One might argue that the real John McCain is well illustrated in the videos below. Many insiders who know John McCain have hinted about Mr. McCain’s testiness and temper, and we’ve seen some examples of it in the press. He seems pretty good at hiding this aspect of his personality in most cases, but I would suggest that cool heads need to prevail after 8 years of the current president and vice-president. The following are three clips taken from an interview of John McCain by the Des Moines Register.
UPDATE:
Politico reports more McCain testiness on October 2, 2008:
“We just followed McCain down the steps following the vote to ask him about the reaction of House Republicans to the vote. He didn’t appreciate the company.
McCain: “Excuse me, you’re bothering me.”
Politico: “I’m bothering you?”
McCain: “Excuse me, I have to go.”
Maybe it’s time for McCain to retire if he’s so bothered. Article here.
I just noticed that Barack Obama has an area on his website that describes his economic plan for the US. With all the recent financial trouble in the news, this issue seems appropriate for discussion in Skaneateles and/or any small town in America.
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Effective leaders are adept at resolving conflicts and managing work groups.
If you’d like to hone your skills in either of these areas, check out the new videos available on the website of Skaneateles resident Kenneth A. “Buzz” Shaw, chancellor emeritus of Syracuse University. They can be found at http://whitman.syr.edu/shaw.
“These are two of the most important skills to learn—no leader can be effective without them,” says Shaw, who has spent more than 30 years studying, practicing and writing about leadership. Shaw is now a University Professor at SU and teaches leadership to both undergraduate and graduate students.
The videos, which are unrehearsed and unedited, contain scenarios acted out by Shaw’s graduate students.
In the conflict resolution videos, Shaw outlines a four-step approach to conflict resolution and introduces six conflicts: (more…)
Dr. Robert Kiltz and Elaine Wolf Steinberg hosted and were speakers at this workshop at the CNY Healing Arts Center in Syracuse, discussing how positive thinking can better the lives of every person. Dr. Rob is also the Director of CNY Fertility Center and MindBodySmile.
Here’s the trailer for the new Oliver Stone movie, “W,” based on the life of President George W. Bush. Josh Brolin plays Bush, Elizabeth Banks plays his wife Laura, and Richard Dreyfuss plays Vice President Dick Cheney. Best of all, Rob Corddry plays former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. The movie is slated for release on October 17.
Each week Tom Seeley sends me over his newsletter for the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary club so we can get it posted to their blog here on SkanTalk. There is always interesting stuff in their and Tom does a great job. There is an interesting article in this week’s newsletter about Rhett Weiss (Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary’s first President) and the current job he holds with Google. Yes, you read it right … THE GOOGLE (more…)
Each week Tom Seeley sends me over his newsletter for the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary club so we can get it posted to their blog here on SkanTalk. There is always interesting stuff in their and Tom does a great job. There is an interesting article in this week’s newsletter about Rhett Weiss (Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary’s first President) and the current job he holds with Google. Yes, you read it right … THE GOOGLE 
