Month: October 2014
Serious Play: How the World’s Best Companies Simulate to Innovate Michael Schrage Harvard Business Review Press (1999) Note: I read and reviewed this book when it was first published (1999) and recently re-read it before reading Michael Schrage’s latest, The…
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Here is a brief excerpt from Ian Davis’ interview of Loiu Gerstner for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The former IBM CEO offers his thoughts on the principles and strategies that sustain a company in the long…
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During the last 30 years or so, I have been retained by corporate clients to conduct what I call “brown bag seminars” for groups of executives. They are usually scheduled once a quarter. I provide a briefing on the pre-assigned…
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Karl M. Kapp, Ed.D., CFPIM, CIRM, is a scholar, writer and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business operations. He is a graduate professor of instructional technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. where he teaches courses in…
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In his latest book, Entrepreneurial StrengthsFinder, written with Sangeeta Bharadwaj Badal, Jim Clifton observes, “Innovation is essential, and we need it. But the real magic starts with entrepreneurs – with people who are born with the rare gift to build…
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Jean Jennings (left) and Frances Bilas set up the ENIAC in 1946. Bilas is arranging the program settings on the Master Programmer, photo courtesy of University of Pennsylvania. * * * Here is a brief excerpt from an article by…
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Photo: Peter Thiel (left) and Elon Musk, X.Com Corp. chairman and CEO respectively, show the cards they use for what became PayPal in 2000. The initial goal was to create an Internet currency to replace the dollar. Photo: PAUL SAKUMA…
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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Writing today—a report, memo, or email—must be short if you…
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How to Make Your Meeting Worthwhile
Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * A common complaint people have about work is that they…
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