Fred Harteis News & Articles

Fred Harteis News Articles - Prescription sleeping pills can cause unusual behavior like driving and eating while asleep, the Food and Drug Administration warned today.

The F.D.A. ordered the makers of Ambien, Lunesta and 11 other commonly used sleep medications to issue strong new label warnings about those risks, and to produce brochures about safe use of the drugs. Pharmacies would give the brochures to patients when prescriptions are dispensed.

The agency will also require label warnings to note the possibility of severe allergic reactions and facial swelling ... more »

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Tuesday, March 13

Fred Harteis News - Orrin Woodward Poor Results Look Consider Lack of Leadership

by M Carter on Tue 13 Mar 2007 09:37 PM EDT

Fred Harteis News - Leadership Lacking Observations from Orrin Woodward

When leaders or those in a position to lead shirk their responsibilities, cut corners, or fail in their responsibilities, the results are far-reaching. Says Bill George in Authentic Leadership, “A Time/CNN poll taken in the summer of 2002 reported that per cent of those polled feel that the ‘typical CEO is less honest and ethical than the average person.’

- Adapted from Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady’s Launching Leadership Revolution

About Orrin Woodward and Laurie ...   more »

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Monday, March 12

Fred Harteis News Articles - Chief Army Medical Officer Ousted in Walter Reed Furor

by M Carter on Mon 12 Mar 2007 09:11 PM EDT

Fred Harteis News Articles - The Army’s top medical officer was forced into retirement Monday, yet another aftereffect of the disclosure of shoddy conditions for outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The ousted officer, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, the Army surgeon general, became the third high-ranking official to lose his job because of shabby living quarters and bureaucratic tangles endured by wounded troops returned from combat.

“I submitted my retirement because I think it is in the best interest of the Army,” General Kiley said ...   more »

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Sunday, March 11

Fred Harteis News ~ Setting Goals

by M Carter on Sun 11 Mar 2007 03:14 PM EDT

Fred Harteis News – The way in which you set goals strongly affects their effectiveness.

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

Vince Lombardi

The following broad guidelines apply to setting effective goals:

Positive Statement: express your goals positively: 'Execute this technique well' is a much better goal than 'don't make this stupid mistake’.

Be Precise: if you set a precise ...   more »

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Saturday, March 10

Fred Harteis News Articles - Appeals Court Says Gun Ban Violates 2nd Amendment

by M Carter on Sat 10 Mar 2007 10:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - A federal appeals court in Washington today struck down on Second Amendment grounds a gun control law in the District of Columbia that bars residents from keeping handguns in their homes.

The court relied on a constitutional interpretation that has been rejected by nine federal appeals courts around the nation. The decision was the first from a federal appeals court to hold a gun-control law unconstitutional on the ground that the Second Amendment protects the rights of individuals, as opposed to a collective right ...   more »

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Friday, March 9

Fred Harteis News - Orrin Woodward Look At Results

by M Carter on Fri 09 Mar 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Leadership Observations from Orrin Woodward

The level of leadership exhibited determines the results. Over time, where there are lackluster results, there is a leadership deficiency. Where there are stellar results, there is strong leadership. John Maxwell says that “everything rises and falls on leadership.”

- Adapted from Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady’s Launching Leadership Revolution

About Orrin Woodward and Laurie Woodward

Columnist Orrin Woodward has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from GMI, and Business Administration ...   more »

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Thursday, March 8

Fred Harteis News Articles -Obama Says His Investments Did Not Present a Conflict of Interest

by M Carter on Thu 08 Mar 2007 10:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - Senator Barack Obama said Wednesday that he did not believe it was a conflict of interest to seek investment advice and use the brokerage services recommended by a friend and political contributor. He said he had not been aware that his broker had invested up to $100,000 in two companies backed by some of his top donors.

“At no point did I know what stocks were held,” Mr. Obama said. “And at no point did I direct how those stocks were invested.”

