In the course of my consulting practice, I sometimes get involved in consulting assignments and litigation that involve the breakdown of an outsourcing arrangement. Although there can be any number of causes, it seems that many of these disputes result from a deterioration of the relationship itself. The flawed relationships then lead to poor cost […]

On May 6, 2015, former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright died at the age of 92. To those who remember Jim Wright it may be because he was the first House speaker in history to be driven from office. After 34 years in Congress, he resigned on April 30, 1989, in the middle of his […]