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How Boston Businesses Should Respond to the Globe’s Spotlight Series on Race

January 5, 2018 By andytarsy

By now you've turned the page on 2017. As the recent Boston Globe Spotlight Series on race, racism and reputation made clear, it is not so easy to leave the past behind. That is especially true here in Boston it seems, even decades after … [Read more...]

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On Race and Inclusion in Boston: One Huge Thing We Can Do Right Away

December 13, 2017 By andytarsy

[Editor's note: The author is a principal at a "strategic and consulting firm" involved in one of the projects discussed - the Omni Hotel. The discussion here is worthwhile; but I'm requesting that our contributors disclose interests like … [Read more...]

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Requiem for an Olympic Dream Ill-Conceived: My Five Takeaways from Boston 2024

July 27, 2015 By andytarsy

I was always very skeptical but never decided to publicly oppose the bid for Boston to host the 2024 Winter Games. I did, however, write about the possibility of a good bid process starting us in the direction of better behavior- how the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: IOC, NoBostonOlympics, Olympics 2024

Reply to the Carolina Terrorist: Message Received, Message Rejected. Now the Work Begins..Again.

June 22, 2015 By andytarsy

Posting something here that I first posted on LinkedIn because I want to keep this conversation going. There are broad truths behind what on its face is obviously an abhorrent act by an individual. We need to talk about them. It is well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Charleston, Confederate Flag, massachusetts, privilege, Racial Violence, racism

Boston Can Learn Much from Other Cities in Transition – Even Belfast and Srebrenica

December 12, 2014 By andytarsy

  This fall, as a Senior Fellow in the McCormack Graduate School at UMASS Boston, I had the privilege of being an observer at an annual gathering of the Forum for Cities in Transition. The four day conclave was in Belfast, Northern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: belfast, boston, cities, leadership, umass, umass-boston

Seeking Public-Private Partnership for Clean Energy Economy

July 15, 2011 By andytarsy

The following piece was originally posted by Jean Gulliver on the blog of the Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN) at www.pbln.org According to a recent report from the Brookings Institute, in terms of overall size, the clean … [Read more...]

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Products, Practices and Policy – Mothers of Economic Invention

October 4, 2010 By andytarsy

In a political season replete with shallow and evasive discussions of policy 175 business leaders will be gathering Friday with top policy leaders and thought-provokers to explore the products, practices and policies that can drive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: progressive-business-leadership

Inventing a More Sustainable Economy – Introducing the Progressive Business Leaders Network

November 17, 2009 By andytarsy

Friday 200 CEOs/Business leaders/Policy and thought leaders will gather at the JFK Library for a Summit on "Business Leadership and Public Policy." The idea is to get more business leaders more engaged in helping to "invent a more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: progressive-business-leaders-sustainability

Calling for an “Attitude Adjustment” – The Chips are Down and the Choices All Horrible

October 18, 2009 By andytarsy

I have been concerned that too many of us who got super-excited about the Deval Patrick candidacy and Administration are bogged down right now in the negativity of hard economic times and the polls and punditry of the moment--and are not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attitude-adjustment, governor-patrick

Grateful to Senator Kennedy

August 29, 2009 By andytarsy

So many words have been shared about Senator Kennedy, whose life and memory we have been honoring over the last few days. So many of drew inspiration from his life, and benefited directly from his efforts. Twenty years ago this week I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: senator-kennedy

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