"The more you refute them, the more evidence those people see that the conspiracy is very pervasive," says Faculty Fellow Tom Hollihan to the San Francisco Chronicle. Hollihan was giving his insight on the recent developments in the 'Climategate' scandal including accusations that five different groups of researchers were manipulating data to show that the world was getting warmer…….Continue Reading Hollihan comments on ‘Climategate’
News
Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment
Senior Fellow Derek Shearer has joined with sixteen notable economists in a consensus statement released to the website The Daily Beast. "We recognize the necessity of a program to cut the mid- and long-term federal deficit," the group stated in their release, "but the imperative requirement now…is to restore a full measure of economic activity." Shearer's economic team also included Joseph Stiglitz, Alan Blinder, Laura Tyson and Sir Harold Evans…….Continue Reading Shearer joins team of economists calling for urgent action against unemployment
Updates from the War Room
Cinny Kennard and her team of researchers are hard at work preparing their report for the Federal Communications Comission entitled Future of Media & Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age (FOM) . Based in the offices at the CCLP, the team has set up a war room, spending countless hours researching each member's assigned area of focus. Kennard was approached by the FCC for this project, specifically to research the state of television news on commercial broadcast. The FOM project is led by Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the FCC, Steve Waldman…….Continue Reading Updates from the War Room
Bennis on the Leadership of Steinbrenner
"George Steinbrenner's success can be summed in one word: Dollars," is how Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis describes the leadership of Yankees owner, the late George Steinbrenner, who passed away earlier this week. "Steinbrenner's leadership was costly…Hiring and firing managers at will can only be done with [his] personal wealth…" But Bennis recognizes that Steinbrenner's leadership was not all about the money. In order to be successful, Steinbrenner had to possess the ability to lead his team, even though he was not on the field. "One example of 'leadership rules' that could simply be called 'grown up' manners is that exemplary……Continue Reading Bennis on the Leadership of Steinbrenner
Baer comments on LOST star joining SVU cast
Senior Fellow Neal Baer was quoted several on various Hollywood news sites regarding his recent casting choice for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The announcement was made on July 7, 2010 that Henry Ian Cusick of "LOST" has joined the main cast of the TV drama. Baer says he cast Ian because he is "a sharp, smart leader and very charismatic."……Continue Reading Baer comments on LOST star joining SVU cast
Bennis cited in Cole article about Anarachy in management
American Public Media's "Marketplace" ran a commentary by K.C. Cole of the USC Annenberg School about the benefits of a relaxed management style. Cole interviewed Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis for her piece. "Smart leaders gather great people and simply let them do. No bulky chains of command. Few rules and lots of play. Failure encouraged. Persuasion valued over coercion," is what Bennis believes makes leaders successful in their environment…….Continue Reading Bennis cited in Cole article about Anarachy in management
Stacy Smith in Snarky’s Cinemachine
Research conducted by Faculty Fellow Stacy Smith was cited in a blog post by Snarky's Cinemachine on action hero franchises…….Continue Reading Stacy Smith in Snarky’s Cinemachine
A Congressman Reaches Out — And Ducks!
RESEDA, Calif. — Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from the 27th District of California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, is a congressman who is obviously not afraid of his constituents. Many are these days, but Sherman takes out advertisements in local newspapers urging people to come and reason with (or yell at) him at "Town Hall" meetings. Several hundred, maybe a thousand, did just that last Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of Reseda High School. He is good at this. He has done 140 of them. There are cookies and punch outside the hall. He introduces his……Continue Reading A Congressman Reaches Out — And Ducks!
Bennis at USC Architecture Exec Ed
Distinguished Fellow Warren Bennis will be a guest speaker at the USC Architecture Executive Education program in July, lecturing on the power of credibility and the role of leadership in a creative environment…….Continue Reading Bennis at USC Architecture Exec Ed
Adam Clayton Powell Daily Breeze
Daily Breeze quoted Adam Clayton Powell III, Senior Fellow and USC Vice Provost for Globalization, on USC's partnership with Songdo Global University Campus in South Korea…….Continue Reading Adam Clayton Powell Daily Breeze