Mr. ...   more »

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Wednesday, March 7

Fred Harteis News - Woodward Leadership Purpose Varies

by M Carter on Wed 07 Mar 2007 08:41 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Leadership Observations from Orrin Woodward

Many people are interested in leadership for what they imagine it can provide them, including:

1. Power

2. Control

3. Perks or Being Served.

But the life of a leader is quite different from such expectations. The life of a leader involves:

1. Giving power (empowering)

2. Helping others fix problems and move forward

3. Serving others.

- Adapted from Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady’s Launching Leadership Revolution

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Tuesday, March 6

Fred Harteis News Articles - Congress Hears of Neglect in Veterans' Care

by M Carter on Tue 06 Mar 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - Reports of bureaucratic entanglement and indifference on the part of the military’s medical care system, rather than the condition of buildings in the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, dominated a Congressional hearing today on how wounded veterans are treated.

“These problems go well beyond the walls of Walter Reed,” said Representative John F. Tierney, Democrat of Massachusetts, the chairman of a House oversight subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs. He said that as larger numbers of soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan...   more »

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Monday, March 5

Fred Harteis News - Woodward Leadership Influence Is The Product

by M Carter on Mon 05 Mar 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Leadership Observations from Orrin Woodward

George Burns said, “To be effective, a leader must have influence. But influence is a product of great leadership; it is not synonymous with it. You can have influence in a person’s life without leading him anywhere..”



Leadership is the influence of others in a productive, vision-driven direction and is done through the example, conviction and character of the leader.

- Adapted from Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady’s Launching Leadership Revolution

About Orrin ...   more »

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Sunday, March 4

Fred Harteis News Articles - Facing N.C.A.A., the Best Defense Is a Legal Team

by M Carter on Sun 04 Mar 2007 11:10 AM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - The black binders contained more than 700 pages and documented the misdeeds of the University of Kansas men’s and women’s basketball and football programs. Among the findings were payments to athletes and academic fraud. The report suggested remedies like self-imposed probation and a reduction in scholarships.

The investigation and the sanctions did not come from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Instead, they were produced by a private law firm stocked with former N.C.A.A. investigators and hired by Lew Perkins a day after he became ...   more »

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Saturday, March 3

Fred Harteis News - Louis Mazzante & Jean Mazzante Making Wise Decisions

by M Carter on Sat 03 Mar 2007 10:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Louis Mazzante, “Our actions speak more loudly than words.”

Louis and Jean Mazzante: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

MAZZANTE ABOUT MAKING   DECISIONS

William McKinley, the 25^th U.S. President, once had to choose between two equally qualified men for a key job. He puzzled over the choice until he remembered a long-ago incident.

On a rainy night, McKinley had boarded a crowded streetcar. One of the men he was not considering had also been ...   more »

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Friday, March 2

Fred Harteis News Articles - Bush Vows to Speed Up Aid for Gulf Coast

by M Carter on Fri 02 Mar 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News Articles - President Bush traveled today to the Gulf Coast, still trying to recover from the winds and floods of 2005, and vowed to do everything he could to speed up federal assistance.

“Of the things I’ve heard loud and clear is that there’s a continued frustration with the slowness of federal response at times,” Mr. Bush said at Biloxi City Hall after meeting with public officials and community leaders. “And therefore it’s important for me to hear that, and my friend Don Powell to ...   more »

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Thursday, March 1

Fred Harteis News - Colombo DiSalvatore Karen DiSalvatore Think About It

by M Carter on Thu 01 Mar 2007 09:00 PM EST

Fred Harteis News - Colombo DiSalvatore, “Each of these thinkers made observations in their writings that benefit us in business.”

Colombo and Karen DiSalvatore: Quick Leadership Wit and Wisdom

Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie.

William Shakespeare – All’s Well that Ends Well

I have never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.

Paul Harvey – Radio commentator

Change your thoughts and you change the world.

Harold R. McAlindon - Writer

Colombo DiSalvatore and Karen DiSalvatore are members of IBOAI...   more »

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