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- Obama's Talmudic obligation
The escalating conflagration in Gaza will be a massive test of President-elect Barack Obama's leadership capacity. His predecessor has stayed largely out of the Israeli-Palestinian issue, saying "there's no Nobel Peace Prize to be had" there. Obama, who has spoken eloquently about the importance of homeland, owes it to the world to try, writes David Remnick. The New Yorker
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- Disney CEO has the magic
Walt Disney Co. is back. CEO Bob Iger has achieved a creative and financial revival at the Magic Kingdom, thanks largely to two strategic decisions: focusing the company on "franchises" -- such as the tween heartthrobs known as the Jonas Brothers -- and the acquisition of Pixar Films. CNNMoney.com/Fortune
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- 4 reasons to build a "service inventory"
Companies such as Zoots dry cleaning chain and JW Marriott have learned to build their "service inventories" for the same reasons firms have physical inventories -- to shield them from variability of demand, provide economies of scale and improve their response times. "Building service inventory means doing work before customers show up. Hence, less needs to be done after a given customer walks in," say the authors of this report. Kellogg Insight
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- Why meetings matter now
Companies may be tempted to cancel corporate gatherings to save money, but leadership consultant John Baldoni says downturns are a time to renew trust, and meetings are essential. "Now more than ever, senior leaders need to be seen and especially heard by the people who are counting on them for direction and focus," he says. HarvardBusiness.org/Leadership at Work blog
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- TVs learn to surf
Television sets are about to get smarter, judging by a confluence of corporate announcements on Monday. Samsung says it is launching a line of flat-panel televisions that will have Yahoo! applications built in, allowing viewers easy access to Internet services. Meanwhile, LG Electronics and Netflix revealed plans to sell "Broadband HDTVs" so that customers can stream movies directly from Netflix without a separate component. Google/Agence France-Presse
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- Did they see it coming?
Commercial psychics say the recession is changing their business. Channelers and tarot-card readers say their clients no longer ask about love or lottery numbers, just jobs and money. The owner of one metaphysical business says clients are booking shorter, cheaper services. "The fear out there is just so sad," says Maxine Taylor, an astrologer and healer whose clients include corporate executives. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration)
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The political obits for George W. Bush are rolling in. Howard Gardner, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, says Bush "must take the blame and be recorded in history as a failed leader." The 9/11 attacks "briefly galvanized some leadership potential ... but this potential was completely dissipated by the disastrous decision to conquer Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein," Gardner says. 
