The clearest lesson to emerge from the hearings and other recent revelations is that GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, can't be trusted to report adverse clinical results fairly.
That's one lesson to emerge from new research that shows that Illinois' nonprofit community represents the state's fourth-largest employer, accounting for more than a half-million jobs.
But beyond that sentiment lies the practical recognition that if Sirleaf -- a tough leader with integrity, vision and smart policies -- does not succeed, that failure may stand as a discouraging lesson to all states struggling to emerge from crisis.
For all the self-congratulatory talk about our civics lesson, the one real civic crisis to emerge from Decision 2000 is played down on TV: the erroneous manipulation of the public by false and premature predictions on Election Night.
In her speech in February, Ms. Miscik said that "the biggest lesson" to have emerged from apparent missteps in the agency's prewar assessments on Iraq was "the importance of getting the analyst as much information as possible about a source's access".
He added: "Although this appeal hearing has concluded that no criminal offences had been committed, we are determined to learn any lessons that emerge from this case and we welcome the fact that the Wiltshire Police Authority has commenced its own independent review of our custody practices".
Hence, the meta-analysis provided here presumes that it is both possible and desirable to seek out, and synthesise, the lessons that emerge from individual qualitative case studies.
Among the lessons that emerge from their experiences are these: Be proactive.
The book, published Tuesday by Times Books, analyzes the broader lessons that emerge from his interviews with more than 70 leaders.
