Author Archives: Justin Locke

The Justin Locke Show

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Justin Locke

Oh my goodness, I knew I was going to be on Chronicle HD (a magazine show on the Boston ABC affiliate, very popular here in Eastern MA) but I had no idea that I would be so heavily featured!!  Wow!!  … Continue reading →

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High standards are often counterproductive

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Justin Locke

While I am all for the "vetting" process to root out potential incompetence in people seeking high office, the ultra-high standards that we have imposed upon high public officials have gone to the point where they are actually backfiring. The Obama administration … Continue reading →

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Mad Magazine Explains the Lack of Outrage over the FInancial Crisis

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Justin Locke

Many years ago I read a cartoon in Mad Magazine by Dave Berg (I think). In the first panel, there was this president of a company, who came out of his office and started yelling at all the workers at … Continue reading →

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I will be on WCVB’s CHRONICLE HD Thursday April 9 7:30 pm (Boston)

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Justin Locke

Hey there all you regular readers of my blog, in Boston,  I will be featured on Chronicle HD thursday night! http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/index.html Needless to say I am quite thrilled to have my book cover on their website where thousands of their … Continue reading →

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Connection vs Disconnection: The Great American Blog Post

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Justin Locke

I have this friend who is a gestalt therapist, Dr. Bob Lee . . . he writes a lot of books, mostly for people in his profession, but he said something once to layman little me that sure made a … Continue reading →

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The automatic censorship of bad news

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Justin Locke

We like to say that we have freedom of the press in the United States. While this is true in terms of government regulation, in the commercial realm this is not really the case. Here’s the thing: if you want … Continue reading →

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I confess, I’m a media ho — in hi def no less

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Justin Locke

Well I had quite a day– the folks from Chronicle, a nightly magazine show produced  here in Boston by WCVB, the local ABC affiliate, came to my house and interviewed me about my book "Principles of Applied Stupidity."  Below, a shot … Continue reading →

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I’m in the Boston Globe today

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Justin Locke

quite unexpected! http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/waltham/2009/03/strike_up_the_band.html be sure to check out my buddy alex's bookstore site ! http://www.backpagesbooks.com/

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This is strictly for meeting and event planners

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Justin Locke

Being a speaker, I of course deal with meeting and event planners all the time. There is quite a hubbub in the meeting and event industry these days about possible legislation to curtail expenditures for meetings by corporate fatcats . … Continue reading →

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Harry Markopolos and Bernie Madoff have got me thinking . . .

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Justin Locke

Stupid question of the day . . . Bernie Madoff got 150 years in jail… seems about right to me. So I was reading about this Harry Markopolos, the guy who repeatedly warned people about Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. What made … Continue reading →

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