Category Archives: News and Events

The Barometer asked her former college BB player father, upon Coach John Calipari’s Kentucky hiring, “Why would a school hire this guy?” Dad shrugged. The NCAA just seemed to circle the guy like buzzards — only he never died. Schools … Continue reading →

The Barometer was asked this question following a speech. Together my questioner and I noted all of the business executives and politicians who keep repeating the behaviors of others who have paid mightily (in fines and in the slammer). One … Continue reading →

Ole Miss (University of Mississippi) is under investigation for alleged recruiting violations in its football program. In August, the athletic director (Ross Bjork) had to have the full coaching staff sign a form acknowledging that “prepaid phones, pay as you … Continue reading →

United, Delta, and American appear to have remarkable records for on-time performance, ranking right up there in the 80% range, on average. Meanwhile, JetBlue and Southwest have numbers dipping down into the 60% range. Is there really that much difference … Continue reading →

There is a continuing investigation into Barclays CEO James E. (Jes) Staley’s attempts to unmask a whistleblower who was critical of Mr. Staley’s hiring of longtime associate at his former bank (JP Morgan) for a top position at the bank. … Continue reading →

Volkswagen CEO, Matthias Muller, in an interview with William Boston of the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Boston’s reporting on the VW scandal has been stellar. Let’s contrast with the initial statements by then CEO Martin Winterkorn when the emissions falsification … Continue reading →

Here’s a safety tip: Just assume when you tweet, e-mail, chap snat, tumble, gram your instant, and anything else in cyberspace that folks will see it, resend it, and/or have it become the central focus of a presidential campaign or … Continue reading →

Let’s recap. Wells Fargo has experienced the following events in the past 12 months: In September 2016, it uncovered 2.1 fake or unauthorized account set up by employees pursuant to a sales goal program (account reps were using fictitious names, … Continue reading →

Gerard Baker, the editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal sent an e-mail to the staff of the Journal on their coverage of President Trump. Mr. Baker described the coverage of the president’s trip to Phoenix as overly opinionated, … Continue reading →

Response to Herman Miller CEO, Max De Pree, from a young employee in Herman Miller’s research department when Mr. De Pree told him that he was thinking about writing a book on leadership and requested his help on editing. Now, … Continue reading →

Rajat K. Gupta,former Goldman Sachs director, former McKinsey consultant, who was convicted of insider trading for tipping off Raj Rajaratnam (Galleon) about Warren Buffett’s critical $5 billion infusion into Goldman in 2008. Mr. Gupta served a two-year prison sentence, and … Continue reading →

Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito was a heck of a dean at the USC medical school. Under his leadership, the school went up in the rankings and hauled in millions in donations. However, it seems there was some extracurricular activity on … Continue reading →

Currently, 47% of high school graduates have an “A” average. In 1998, that figure was 38.9%. Since 1998, the SAT average has dropped from 1026 to 1002 (scale of 1600 points). Brilliant students who can’t take a test? Grade inflation? … Continue reading →

On Sunday, July 16, 2017, New York Times reporter Philip Galanes, had his 1 1/2=page interview with Bill Maher and Fran Lebowitz published as a front-page feature in the Sunday Styles section (that is the section with the weddings, goofy … Continue reading →