hesitantly because i am a sunshine person, i work in this business where, you know, i want everything to be on the record. but would this process be better served if it were off camera, say like the supreme court, but maybe just on audio? you know, it s tough to say, chuck. i do think that the cameras bring a certain dynamic that brings out the worst in some people, there s no question about that, especially if those folks are trying to build a face for higher office. at the same time, we are a country that i think needs to be as transparent as possible. i think what we need is a little bit more discipline among those that when the lights shine on them to do a real serious job and not play to those cameras. i think that s the issue. i think voters have as much say on that as anybody else. i don t know if you ve been able to talk to judge jackson today, but if you have, how s she feeling? i have not today. we ve been pretty busy getting ready for this vote. having been with her fo
i think there are four things probably every company of any size can do. basically no matter what your fallacy is, if somebody is sick or taking care of their mother they have to deal with that and unfortunately the health care system pretty much works from 9:00 to 5:00 monday through friday, exactly when you want to be at work. so things you can do that prevent what they call absenteeism, which is like a $790 billion productivity problem in the united states, or another aspect is presenteeism, when people come to work but maybe they shouldn t. maybe they re not at their best because they have a migraine or suffering from depression or something like that. you just need to address it head-on. and the first thing you can do is be flexible. if you have a business where, look, i know you can get your job done in eight hours a day, i don t really care when do you it, then if i can let you work in the morning or in the evening, and just focus on the output of your job, that can be hugely
things, probably, at every company of any size can do. basically, no matter what your policy is, somebody is sick or they are taking care of their mother, they have to deal with that, right? unfortunately, the health care system pretty much works 9:00 to 5:00 monday to friday, exactly when you want to be at work. so things to prevent absenteeism, which is like a $790 billion productivity problem in the united states, or another aspect is presenteeism when people come to work but are not at their best, suffering a migraine or something like that. so address it head-on. and the first thing you can do is be flexible. if you have a business where, look, i know you can get your job done in eight hours a day, i don t care when you do it, then if i can let you work in the morning or in the evening and just focus on the output of your job, that s hugely helpful to that person. do you have to do that for
we re looking at the situation very closely as in thailand. it s a pretty interesting thing to be in a business where, you know, plans can get diverted because of social unrest. during the middle of the arab spring we played in the middle east and fortunately we were able to play those shows and i say fortunately because it was a really special thing to connect with the audiences at a special time in the history of those cultures and countries. we re going to keep following jared leto s progress and see if his band does go to the ukraine. we could not talk to the belle of the ball, best actress yu winner, cate blanchett. i m here with the belle of the ball, cate blanchett. honey, you just won best actress. i love when you have this huge smile on your face, so genuine
as we are in thailand. but it is pretty interesting thing to be in a business where, you know, plans can get diverted because of social unrest. you know in the middle of the arab spring we played in the middle east and fortunately we were able to play those shows. i say fortunately because it was a really special thing to connect with the audiences in such a special time in the history of the cultures and countries. thank you, you have to take this back or i will stand here with it all night. how does it feel? it s wonderful. thank you piers morgan and everyone at cnn for this opportunity, thank you so much. congratulations to jared leto, a terrific guy, and best supporting anchor woman there. well done, you deserve that. let me ask you, michelle. i really love the women s