Top Picks ~ Week of March 5, 2007

From Naked Capitalism Normally, I don’t report on anecdotes from my immediate circle, but a set of conversations in less than a 24 hour period

By Catherine Austin Fitts In the last week, I have gotten several questions on leadership – in particular on women and leadership.  I promised to

By Harriet Johnson Brackey When Jason Grodensky bought his modest Fort Lauderdale home in December, he paid cash. But seven months later, he was surprised

The yuan is, in the Chinese language, the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The distinction between yuan and renminbi is analogous

By Joe Mysak The search is on for the next $800,000-a-year city manager. The taxpayers of Bell, California, a 2.5-square-mile city just outside Los Angeles