http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetChallenging the conventional wisdom with NYU Wagner School's Paul Light.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyThu, 21 Jul 2011 21:26:57 GMTThu, 21 Jul 2011 21:26:57 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22434686/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cthe0Enonprofit0Esectors0Ehaircut0C20A120C0A70C180CgIQAzQ0ARSI0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The same political and economic volatility that’s shaking this country is also rattling its 1.6 million nonprofit leaders—and they may be feeling the tremors even more deeply. </p> <p>The stock market and debt crisis have blown holes in the endowments of the nation's biggest philanthropies, and the sector's leaders have been hollowing out their organizations for three years now as volunteering and individual giving remain flat. Meanwhile, efforts to raise revenues through commercial enterprises are being challenged in court. Having been pushed to behave more like businesses for years, many nonprofits are now being treated as such by federal courts. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2011/03/18/gIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22434686/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+nonprofit+sector%E2%80%99s+haircut&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fthe-nonprofit-sectors-haircut%2F2012%2F07%2F18%2FgIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170941/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22434686/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170941/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22434686/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170941/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22434686/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2012/07/18/gIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/2209d237/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cthe0Enonprofit0Esectors0Ehaircut0C20A110C0A30C180Ce815a8b80Eb3dd0E11e0A0E98cc0E1310A0A98c2cc90Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The same political and economic volatility that’s shaking this country is also rattling its 1.6 million nonprofit leaders—and they may be feeling the tremors even more deeply. </p> <p>The stock market and debt crisis have blown holes in the endowments of the nation's biggest philanthropies, and the sector's leaders have been hollowing out their organizations for three years now as volunteering and individual giving remain flat. Meanwhile, efforts to raise revenues through commercial enterprises are being challenged in court. Having been pushed to behave more like businesses for years, many nonprofits are now being treated as such by federal courts. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2011/03/18/gIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/2209d237/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+nonprofit+sector%E2%80%99s+haircut&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fthe-nonprofit-sectors-haircut%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fe815a8b8-b3dd-11e0-98cc-1310098c2cc9_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170916/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2209d237/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170916/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2209d237/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170916/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2209d237/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2011/03/18/e815a8b8-b3dd-11e0-98cc-1310098c2cc9_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e11/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cthe0Enonprofit0Esectors0Ehaircut0C20A110C0A30C180CgIQAzQ0ARSI0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The same political and economic volatility that’s shaking this country is also rattling its 1.6 million nonprofit leaders—and they may be feeling the tremors even more deeply. </p> <p>The stock market and debt crisis have blown holes in the endowments of the nation's biggest philanthropies, and the sector's leaders have been hollowing out their organizations for three years now as volunteering and individual giving remain flat. Meanwhile, efforts to raise revenues through commercial enterprises are being challenged in court. Having been pushed to behave more like businesses for years, many nonprofits are now being treated as such by federal courts. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2011/03/18/gIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e11/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+nonprofit+sector%E2%80%99s+haircut&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fthe-nonprofit-sectors-haircut%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FgIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170893/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e11/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170893/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e11/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170893/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e11/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:11:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-nonprofit-sectors-haircut/2011/03/18/gIQAzQ0RSI_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e12/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cwith0Edebt0Epackage0Eits0Enow0Eor0Enever0Efor0Egood0Egovernment0Egroups0Eto0Etake0Ea0Estand0C20A110C0A30C180CgIQALL0AK2H0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Now that there's a real chance to put government reorganization into the debt package, good-government groups have only days to bring their considerable energy to the debate. And yet so far, most are nowhere to be found in the conversation. Many are distracted by their own (albeit perfectly legitimate) concerns, including campaign finance reform, greater transparency, whistleblower protection and personnel reform.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/with-debt-package-its-now-or-never-for-good-government-groups-to-take-a-stand/2011/03/18/gIQALL0K2H_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e12/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=With+debt+package%2C+it%E2%80%99s+now+or+never+for+good-government+groups+to+take+a+stand&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fwith-debt-package-its-now-or-never-for-good-government-groups-to-take-a-stand%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FgIQALL0K2H_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170870/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e12/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170870/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e12/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170870/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e12/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/with-debt-package-its-now-or-never-for-good-government-groups-to-take-a-stand/2011/03/18/gIQALL0K2H_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e15/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cwhy0Emark0Ewarner0Eneeds0Epaul0Evolcker0Eand0Ewhy0Eboth0Eof0Ethem0Eneed0Ethe0Egood0Egovernment0Ecommunity0C20A110C0A30C180CAGYfA6qH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>No one knows just how far Vice President Biden got in his not-so-secret talks about cutting the federal debt. Some reports suggest that he had booked about $1 trillion in savings before House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and his fellow Republicans stomped out because Democrats were talking about tax increases and new stimulus funding.