Rick Wise is an industrial psychologist and retired management consultant. For 15 years, he was managing director of ValueNet International, Inc.
Before starting ValueNet, Rick was director, corporate training and, later, director, corporate strategy for Travelers Corp., an international insurance and financial services firm. Rick was a Vietnam-era Navy Hospital Corpsman.
Rick holds PhD and M.Ed. degrees from Penn State. His BS is from West Chester University. He completed post-doctoral work at Rensselaer, Northwestern, Colorado, and Harvard. A native of Pennsylvania, Rick now lives in New England.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:01:42 AM
Article: "Obama Keeps Shrinking Those "Little brain" White Male Penise"
Obama did not diminish our image; he enhanced it
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:52:54 AM
Article: "As morally cherry-picky as it wants to be"
Hypocrisy abounds ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 3:29:13 PM
Article: "Women Take Charge: "The Lysistrata Solution""
The pro-life agenda
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:15:09 AM
Article: "Women Take Charge: "The Lysistrata Solution""
Excellent points
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:58:43 AM
Article: "Women Take Charge: "The Lysistrata Solution""
Deal with reality as it presents itself
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:10:32 AM
Article: "Women Take Charge: "The Lysistrata Solution""
Lysistrata had the same problem
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:51:40 PM
Article: "GOP Health Reform: “The Insurance Industry Profit Enhancem"
Done!
Monday, November 2, 2009 at 7:31:17 AM
Article: "Lieberman on Health Reform: Disingenuous or Dishonest?"
What should happen to Joe?
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 5:49:23 PM
Article: "Army Experience Center's Bad Experience: Turns out Training"
I can't help noticing ...
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 4:06:21 PM
Article: "Army Experience Center's Bad Experience: Turns out Training"
Two outrages ...
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 9:07:45 AM
Article: "Nobel Notes: CAN OBAMA ACCEPT THE PRIZE?"
Thanks ... and I agree
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 6:20:50 PM
Article: "On Making Decisions -- Personal and Public"
Related thoughts ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:37:21 PM
Article: "NOBEL NOTE TO THE RIGHT: DO IT YOURSELF!"
There is no "problem with peace"
Monday, October 12, 2009 at 3:53:20 PM
Article: "NOBEL NOTE TO THE RIGHT: DO IT YOURSELF!"
Generally agree
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 2:10:32 PM
Article: "Ohio Botches Another One"
Wrong. Really.
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 2:42:37 PM
Article: "Ohio Botches Another One"
Appalling is right
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 6:23:32 PM
Article: "OHIO BOTCHES ANOTHER ONE"
This just in ...
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 2:49:15 AM
Article: "In Praise of Senator Max Baucus"
Conceptual problems with the Baucus bill
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 7:46:40 AM
Article: "WILL GOP REBUT OBAMA'S EDUCATION SPEECH?"
Not so bad after all ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 7:36:36 AM
Article: "Bob Fenn: An Appreciation"
Thank you
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 3:23:11 PM
Article: "Recipe for Failure? The Auto Bailout and the Failure of the"
Comparison to the Piano Industry
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 6:20:42 PM
Article: "Recipe for Failure? The Auto Bailout and the Failure of the"
Why rescue and revive the industry at all?
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:23:14 AM
Quicklink: "Prison no answer for accused teacher"
Prison is not the answer ...
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 4:08:28 PM
Article: "Too Big to Fail Is too Big"
I disagree with Newt (nothing new there)
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 7:18:08 AM
Article: "Too Big to Fail Is too Big"
Re: Too Big to Fail
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 8:00:14 AM
Article: "EFCA: WILL THE SKY REALLY FALL?"
More on unions
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 2:28:24 PM
Article: "EFCA: WILL THE SKY REALLY FALL?"
Paladin
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 2:27:12 PM
Article: "EFCA: WILL THE SKY REALLY FALL?"
Good points
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 9:08:31 AM
Article: "EFCA: WILL THE SKY REALLY FALL?"
About the Employee Free Choice Act ...
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 9:10:19 AM
Article: "Stop the 'Vilification'? We've Only Just Begun."
Thanks
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 4:23:14 PM
Article: "Stop the 'Vilification'? We've Only Just Begun."
Heads will roll eventually ... I hope
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 5:54:42 PM
Article: "HOW TO AVOID THE UNION"
Good comments.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 9:26:42 AM
Article: "More Famous Quotes For Perilous Economic Times"
And from Galbraith ...
Friday, February 6, 2009 at 5:11:29 PM
Article: "Shameful? Yes. Surprising? No."
