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November 24, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: November 23, 2009 1:20 PM If you are a pundit, or get paid to watch trends, then this message doesn't apply to you. It's your job to go...
November 17, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: November 16, 2009 2:24 PM A critical issue in the Congressional debate on healthcare is whether the new legislation will include a ...
November 10, 2009
Posted on The Change Master: November 9, 2009 9:26 AM Just because this is a time of transformation doesn't mean that it's easy to sell transformational ideas. ...
November 10, 2009
Plans that employees see as too narrowly focused can leave them with the sense that their organization only has a superficial concern for their health. For example, if...
November 6, 2009
When I moderate CEO panel discussions on The 7 Essentials, the CEOs invariably make practical suggestions that stun the audience. "Why didn't I think of that?" or "I ...
November 3, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: November 2, 2009 9:54 AM In 2009 we saw exponential growth of social media. According to Nielsen Online, Twitter alone grew 1,382% ...
November 3, 2009
If no one knows about what you have come up with, you haven't innovated at all. You need to compel workers to adopt innovations.
October 30, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: October 29, 2009 12:31 PM Have you noticed that more and more companies are marketing "simplicity" as a reason to buy their products or...
October 30, 2009
"During tough times, the tough get growing." That's an inspiring expression my father, now 86, shared with me when I was a "Mr. Fix-it" general manager trying to turn ...
October 30, 2009
Microsoft (MSFT), Google (GOOG), Panera Bread (PNRA), Staples (SPLS), Juniper Networks, Nike , and Endo Pharmaceuticals are just a few of America's exceptional growth ...
October 27, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: October 26, 2009 2:13 PM It has become a popular game, even among investors who should know better, to dismiss Twitter based on lack of...
October 27, 2009
Posted on The Change Master: October 27, 2009 11:01 AM Small business is by far the leading job creator, and entrepreneurship the leading engine of American economic ...
October 23, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: October 22, 2009 10:32 AM Now that we are into the fourth quarter of 2009, many companies are deep into their budgeting process for ...
October 23, 2009
The human brain is a powerful but flawed instrument. We are all prone to numerous decision biases that most days might go unnoticed. But when millions of dollars or ...
October 23, 2009
Managers once could count on water. Diverted rivers and pumped aquifers supplied all businesses with that ultimate liquid asset. Turn the tap and water flowed: cheap, ...
October 20, 2009
With average occupancy rates at hotels expected to hover around 55% for 2009, the hospitality industry is coming out of a dismal year, with luxury properties taking an...
October 20, 2009
The end-of-the-year sales push is in full swing. Planning for 2010 is under way. And between all the meetings, memos, and conference calls, your summer vacation is now...
October 20, 2009
It won't surprise too many people to hear that loyalty, trust, and engagement at work have been diminished during the Great Recession: We all know talented people who ...
October 16, 2009
The recent economic crisis drove an average loss of 30.5%1 in 401(k) account balances and an unprecedented shift in pre-retirees' investment goals. According to ...
October 13, 2009
When I arrived this summer at Keflavik International Airport, about 30 miles west of Reykjavik, the capital, I expected to see a devastated country. Iceland's three ...