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-mark-warner-needs-paul-volcker-and-why-both-of-them-need-the-good-government-community/2011/03/18/AGYfA6qH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e15/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+Mark+Warner+needs+Paul+Volcker%2C+and+why+both+of+them+need+the+good-government+community&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fwhy-mark-warner-needs-paul-volcker-and-why-both-of-them-need-the-good-government-community%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAGYfA6qH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170843/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170843/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170843/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e15/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:01:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-mark-warner-needs-paul-volcker-and-why-both-of-them-need-the-good-government-community/2011/03/18/AGYfA6qH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/226ac4d6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cis0Epainless0Edebt0Erelief0Epossible0C20A110C0A20C220CAGMyVKZH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>With the economy tanking and international tensions still high, Congress and the president are reassessing proposals for reducing the national debt. The U.S. credit ranking is in jeopardy, even as joblessness remains intractable.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-painless-debt-relief-possible/2011/03/18/AGMyVKZH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/226ac4d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Is+painless+debt+relief+possible%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fis-painless-debt-relief-possible%2F2011%2F02%2F22%2FAGMyVKZH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170818/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/226ac4d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170818/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/226ac4d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170818/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/226ac4d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-painless-debt-relief-possible/2011/02/22/AGMyVKZH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e17/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cis0Epainless0Edebt0Erelief0Epossible0C20A110C0A30C180CAGMyVKZH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>With the economy tanking and international tensions still high, Congress and the president are reassessing proposals for reducing the national debt. The U.S. credit ranking is in jeopardy, even as joblessness remains intractable.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-painless-debt-relief-possible/2011/03/18/AGMyVKZH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e17/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Is+painless+debt+relief+possible%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fis-painless-debt-relief-possible%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAGMyVKZH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170788/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e17/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170788/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e17/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170788/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e17/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-painless-debt-relief-possible/2011/03/18/AGMyVKZH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/224ced2c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cdarrell0Eissas0Edangerous0Ejob0Ecut0Eproposal0C20A110C0A30C180C14b99f9c0E960Aa0E11e0A0E8d490E4623b5f6d2af0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Darrell Issa, the House Government Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, finally introduced his own contribution to the deficit debate last week. His proposal, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011, would reduce the number of federal employees by at least 10 percent – or roughly 200,000 total positions. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/darrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal/2011/03/18/AGWYFdTH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/224ced2c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Darrell+Issa%E2%80%99s+dangerous+job+cut+proposal&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fdarrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2F14b99f9c-960a-11e0-8d49-4623b5f6d2af_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170762/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/224ced2c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170762/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/224ced2c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170762/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/224ced2c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/darrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal/2011/03/18/14b99f9c-960a-11e0-8d49-4623b5f6d2af_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e19/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cdarrell0Eissas0Edangerous0Ejob0Ecut0Eproposal0C20A110C0A30C180CAGWYFdTH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Darrell Issa, the House Government Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, finally introduced his own contribution to the deficit debate last week. His proposal, Reducing the Size of the Federal Government Through Attrition Act of 2011, would reduce the number of federal employees by at least 10 percent – or roughly 200,000 total positions. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/darrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal/2011/03/18/AGWYFdTH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e19/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Darrell+Issa%E2%80%99s+dangerous+job+cut+proposal&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fdarrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAGWYFdTH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170739/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e19/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170739/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e19/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170739/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e19/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:17:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/darrell-issas-dangerous-job-cut-proposal/2011/03/18/AGWYFdTH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cfixing0Eus0Edebt0Ewhy0Eobama0Eshouldnt0Eswing0Ewhen0Eboehner0Esays0Eits0Etime0Eto0Eplay0Elarge0Eball0C20A110C0A30C180CAGQOSIHH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>House Speaker John Boehner invited President Barack Obama to enter one-on-one negotiations on a debt relief bill this week. "This really needs to be done over the next month if we are serious about no brinksmanship and no rattling investors," he said. "The president could engage himself. I'm willing. I'm ready. It is time to have the conversation. It is time to play large ball, not small ball." </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-us-debt-why-obama-shouldnt-swing-when-boehner-says-its-time-to-play-large-ball/2011/03/18/AGQOSIHH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Fixing+U.S.