Reflections on leadership.I've just read the October issue of your magazine, and it's a beauty. Every article has relevance, each of them is well-written and, in combination, they represent a hip, yet adult publication of much promise. What prompted this fan letter (rare for me), however, was your Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. ("How Not to Lead"). It is powerful, and it is right. Sidney Harman Dr. Sidney Harman, currently chairman of Harman International Industries, Inc., has been active in education, government, and industry. He served for three years as president of Friends World College, a worldwide, experimental Quaker College, and is the founder and an active member Executive Chairman Harman International Washington, D.C. Your Editor's Note in the October issue was outstanding. The point that both CEOs and politicians could heed the same advice was striking. Gerard R. Roche Senior Chairman Heidrick & Struggles New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of I read the Editor's Note with dismay. I served as a Defense Department civilian in Iraq from November 2003 until June 2004. The Iraq I knew was unrecognizable from the mainstream media coverage. Journalists avidly cover every bad thing that happens in Iraq--and most of the bad news they report is probably true. It was clear to me, however, that the press minimizes coverage of progress or success. Judging by the headlines, Iraq seems to consist of nothing more than a few neighborhoods in Baghdad and the so-called Sunni Triangle The Sunni Triangle refers to a densely-populated region of Iraq to the northwest of Baghdad that is inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs. The roughly triangular area's corners are usually said to lie near Baghdad (on the east side of the triangle), Ramadi (on the west side) and . Basra, Najaf and the Kurdish areas have essentially vanished from the Western news precisely because they are largely peaceful and making progress. I routinely traveled to shopping areas, businesses, factories and construction sites, in all of which one saw ordinary Iraqis going about the daily work of making their lives better. And a few weeks ago, Iraqis again turned out in astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. numbers to vote on the proposed constitution. Preparations are being made for the next round of legislative elections, slated for December. Sunnis, many expressing regret for their boycott of the first vote last January, participated in this round and are readying their candidate lists for the next one. Iraq is a democracy in its infant stages. The process may be eventful e·vent·ful adj. 1. Full of events: an eventful week. 2. Important; momentous: an eventful decision. and drawn out, but it is real. Michael Fleischer Michael Fleischer is a United States businessman from the state of New Jersey and on March 13 2004 was appointed to the post of Director of Private Sector Development for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. President Bogen Communications Intl. Ramsey, N.J. |
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