“Big cuts? $352 million represents LESS THAN ONE PERCENT of the state’s budget. It’s the equivalent of you or I cutting $350 form our annual spending. This kind of irresponsible ‘journalism’ is what has the citizenry so confused… Please pay attention to the facts and actually ‘reporting’ what’s going on.”
– Flooder on a breaking news report from the WBJ about Gov. Deval Patrick’s planned budget cuts.
“How wonderful! A nurse as CEO. Horray! As a nurse, I am so proud. The financial aspect of the hospital business (yess, care is a business) can be daunting. You have to be creative and innovating and hopefully [have] a board that thinks strategically…Best wishes to you Sheila!”
– ederrico on the WBJ’s interview with Sheila Day, CEO of Clinton Hospital.
“Good sound advice. As someone who has been in both the position of hiring and being hired, I found it right on.”
–Ernie on a how-to article in the WBJ about body language.
“it is refreshing to see these results given the research that shows personal characteristics do make a difference…Now the question becomes what are these companies doing to ensure they are hiring folks with people skills?”
– BettyDoo on a report that found people skills are increasingly important for accountants.