+debt%3A+Boehner%E2%80%99s+offer+to+Obama&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Ffixing-us-debt-why-obama-shouldnt-swing-when-boehner-says-its-time-to-play-large-ball%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAGQOSIHH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170718/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170718/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170718/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:18:36 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-us-debt-why-obama-shouldnt-swing-when-boehner-says-its-time-to-play-large-ball/2011/03/18/AGQOSIHH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22317212/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cis0Eit0Edoomsday0Efor0Ea0Edebt0Ecompromise0C1970A0C0A10C0A10CAGNQqkFH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The possibility of meaningful debt relief is still alive, albeit on the edge of collapse. The hope that a divided government might actually produce a bipartisan blend of tax increases, defense cuts and entitlement reform seems ever distant—and a doomsday scenario ever more probable.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise/2011/03/18/AGNQqkFH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22317212/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Is+it+doomsday+for+a+debt+compromise%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fis-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise%2F1970%2F01%2F01%2FAGNQqkFH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170698/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22317212/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170698/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22317212/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170698/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22317212/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise/1970/01/01/AGNQqkFH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cis0Eit0Edoomsday0Efor0Ea0Edebt0Ecompromise0C20A110C0A30C180CAGNQqkFH0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The possibility of meaningful debt relief is still alive, albeit on the edge of collapse. The hope that a divided government might actually produce a bipartisan blend of tax increases, defense cuts and entitlement reform seems ever distant—and a doomsday scenario ever more probable.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise/2011/03/18/AGNQqkFH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Is+it+doomsday+for+a+debt+compromise%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fis-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAGNQqkFH_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170683/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170683/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170683/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/is-it-doomsday-for-a-debt-compromise/2011/03/18/AGNQqkFH_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cwhen0Evolcker0Espeaks0C20A110C0A30C180CAFfEPy9G0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker has been relatively quiet these last few months as the U.S. and world has continued its descent into financial chaos. He exited President Barack Obama’s now-defunct Economic Advisory Board last January, and continues to eschew press releases and op-eds. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/when-volcker-speaks/2011/03/18/AFfEPy9G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=When+Volcker+speaks&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fwhen-volcker-speaks%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFfEPy9G_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170669/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170669/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170669/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 23 May 2011 19:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/when-volcker-speaks/2011/03/18/AFfEPy9G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/221d3a4f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cobamas0Etepid0Eresponse0Eon0Ecutting0Egovernment0Eworkers0C20A110C0A30C0A10CAFhKEi2G0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>President Barack Obama finally met the reality of federal job cuts at a town hall meeting last week. He gave a tepid response to a tough question from a federal employee named Karin Gallo who will likely lose her job at the National Zoo sometime in the next month.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/obamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers/2011/03/18/AFhKEi2G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/221d3a4f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama%E2%80%99s+tepid+response+on+cutting+government+workers&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fobamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers%2F2011%2F03%2F01%2FAFhKEi2G_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170656/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/221d3a4f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170656/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/221d3a4f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170656/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/221d3a4f/a2t.img" border="0"/>politicsFri, 13 May 2011 16:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/obamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers/2011/03/01/AFhKEi2G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cobamas0Etepid0Eresponse0Eon0Ecutting0Egovernment0Eworkers0C20A110C0A30C180CAFhKEi2G0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>President Barack Obama finally met the reality of federal job cuts at a town hall meeting last week. He gave a tepid response to a tough question from a federal employee named Karin Gallo who will likely lose her job at the National Zoo sometime in the next month.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/obamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers/2011/03/18/AFhKEi2G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Obama%E2%80%99s+tepid+response+on+cutting+government+workers&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fobamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFhKEi2G_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170642/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170642/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170642/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1e/a2t.img" border="0"/>politicsFri, 13 May 2011 16:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/obamas-tepid-response-on-cutting-government-workers/2011/03/18/AFhKEi2G_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22748b52/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cfixing0Ethe0Eappointments0Eprocess0Esenate0Ehas0Ethe0Eright0Eend0Ein0Emind0Ebut0Ethe0Ewrong0Emeans0C20A110C0A30C290CAFKrg7zF0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The Senate is currently considering legislation to accelerate the presidential appointments process by pulling 200 positions from its confirmation calendar, turning those positions instead into ‘at will’ appointees that bypass Senate confirmation and serve at the president’s pleasure. Not a bad idea per se, but the Senate would do better to speed things up by cutting the total number of appointments all together, rather than ceding power. It should also stop using personal holds to delay confirmation of the top positions that will still remain under its control. