The Bailey Blog

Death or Public Speaking…

Neil — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:11:41 PST

Surprising as it may seem, studies have shown that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of death. But, I have a solution for you of how delivering a public speech can be mastered. I always say it is up to each one of us to become “the best we can be.” Here [...]

Attention State Employees: CUT YOUR SALARIES!

Neil — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:55:48 PST

State of Michigan employees are now eligible and are in line to receive something that not many people in Michigan have received in a long time… A salary increase. Sure it says somewhere that they are supposed to get one this year. But, what is missing is a total dose of reality. MICHIGAN AIN’T GOT NO [...]

Be nice to Tiger…OR ELSE!

Neil — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:20 PST

Tiger Woods made his almost ”100 percent predictable” confession last Friday. At times during the confession he seemed really sorry and said the right things. At other times, not so much. But he had to make his confession and draw a line in the sand that said, from this day forward things will be different – even though it was almost three [...]

Write this on your palm!

Neil — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:02:17 PST

A letter appeared in last Sunday’s Detroit Free Press entitled, “Serve the people, not party.” It was sent in by Robert J. Shoens of Northville. What he said in the editorial is what I have been saying for a long time. And it isn’t getting better in any unit of government including Lansing and Washington. Everyone [...]

Tiger to Break Silence…UGH!

Neil — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:08:20 PST

Oh my gosh! Here it comes. Tiger Wood’s announced today that he will make a public statement on Friday. Crazy how it’s just in time for him to enter the Masters (April 4-12) at Augusta National in Georgia. I’m anxious to see how well he was media-trained and what his key messages will be. I [...]

My over reaction to the over reaction

Neil — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:19:28 PST

So yesterday we had some snow. It is Michigan you know. Six to 10 I heard the local news stations say about a 100-million times, six to 10. Well folks, I suppose you could find 10 inches somewhere, but not in my neighborhood in Oakland County, nor on my way to a meeting in downtown [...]

The “State of” Blog

Neil — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:47:04 PST

I have attended many “States of” (State, County, City, etc.) addresses and have watched most if not all of the State of the Country speeches that have occurred in my lifetime. Some ask me what are these speeches worth? As I see it, at the very least, we can say that they give us something [...]

A Step in the Right Direction…

Neil — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:53:42 PST

When it comes to government, I have long been a proponent of compromise, and of course, so were the founding fathers of the USA. Compromise allows us to combine the best of both sides to come up with the best ideas. That is why I congratulate Governor Granholm, on her new reform proposal presented last week at [...]

Can Toyota Learn from the Johnson & Johnson Crisis of the 1980s?

Neil — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:44:49 PST

Once again public relations is playing a major role in a company’s efforts to ease it’s customer’s fears. Toyota executives have taken to the road and will continue in the coming weeks and months to tell all their customers that they are responsible and will correct the problems with their products. In an advertisement in more than 20 major U.S. [...]

What is the future for Haiti and its people?

Neil — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:17:43 PST

The events that unfolded in Haiti surrounding the earthquakes has been horrific. Everyone is so sad by what has happened in Haiti and to the Haitian people. I noticed a recent headline that screamed: What is the future for Haiti and its people? This made me think and I believe the number one priority is to save [...]