Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Robert Bernard Reichis an American political commentator, professor, and author. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth24 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
moving people inspire
You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring.
country jobs thinking
I think re-engineering or restructuring or downsizing or rightsizing or whatever you want to call it, it's basically firing, has gone way too far. Employees, as I've talked to them across the country, feel that they are not respected, they are not valued, they are worried about their jobs. They simply feel that the company is no longer loyal to them. Why should they be loyal to the company, they ask me. Why should I go the extra mile? Why should I care?
winning fields republican
On the Republican playing field, Republicans always win.
political movement political-movements
You can't create a political movement out of pabulum.
bully hallmark civilized
Standing up to bullies is the hallmark of a civilized society.
ideas problem dangerous
In the life of a nation, few ideas are more dangerous than good solutions to the wrong problems.
humorous reality average
Averages don't always reveal the most telling realities. You know, Shaquille O'Neal and I have an average height of 6 feet.
philosophy political growth
Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.
business mean responsibility
In the early 1970s, Milton Friedman argued that corporations should not be socially responsible because they had no mandate to be; they existed to make money, not to be charitable institutions. But in the economy of the 21st century, corporations cannot be socially responsible, if social responsibility is understood to mean sacrificing profits for the sake of some perceived social good. That's because competition has become so much more intense.
want agents failing
If you want to be a change agent, you have to ready to fail.
source employee dedicated
Well-trained and dedicated employees are the only sustainable source of competitive strength.
lying technology routine
In a world where routine production is footloose...competitive advantage lies not in one-time breakthroughs but in continual improvements. Stable technologies get away.
bankers rich socialism
Socialism for rich bankers and capitalism for everyone else.
retirement asking pay
We need to expand Social Security to prevent the looming retirement crisis, and we can do it simply by asking billionaires to pay their fair share.