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means/2011/03/18/AFKrg7zF_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22748b52/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Fixing+the+appointments+process%3A+Senate+has+the+right+end+in+mind+but+the+wrong+means&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Ffixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means%2F2011%2F03%2F29%2FAFKrg7zF_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170625/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22748b52/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170625/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22748b52/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170625/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22748b52/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:28:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means/2011/03/29/AFKrg7zF_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cfixing0Ethe0Eappointments0Eprocess0Esenate0Ehas0Ethe0Eright0Eend0Ein0Emind0Ebut0Ethe0Ewrong0Emeans0C20A110C0A30C180CAFKrg7zF0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>The Senate is currently considering legislation to accelerate the presidential appointments process by pulling 200 positions from its confirmation calendar, turning those positions instead into ‘at will’ appointees that bypass Senate confirmation and serve at the president’s pleasure. Not a bad idea per se, but the Senate would do better to speed things up by cutting the total number of appointments all together, rather than ceding power. It should also stop using personal holds to delay confirmation of the top positions that will still remain under its control. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means/2011/03/18/AFKrg7zF_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e1f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Fixing+the+appointments+process%3A+Senate+has+the+right+end+in+mind+but+the+wrong+means&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Ffixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFKrg7zF_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170607/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170607/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170607/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e1f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:28:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/fixing-the-appointments-process-senate-has-the-right-end-in-mind-but-the-wrong-means/2011/03/18/AFKrg7zF_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e21/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cits0Etime0Eto0Erequire0Estudents0Eto0Edo0Egood0C20A110C0A30C180CAF5qsq7E0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Business schools are under increasing pressure from students and companies alike to teach their students how to make a difference in the world. Odd though it may seem in these times of outsized bonuses and super-profits, social impact--not greed--is becoming the prime motivation as business students search for purpose. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/its-time-to-require-students-to-do-good/2011/03/18/AF5qsq7E_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e21/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=It%E2%80%99s+time+to+require+students+to+do+good&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fits-time-to-require-students-to-do-good%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAF5qsq7E_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170588/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e21/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170588/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e21/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170588/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e21/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:29:53 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/its-time-to-require-students-to-do-good/2011/03/18/AF5qsq7E_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e25/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cfilling0Eour0Emythic0Ehero0Evacuum0Eand0Estarting0Ewith0Euniversities0C20A110C0A30C180CAFzCHSjE0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Ask Americans who they most admire these days, and they generally say “no one.” Old-fashioned charismatic heroes have always been in short supply, but now they are almost completely gone as we search for someone—anyone—who will bring us out of the misery and uncertainty of economic collapse, natural disasters and tiny leaders such as the tea party's Michelle Bachmann. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/filling-our-mythic-hero-vacuum-and-starting-with-universities/2011/03/18/AFzCHSjE_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e25/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Filling+our+%E2%80%98mythic+hero%E2%80%99+vacuum%2C+and+starting+with+universities&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Ffilling-our-mythic-hero-vacuum-and-starting-with-universities%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFzCHSjE_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170572/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e25/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170572/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e25/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170572/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e25/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:37:01 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/filling-our-mythic-hero-vacuum-and-starting-with-universities/2011/03/18/AFzCHSjE_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/2234ebe0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cgovernment0Ereform0Ethe0Ebig0Eticket0Ebudget0Eitem0Eobama0Eand0Eryan0Emissed0C20A110C0A30C220CAFoT3xdD0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>President Barack Obama has finally entered the debate about big-ticket entitlement and spending reform with a $4 trillion package. About time, eh? He now stands in the ring against House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his $6 trillion proposal.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/government-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed/2011/03/18/AFoT3xdD_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/2234ebe0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Government+reform%3A+The+big-ticket+budget+item+Obama+and+Ryan+missed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fgovernment-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2FAFoT3xdD_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170556/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2234ebe0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170556/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2234ebe0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170556/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/2234ebe0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:20:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/government-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed/2011/03/22/AFoT3xdD_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e26/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cgovernment0Ereform0Ethe0Ebig0Eticket0Ebudget0Eitem0Eobama0Eand0Eryan0Emissed0C20A110C0A30C180CAFoT3xdD0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>President Barack Obama has finally entered the debate about big-ticket entitlement and spending reform with a $4 trillion package. About time, eh? He now stands in the ring against House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and his $6 trillion proposal.