i talked to jim collins, and he says, he coached us through this process of creating a family mission statement. other organizations do it. i thought it was impersonal. when of the best things we did was filed everyone into the bed and said, what does it mean to be part of the family? can your kids tell you what values are most important to you? i would like to think they could, but i never really told them. you could do this right now, even as a grown person, so we had this conversation to identify 10 core values. the latest research shows if you want to improve yourself, if you identify your best possible self, you are more likely to achieve. when one of our daughters got in a fight in school, we called her into the office. we had this thing on the wall. my daughter look it up and said, we bring people together, and suddenly we had a way into the conversation. this is my favorite step. researchers gave kids and do you know test. do you know where your grandparents were born? where your parents went to high school? the kids who scored highest to knew more about family history had a h

jim collins wrote good to great and a bunch of other great business books.p-eds saying jim collins really isn't focusing on those people who run small companies, jim collins isn't really dealing -- his advice is for big companies, people who want to lead big major successful companies. i think when women write a business book, it's really picked apart. >> but it's being picked apart bay other women. >> mostly. so therein is the question. why is that? >> there is no one answer. i have a 22-year-old daughter. i care deeply about what sheryl has to say, what everybody has to say. there is no one answer for a woman's life. and i think -- >> or for a person's life. >> but we're talking about women, john. >> right. agreed. >> i just leaned in and it didn't go over so well. >> yes, dear. >> you can either be right or you be happy. you choose. but my 22-year-old daughter, i care deeply about this because she's at a point in her life where she can choose. my mother, you know, when my late husband died and gi got to run for congress, she gave up her career to stay hom

jim collins that the right people are in the right seats. melissa: groupon is a great company to rip off. but it seems like there were not a lot of variables. doing a money meter, how likely do you think it is that he is going to make a comeback here of any type. >> this guy is all money. he has all the way. [talking over each other] takamatsu topamax topamax. melissa: you are usually right about these things. bruce, thanks for coming on to disagree with me. it's always a pleasure. here is our money question of the day. can the groupon ceo come back after a letter like this? not to mention all the disaster. so far most of you have said no. but we want to hear from more of you. like us on facebook at facebook.calm. foow me on twitter. up next, this former nba bad boy dennis rodman andd kim jong-un buddy up together. one of the most bizarre meetings ever. stay right where you are. >> oh russia, you never cease to amaze me. nominated his 15 minute old son to be on the board of russia's flag ship carry your. his reason? boards of state companies

>> the first person who told me about this was jim collins. collins. >> good to great. >> the defining management guru and he said all organizations that are successful do two things. they preserve the core, and they stimulate progress. this meeting system is very good for changing in realtime. but what about your core? here's an idea which is you go through this process of defining your values. and when i first heard this i thought it was kind of corny, maybe a little cold. but then someone asked me, can your kids actually say what values are most important to you. and i thought maybe they can guess it. but we went through this process. we had a pajama party, we made popcorn, we all piled into the bed, and we had this conversation, what's really important to us? we ended up with a list of core values. >> so what's changed -- you have a 20-minute meeting every week? >> every week because you can't predict in september what the problems you're going to have in march is. you need to be able, as business has done for decades, change in realtime.

collins, thank u very much. coming up next as part of our spotlight on magazines, we will talk to a former senator from virginia, jimwebb, a democrat. " wrote, " congressional -- congressional abdication." center lay he was on the floor on thetor leahy was floor debating. here is what he had to say. [video clip] >> the way the united states response to the threat posed by iraq will have consequences for years to come. we ought the rise in u.s. attack to overthrow another government -- if we authorize an attack to overthrow another government before we exhaust other options, that could damage our standing in the world as a country that recognizes the importance of international solutions. the world hasat come to expect of a superpower that seems increasingly disdainful of world opinion or cooperation or collective diplomacy, a superpower that gives more and more the impression of -- and what is a dramatic shift from a year ago -- a year ago, the world was united in expressions of sympathy towards the united states. a year ago, the world would have welcomed the opportunity to work with us on a wide agenda for common p

then doug collins, a freshman congressman who served as a reserve chaplain, gives his perspective on the war and veterans issues. later, virginia senator and veteran jimwebb joins us as part of our spotlight on magazine series. in his recent piece in the national interest magazine, he writes about the role of congress in u.s. foreign policy. we will also take your calls and e-mails and tweets. each morning at seven eastern on c-span. >> 70,000 people have died since the protest of bashar al-assad and syria. there was a hearing on thursday. live coverage starts at 9:45 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> 34 years ago today, we began providing televised access to the everyday workings of congress and the federal government. the c-span networks were created by america's cable companies in 1979 and brought to you you as a public service by your television provider. >> edward demarco, the director of the federal housing finance agency testified on tuesday on the state of the housing market. and the future of fannie mae and freddie mac. this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order it without objection. the chair ha