by Lily Gates | Aug 31, 2020 | Blog Post, Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving
Photo by Noah on Unsplash “It is easier in today’s climate to play the zealot than to look for the best in one’s opponents. Coalition-building wins few adherents on Twitter and rarely makes for exciting television. But it gets things...
by Lily Gates | Aug 15, 2020 | Blog Post, Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving
Photo by Sean McAuliffe on Unsplash Close your eyes and picture a four-year-old child drawing a circle. Strange, I know, but trust me on this one. Unless this four-year-old is an artistic prodigy, their circle will most likely not consist of a smooth curve. Instead,...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Jul 14, 2020 | Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving, Unum
Photo by Sushil Nash on Unsplash The tagline for Wharton Policy reads, “Is conflict costing you?” It’s a rhetorical question, of course. Conflict always exacts a cost, be it emotional, financial, relational or organizational. But let’s probe deeper: “How much...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Nov 9, 2018 | Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving, Unum
Something about being the middle child, you learn to absorb and balance out emotions. Often they are not your own. Something about growing up during the Vietnam war, as a middle child, you learn to hate conflict. Not just in a faraway rice paddy, but around the dinner...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Jan 15, 2017 | Blog Post, Policy Wonk
In prepared remarks at the annual convention of the Mortgage Bankers Association, Mel Watt, Federal Housing Finance Agency director, said that the GSEs under his charge would again be permitted to guarantee mortgages with as little as 3 percent down. Cue the cheers...
