cauffman 7/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED loyalty to the company, collegiality, or expertise, but they also can be very concrete tools, such as communication skills, crisis and conflict management, procedures, business insights, technical tools, time, money, or attention. Sometimes what initially seems negative can be considered a positive: A crisis can become an opportunity, a setback in business opens your eyes, loss of clients prompt you to pay more attention to clients, complaints may encourage you to be more customer-oriented, your company"s weaknesses may become opportunities for improvement, threats become chances—the list goes on. 6. Complimenting Compliment giving is an important skill that is seriously neglected. For solutionbuilding managers, giving compliments is a natural way of communicating to people. They don"t give compliments just to be friendly or to garner approval from their colleagues. The point of giving compliments is to build a positive working relationships, give the client self-confidence, elicit a solution focus instead of a problem focus, and support and increase the possibility for change. Compliments are a powerful confirmation of the useful behavior of employees. And try to remember: "Every compliment yields a dividend!" 7. Scaling Questions People often think in absolute terms: They feel good or they feel bad. Something goes well or goes poorly. The company results are good or bad. The light is on or off. It"s black or white. But most matters in life, and in business, aren"t black and white—the range of grays is almost infinite. (There are only a few exceptions: You are dead or alive, pregnant or not..) In fact, such black-andwhite thinking will quickly trap us into believing that a problem isn"t really solved until everything is perfect, while in reality, small improvement is often the first step toward a solution. The solution-building model uses a ten-point scale to help to reveal these shades of gray. This technique is exceptionally useful in the business world, where people are used to working with numbers and scales are readily accepted. The "scale of Progress" is used to measure progress toward a solution. It should be asked in the following way: "If I were to ask you to situate yourself somewhere on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates the moment when you were performing badly on the job and 10 indicates the moment when you think the problems have been sufficiently solved to continue working comfortably and functionally, where would you say you are at this moment?" Accept whatever number your employee mentions and then ask: " OK, so you say you are on a 3. Good, now what is already different so that you are able to give it a 3?" Help the employee to elaborate the answer in as much detail as possible. Make abundant use of the question "What else?" as this will help to elicit more lively details and keeps your employee going. Continue this line of questioning by asking: "What is the smallest next step that could move you up on the scale? What would it take?" L.Cauffman 8/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED 8. Future Orientation: the Miracle Question. Solution-building managers introduce the miracle question by asking clients if they will grant them permission to ask a peculiar question that initially may seem irrelevant. After the client has given the manager permission, he or she asks the following question (preferably in a slightly dramatized way): Imagine that you go to sleep tonight, and while you are sleeping a miracle happens. You wake up not knowing that the miracle has occurred. How would you know a miracle has happened? What would you do differently? What would make you realize the miracle had happened? The miracle question is useful for several reasons. First, the word "miracle" gives the client permission to think about the widest spectrum of possibilities. After all, a miracle doesn"t have any boundaries or rules. Therefore, the client is prompted to think broadly. Second, the question circumvents resistance: Because the answer need not be part of the "rational" world, there is no need to use rational counterarguments. Third, the miracle question is future-oriented— the answers are connected to a future in which problems are no longer problems. The miracle question de-emphasizes the problems of today and yesterday and refocuses the client"s attention toward a possible future in which more satisfactory solutions are at hand. Fourth, it is an elegant way to elicit clear, future-oriented objectives from clients. Finding solutions becomes much easier once clear objectives have been set. (Objectives will be discussed further later in this chapter.). Conclusion: Combining Solution Talk and Solution-Building Questions while dancing along the eightstep dance, allows you to maximize your efficiency as Solution-Focused Coach. Have fun! Louis Cauffman www.solution-focused-management.com www.korzybski.com Insoo Kim Berg www.brief-therapy.org L.Cauffman 9/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED Short bio of Louis Cauffman: *Director-Owner of the Korzybski Foundation, an international training institute in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with branches in Belgium, Holland and France. *Director-Owner of the Integrative Management Institute bvba, a consulting company that specializes both in family-owned business AND in Solution-Focused Board Room Coaching & Strategic Management for (multi)national (not-for) profit companies. Address: Louis Cauffman Marcel Habetslaan 31 b-3600 GENK BELGIUM +32 89 38 33 22 Short Bio of Insoo Kim Berg: *Co-founder of the Brief Family Therapy Centre, Milwaukee, USA *Known as the "Sherlock Holmes of psychotherapy", Insoo is working with large (non)profit organizations where she introduces the Solution-Focused approach in her own irresistible style. L.Cauffman 10/10 PUBLICATION ACCEPTED
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Can you ID these TOS guest stars?
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May 15 2013, 08:23 AM
Definitely Herbert. Maybe.
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...can you identify this actress or her role? (The guy next to her is kind of a clue.)
Yeah, he pretty much gives it away.
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I was bored, and happened to wiki Emily Banks, and that led to the fact that she was a former Miss Rheingold - which probably means nothing to anyone here, ...
And then again, perhaps it might mean something, after all.
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Located in the mountains, this Lech am Arlberg hotel offers ski-in/ski-out access within 9 mi (15 km) of Mittagspitze, Warth Schrocken Ski Resort, and St. Christoph am Arlberg Ski Area. Galzig Cable Car and Arlberg Pass are also within 12 mi (20 km).
Hotel Features
Ski into Kristiania Lech, where you can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge, eat a meal at the restaurant, and enjoy comforts including a spa tub and a full-service spa.
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All 29 rooms offer comforts like pillowtop beds and Egyptian cotton sheets, plus free WiFi and TVs with DVD players. Guests will also find 24-hour room service, minibars, and pillow menus.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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After a day on the slopes, indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa or soothe your muscles in the spa tub. For a free ride to the slopes, hop on the mountain hotel's complimentary ski shuttle. Conveniences like ski storage, skiing lessons, and ski passes allow you to spend less time with logistics and more time on the slopes. At the end of the day, order après-ski drinks at the hotel's bar.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This luxury hotel also offers a sauna and a steam room. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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Thank you Boy ScoutsPublished 5:53pm Wednesday, November 6, 2013
The holiday season is here again and it's time for everyone to turn to their attention to the less fortunate.
The Boy Scouts of America are getting the holiday season started right this weekend with their annual "Scouting for Food" event.
Residents of Selma and Dallas County are invited to fill shopping bags with canned goods and set those bags by their mailboxes early Saturday.
Teams of Scouts will spread out around the county beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday to pick up all of the donations, which will be given to the Salvation Army.
Not only will your donation help those less fortunate, but also, Boy Scouts District Executive Leith Wilson said the donation drive will teach the Boy Scouts several valuable lessons.
"It teaches the boys there are people who are less fortunate, who don't have enough food," Wilson said. "It is helping them to understand the need to help."
This is the 25th year that the Tukabatchee Area Council of the Boys Scouts of America has organized the food drive, and Scout Executive Bill Morgan told the Times-Journal this week that the results have been pretty impressive over the years.
"Over the period of time, we have averaged more than 25,000 pounds of food each year in the 14 counties where we do this particular drive," Morgan said.
Morgan said that the goal for this year is to collect 20,000 pounds of food over the 14 counties.
But this should be the year residents of Selma and Dallas County, who have the means, go even further than in years past, and give even more than before.
A few dollars of canned goods can mean so much to someone who doesn't have the ability to keep their plate full. And with the Boy Scouts collecting the donations, we don't have to go any further than our mail box to help them this holiday season.
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