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I have just read and will soon review Michael Schrage‘s latest book, The Innovator’s Hypothesis: How Cheap Experiments Are Worth More than Good Ideas, published by The MIT Press (September 2014). Schrage develops in much greater depth in this, his…
Read MoreHere 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. * * * Every team falls into a rut once in a while.…
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The term “gazelle” refers to the classic entrepreneur of myth and reality, someone who starts a new business venture (or a new way of doing business) and aims for it to explode into a white-hot phenomenon such as Home Depot,…
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In How Google Works, co-authors Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg with Alan Eagle devote an entire chapter to hiring: “Talent — Hiring Is the Most Important Thing You Do” (Pages 95-141). They believe that hiring is the most important area…
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Here’s the latest email alert from the Deloitte Center for the Edge. To learn more about the Center and Deloitte LLC, please click here. * * * Up to 88 percent of America’s workforce is not able to contribute to…
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Based on what I have observed and learned, I think these are among the most valuable business websites for women, listed in alpha order: 1. BlogHer: The premier women’s blog platform is celebrating its sixth year this year–and it’s still…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Matt Ariker and Nimal Manuel for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They note that most companies are inundated with data, know how they would like to use…
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I grateful to Will Roche for calling my attention to an outstanding article by Bob Apollo, featured by LinkedIn Pulse, in which he shares some unconventional, perhaps counterintuitive insights about a human activity that can be traced back at least…
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Redefining capitalism
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Eric Beinhocker and Nick Hanauer for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. Despite its ability to generate prosperity, they suggest, capitalism is under attack. By shaking up our…
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