Documentation and a Question
Friday, February 6, 2009 at 2:59:31 PM
Article: "A Nation of Deadbeats?"
You're probably right
Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 10:56:13 AM
Article: "A Nation of Deadbeats?"
Three points in response ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 6:22:40 PM
Article: "A Nation of Deadbeats?"
Steele: A Token?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 3:39:38 PM
Article: "Dunn and Bradstreet Credit Rating Blackmail?"
Re: Dun & Bradstreet
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 2:49:57 PM
Article: "A Nation of Deadbeats?"
Thank you
Friday, January 30, 2009 at 3:34:41 PM
Article: "WHAT OUR FIRM WOULD DO WITH A TAX CUT"
Individual or corporate taxes
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9:34:06 AM
Article: "The Ugly Truth: America's Economy is Not Coming Back"
Point of Clarification
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 3:10:29 AM
Article: "WHAT OUR FIRM WOULD DO WITH A TAX CUT"
Right on the money
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 10:46:19 AM
Article: "Some Theories on Roland Burris. It's Not Over Yet."
My thoughts exactly
Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 12:36:29 PM
Poll: "Poll: Are you disappointed with the Obama President-elect se"
What kind of a poll is this?!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 2:47:59 PM
Poll: "Poll: Should the Obama Administration Prosecute Bush-Cheney"
A Job for the International Criminal Tribunal
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:54:39 PM
Article: "'Too Big to Fail' Has an Easy Answer: Anti-Trust or Public C"
Citation?
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:27:58 AM
Article: "'Too Big to Fail' Has an Easy Answer: Anti-Trust or Public O"
Giving Back to the Community
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:18:05 AM
Article: "What Happened to Mr. Market?"
Market Fluctuations
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 3:43:33 PM
Article: "The Day Veterans Felt Shame"
Mark Twain: The War Prayer
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 12:34:51 PM
Article: "What Happened to Mr. Market?"
"Ignore what he says, watch what he does"
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 7:54:44 AM
Article: "'Too Big to Fail' Has an Easy Answer: Anti-Trust or Public C"
"Exit strategy"
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 3:21:44 AM
Article: "'Too Big to Fail' Has an Easy Answer: Anti-Trust or Public C"
"Too big to fail"
Friday, November 7, 2008 at 10:50:26 AM
Poll: "Poll: ... And the justification against Impeachment is now w"
Impeachment: A Moot Point Now
Friday, October 31, 2008 at 8:16:15 AM
Article: "ONLY A MAVERICK"
The right time for a contrarian
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 4:03:05 AM
Article: "Interview: McCain Fellow Hanoi Hilton POW & Naval Academy D"
Contrarian or maverick?
Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:17:16 PM
Article: ""WE THE (FRINGE) PEOPLE ...""
Thank you
Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:07:32 PM
Article: ""WE THE (FRINGE) PEOPLE ...""
Rights vs. Reality
Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 8:46:50 AM
Article: ""WE THE (FRINGE) PEOPLE ...""
Thanks!
Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:38:05 PM
Article: ""WE THE (FRINGE) PEOPLE ...""
Washington Post Article
Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 9:02:04 AM
Article: ""WE THE (FRINGE) PEOPLE ...""
This should alarm every thinking person
Friday, October 3, 2008 at 9:59:29 PM
Article: "Advantage Biden"
More than Ever: Bush in Drag
Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 1:00:58 PM
Poll: "Poll: McCain Should Release FULL DETAILS of His Medical Reco"
Keep Records Confidential
Monday, September 1, 2008 at 4:59:57 PM
Poll: "Should The Media, Including OEN, Cover the Question Who is"
Absolutely NO
Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 3:20:16 AM
Article: "The Mile-High Milestone"
Favorable treatment
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 11:39:27 AM
Diary: "Hillary Clinton WINS as the Superdelgates read the Poles"
Reactions to your diary
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 6:56:46 PM
Poll: "Poll: Should The Dems Strip Joe Lieberman of His Committee A"
The Senate would change hands
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 3:45:26 PM
Poll: "Poll: Should The Dems Strip Joe Lieberman of His Committee A"
Lieberman WILL keep his chairmanships
Sunday, August 10, 2008 at 8:08:14 AM
Poll: "Poll: Should OpEdNews Have Posted News of John Edwards Affai"
OEN Had No Choice
Friday, August 8, 2008 at 11:45:27 AM
Article: "JUSTICE OR BLOOD LUST: TOMMY ARTHUR'S CLOSE CALL"
Good questions
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 7:33:24 AM
Article: "JUSTICE OR BLOOD LUST: TOMMY ARTHUR'S CLOSE CALL"
Close Decision
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 3:49:36 PM
Poll: "Poll: Should Obama Use Bush's Powers to Restore America?"
