Month: July 2014
Hunting in a Farmer’s World: Celebrating the Mind of an Entrepreneur John F. Dini Gardendale Press (2013) How and why all “farms” need both hunters and farmers During his remarks at an annual meeting of GE shareholders, then chairman and…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by John Grossman for The New York Times. Contrary to what many business leaders may think, Big Data in combination with appropriate analytics can be of substantial value to any company, however…
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Here is an excerpt from an interview of Carla Patalano by Ladan Nikravan for Talent Management magazine. As Patalano explains, information about what each generation in the workforce values and how they work best can provide context for how learning…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * *…
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Here is a brief article that appeared in The New Yorker (February 17, 2014) in which James Surowiecki observes, “For much of the twentieth century, consumer markets were stable. Today, they are tumultuous, and you’re only as good as your…
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Difference: The one-page method for reimagining your business and reinventing your marketing Bernadette Jiwa The Story of Telling Press How to combine difference thinking with empathy to reveal truth, recognize the opportunity in that truth, and then act on it…
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Here’s a baker’s dozen: o A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. o A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. o A…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Coleman for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, president…
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Bill Gates’s Favorite Business Book
In an article Bill Gates wrote for The Wall Street Journal, he suggests that John Brooks’s 1960s essay collection, Business Adventures, still offers many insights into running a strong business. The rules for running a strong business haven’t changed Here’s…
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