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/government-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed/2011/03/18/AFoT3xdD_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e26/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Government+reform%3A+The+big-ticket+budget+item+Obama+and+Ryan+missed&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fgovernment-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFoT3xdD_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170540/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e26/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170540/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e26/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170540/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e26/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:20:54 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/government-reform-the-big-ticket-budget-item-obama-and-ryan-missed/2011/03/18/AFoT3xdD_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22112fcd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cwhy0Esocial0Einnovators0Eshould0Eavoid0Egovernment0Edollars0C20A110C0A30C180Cb4280A7280E620Aa0E11e0A0E95e90E930A7a4bcf15f0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Social innovators have long operated with little or no government funding, mostly by choice. Government was generally considered either a faithless partner, driven by political expediency, or just plain hostile to anything that might challenge its own view of the world. It was more a target for innovators than a supporter.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars/2011/03/18/AFzDal2C_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22112fcd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+social+innovators+should+avoid+government+dollars&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fwhy-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fb4280728-620a-11e0-95e9-9307a4bcf15f_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170523/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112fcd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170523/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112fcd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170523/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112fcd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:13:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars/2011/03/18/b4280728-620a-11e0-95e9-9307a4bcf15f_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e27/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cwhy0Esocial0Einnovators0Eshould0Eavoid0Egovernment0Edollars0C20A110C0A30C180CAFzDal2C0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Social innovators have long operated with little or no government funding, mostly by choice. Government was generally considered either a faithless partner, driven by political expediency, or just plain hostile to anything that might challenge its own view of the world. It was more a target for innovators than a supporter.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars/2011/03/18/AFzDal2C_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e27/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Why+social+innovators+should+avoid+government+dollars&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fwhy-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFzDal2C_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170504/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e27/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170504/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e27/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170504/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/1f965e27/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:13:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/why-social-innovators-should-avoid-government-dollars/2011/03/18/AFzDal2C_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22112bb4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cthe0Etrue0Ecost0Eof0Ea0Egovernment0Eshutdown0C20A120C0A40C290CAFVGfoBC0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Even as Senate and House negotiators go to work yet again on a budget extension, figures abound on the true cost of a government shutdown. Some say $100 million a day, others say $8 billion a week, and still others predict a significant market correction as investors wonder whether the shutdown might provoke a debt crisis. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown/2011/03/18/AFVGfoBC_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/22112bb4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+true+cost+of+a+government+shutdown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fthe-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown%2F2012%2F04%2F29%2FAFVGfoBC_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170486/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112bb4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/144544170486/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112bb4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/144544170486/u/0/f/635894/c/34656/s/22112bb4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:24:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown/2012/04/29/AFVGfoBC_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Lighthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e28/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clight0Eon0Eleadership0Cpost0Cthe0Etrue0Ecost0Eof0Ea0Egovernment0Eshutdown0C20A110C0A30C180CAFVGfoBC0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilight0Eon0Eleadership/story01.htm<p>Even as Senate and House negotiators go to work yet again on a budget extension, figures abound on the true cost of a government shutdown. Some say $100 million a day, others say $8 billion a week, and still others predict a significant market correction as investors wonder whether the shutdown might provoke a debt crisis. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown/2011/03/18/AFVGfoBC_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadership">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/635894/s/1f965e28/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+true+cost+of+a+government+shutdown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Flight-on-leadership%2Fpost%2Fthe-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2FAFVGfoBC_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_light-on-leadership" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:24:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/light-on-leadership/post/the-true-cost-of-a-government-shutdown/2011/03/18/AFVGfoBC_blog.html?wprss=rss_light-on-leadershipPaul Light