Milan's Brazilian superstar Kaka just rejected $700K per week in wages to stay at his club, turning down a transfer bid from Manchester City.  It is a truly inspiring move and I had to mention it.  And, it's not entirely unrelated to this blog's main themes.

I try to focus my blog on value creation.  Wrongly, value creation is solely associated with transaction value.  However, time plays a tricky role in calculating the total value of any deal.  With his decision to stay at Milan,, I think Kaka's made the value maximizing choice for his career.