Wednesday May 12, 2004
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Brazilian businessman Ricardo Semler has been radically rethinking business management styles for years. Now, he's trying to convince the rest of us. A look at his often controversial suggestions.
Ricardo Semler, CEO of Semco; and author of "The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing The Way Work Works" (Pub: Portfolio/Penguin)
Henry Sims, Jr., Professor of Organizational Management, R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland
Born an illegitimate child in the Carribean, he later died in a duel with a Vice President. Alexander Hamilton's biographer joins us to discuss the unknown and controversial life of this founding father.
Ron Chernow, author of "Alexander Hamilton"
Kids and Poetry. It can start with Dr. Seuss, but it doesn't need to end there. Our Spring Arts Celebration continues as local poet Joel Dias Porter performs his own work and explores the influence poetry can have on children.
Joel Dias Porter, poet