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Happy Fourth of July

A good day to remember why we yet can celebrate it

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By Jim Camp on April 29th, 2009

The U.S. Forbids Torture

tortureAmidst all the discussion about the use of torture since 9/11, it is rarely mentioned that the United States specifically forbids it. One can find the law pertaining to torture in the U.S. Code, Chapter 113, sections 2340 that defines it and 2340A that levies fines and terms of imprisonment.
Not torturing those who are taken prisoner, even in the course of war, is not only illegal, but speaks to the moral code that Americans internalize as they go to school, play sports, and for some like myself served our nation’s military. As a pilot I flew with the 531st TFS “ Call Sign Ramrod” during the Vietnam War and had the good fortune to never have to eject. Unfortunately, hundreds of others where not so fortunate. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on April 13th, 2009

Why We Should Not Negotiate with Pirates

piratesIt’s not as if the United States of America hasn’t got a lot of experience dealing with pirates. Ironically, the U.S. Constitution came about in part because the earlier Articles of Confederation left the new nation unable to respond to the attacks on our merchant ships by Barbary pirates. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on March 29th, 2009

The Two Sides of Failure

light_bulbEvery year thousands of new business ventures end in failure. The philosophers of capitalism call it “creative destruction” because, for every failure there is a learning curve that leads to eventual success for those willing to evaluate what went wrong, change habits of management that led to failure, and avoid the previous mistakes. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on March 02nd, 2009

When Issues Collide

issues-collideRight now, global warming advocates have a vision of the world being destroyed by rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that they attribute to human behavior as regards energy use. Those who disagree with this vision counter with scientific evidence that CO2 is a very small element of the atmosphere, only 0.038%, and there is no measurable evidence that it affects climate change. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on February 01st, 2009

Is the Cold War Over?

coldwarThose of us born in an earlier era recall the Cold War that lasted from shortly after the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was the era of Mutually Assured Destruction with massed nuclear missiles pointed at one another. It was an era when Americans were rightfully concerned about Soviet espionage inside the U.S. and Soviet expansionist ambitions throughout the world. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on January 05th, 2009

Negotiating Our Way Out of a Mess

negotiation3History tells us that Roosevelt struggled mightily to overcome the Depression, but it wasn’t until World War II provided a full-employment opportunity that he was able to turn the nation’s economy around and help defeat two of the most vicious totalitarian threats to humanity in the modern era. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on December 23rd, 2008

“Bargaining” is Not Negotiating

I was recently asked, in my capacity as a negotiations coach, what was my opinion of the Detroit automobile manufacturer’s bailout. I am completely opposed to it, but for a reason that politicians and the media have not discussed. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on December 02nd, 2008

Ready for the Great Negotiation? You better be!

The November 24 cover of Time magazine pictured President-elect Barack Obama as the reincarnation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It is an image of strength and hope. An image of a future filled with enthusiasm, intelligence and leadership.
To many it seems as though the mainstream media’s adulation of the incoming President might be overboard causing a Washington Post media reporter to write on November 17 that “we seem to have crossed a cultural line into mythmaking.” Read more »

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By Jim Camp on November 07th, 2008

Sealing the Deal

As someone who trains people in the art of successful negotiating, I had some professional reservations about the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. It wasn’t that I knew anything more about her than anyone else, but I knew that the first image she created in the voter’s mind and the time remaining in the campaign were going to be essential factors if they were to succeed. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on October 18th, 2008

Negotiator-in-Chief

In a negotiation, your job is not to be liked. It is to be respected and effective. In a political debate, your job is to be both liked and respected. That changes the dynamics of negotiation as it should be practiced and the third debate between the presidential candidates was an excellent opportunity to assess their ability to negotiate. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on September 25th, 2008

Do Not Let Your Emotions Drive Your Election Decision

The headlines regarding the federal bail-out of troubled banking, investment, and insurance institutions are scary enough without the political charges flying back and forth in an effort to shift blame. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on September 08th, 2008

Election Assumptions and Expectations

We are all the sum of our experiences and much of the process by which we make judgments about others is the result of learning something about their lives and experiences. This is particularly true of the political campaigns for the presidency of the United States.
We want to “know” the candidate before we vote for him. The campaign makes significant efforts to provide a believable biography of their candidate. Part of my biography was my service in Vietnam. The same war saw Sen. John McCain’s physical strength, mental toughness and character tested through five years of imprisonment. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on August 04th, 2008

Saying No to Unlimited Immigration

As a negotiation coach it is natural for me to view election campaigns conducted between the two candidates for president and voters as a negotiation with multiple agendas, adversaries, and intense decision making. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on June 30th, 2008

Wanting the World to Love America

Americans, caught up in the daily struggles of their own lives would be astonished to discover the degree and amount of news coverage America receives in the press of other nations and they would be even more astonished to see the depth of interest in us from ordinary individuals in other countries. Read more »

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By Jim Camp on June 02nd, 2008

Go with the Flow, Compromise, or Do We just say No?

Generation Y, those born between the late 1970s and during the 1980s, is now entering the work force and, in the process they are transforming it, requiring Baby Boomers now facing retirement and Generation X’ers, born in the mid-1960s to late 70s, to face up to our short comings in our ability to negotiate. Read more »

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