January 24, 2011
As the newly minted president and COO of Medtronic, Bill George had to cool his jets for a while at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, waiting to begin a day on the job learning about the company’s products firsthand. He soon learned in the operating room why Medtronic’s catheter sales weren’t great …
December 8, 2010
In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police shot 11 people, at least some of whom were thought to be looters. While he denies giving the order to shoot looters, former Police Chief Warren Riley does acknowledge telling police captains to “take back the city.” How it was interpreted points to how dangerous ambiguous orders can be.