It's not as simple as that
Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 4:15:52 PM
Poll: "Do you support racists and propagandists, I mean big media?"
Cable for History, Music
Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 5:03:38 PM
Article: "The Two Facts War Supporters Are Least Likely to Know"
Problem with Upload?
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 5:40:25 AM
Article: "Obama Campaign Vowed To Filibuster Any Telecom Immunity Bill"
After Public Flip-Flops on Hoyer/FISA and
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 10:53:19 AM
Poll: "Poll: Should we eliminate the Electoral College and count on"
Electoral College Benefits Smaller States
Monday, June 16, 2008 at 11:00:59 AM
Poll: "Poll: Poll: Who Is Most Likely To Replace Tim Russert?"
Gwen Ifill
Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 8:06:56 AM
Article: "Ballot Access, Women Candidates and a True Fiction"
Another possibility ...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 5:56:59 PM
Article: "Ballot Access, Women Candidates and a True Fiction"
Kingly the Fool
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 7:50:00 AM
Article: "Three Impeachment Memories"
Impeachment an Option, but Not Likely
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 1:06:40 PM
Article: "When The State Attacks (FLDS Raid)"
Let's Not Confuse the Issues
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 5:34:27 PM
Article: "The Kamikaze Candidacy"
What is Clinton After?
Monday, June 2, 2008 at 8:54:09 AM
Article: "When The State Attacks (FLDS Raid)"
Religious Persecution in the Name of "Protecting Children"
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 4:29:00 PM
Article: "Why, To The Mainstream Media, Does Hillary's 9.4 Victory Mar"
Rounded, not truncated
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 6:38:59 AM
Article: "HOPE OR EXPERIENCE? The Pennsylvania Primary"
Voters Choose Experience
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 5:05:17 PM
Article: "An Open Letter to Pennsylvanians Regarding Primary"
This is Not Utopia
Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 4:29:02 PM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
Good Points
Friday, April 11, 2008 at 7:20:40 AM
Article: "Obama Delegate Purge "" Slash and Burn in California"
I'm not really surprised
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 6:39:35 PM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
Presidential skills ... additional thoughts
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11:26:12 AM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
It doesn't matter ...
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 11:08:37 AM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
Slight misunderstanding but a good point
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 9:51:12 AM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
It doesn't tell you everything, I agree
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 5:29:14 PM
Article: "DO SENATORS MAKE GOOD PRESIDENTS?"
"The Vision Thing"
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 4:41:29 PM
Diary: "Racist Judge or Wise man?"
Good for Judge Arrington
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 8:52:00 AM
Article: "Ten Troubling Questions I Asked Obama to Answer before McCai"
Some thoughts in response to Mr. Sanchez
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:23:05 PM
Article: "Ten Troubling Questions I Asked Obama to Answer before McCai"
Good questions
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:00:48 PM
Article: "The Clinton Firewall"
I agree
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 5:01:56 AM
Article: "The Clinton Firewall"
Chasm States: 307 Electoral Votes
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 3:48:15 PM
Article: "Full Text; Obama on "Renewing the American Economy""
How would we know?
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 5:16:22 AM
Article: "Full Text; Obama on "Renewing the American Economy""
"Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 12:12:18 PM
Article: "The Obama Campaign's Strategic Blunder They Made it Person"
Obama's strategic albatross
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 3:37:29 PM
Article: "Questionable Trading Practices May Have Led to Bear Stearns'"
Bear Stearns: A Failure of Strategy
Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 5:47:59 PM
Article: "Who Will Be Elected; Better Yet, Who Cares?"
Don't blame NAFTA
Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 7:24:56 AM
Article: "Superdelegates WILL Decide: Will They Allow Clinton To Take"
FL and MI delegated must be counted
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 3:03:20 PM
Article: "SUPERDELEGATES: Think Beyond 'Delegates,' Think 'Electoral V"
Electoral votes
Monday, February 11, 2008 at 3:06:22 PM
Article: "Freedom of Speech vs Article Rejection"
Freedom of Speech
Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 1:38:21 PM
Article: "Are You Thinking of Becoming a Liberal? Consider These Fact"
Not thoughtful enough to be a liberal.
Monday, April 17, 2006 at 7:49:23 AM
Article: "Canada's Biggest Newsweekly Asks; Is George W. Bush the wors"
The Worst President in History