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5 Leadership Lessons: The Manager and the Monk
The Manager and the Monk is one of those books that comes along every now and again, that will shape and inspire your thinking. It is a deeply philosophical book with very practical applications. The book is essentially a conversation...Show More Summary
Why Healthcare Innovations Fail
M.D., M.B.A? That's not what it takes to become a healthcare entrepreneur. In many ways, doctors are well-prepared to become entrepreneurs. They are professional problem-solvers. They understand patient needs, and they also understand healthcare trends and issues. Show More Summary
A Stark Contrast to Fisker as Tesla Pays Loans Early
The difference between Tesla and Fisker? Tesla acted like a real car company. Electric car company Tesla paid back a controversial loan to the Department of Energy on Wednesday, a feat that sets it apart from other fledgling electric car start-ups and programs. Show More Summary
Management
January's Fortune had an interview with Herb Kelleher, Chairman Emeritus of Southwest Airlines. In it he says that many companies have come to Southwest to find out how they hired and motivated their employees. Basically, he says, they...Show More Summary
Change with Confidence
Change with Confidence by Phil Buckley is a great handbook for working through a big change project. The book is organized around 50 critical and practical questions change leaders ask.
The examples provided throughout the book mostly reflect his experience as co-lead in the global integration of Kraft and Cadbury. Show More Summary
Audacious Culture
May's Inc contains an article about 'Audacious Culture' and lists several companies who have non-standard corporate cultures and rules. There's one which requires a health risk assessment each year and which has introduced a 'twinkie tax' in their cafe. Show More Summary
5 Powerful Business Laptops
These affordable models are fast and efficient--and they've got extra features to boot. These affordable models are fast and efficient--and they've got extra features to boot. Time for an upgrade perhaps?--John Brandon This 14-inch ultrabook is priced to sell at $899. Show More Summary
Become a Better Leader by Studying Kim Kardashian's Marriage
Four simple, destructive behaviors that doom a marriage--and a business. Kim Kardashian and I have one thing in common. Neither of us would know the other if we tripped over them. Before a few days ago, I was aware that she's famous,...Show More Summary
Non-Resume Life
Vizify, a new app is described in Inc. It says it's 'designed to help job seekers create online resumes that give potential employers a sense of their off-resume lives'. Every time I see something about interests and non-work lives on resumes or as part of the job search process, I get mad all over again. Yes, it's all about people. Show More Summary
Elon Musk Is Betting $100 Million on Tesla
Taking advantage of its soaring stock price, the CEO puts his money where his mouth is. Electric car company Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk made news again Wednesday. The company is taking advantage of its soaring stock price, offering new and convertible shares, and raising more money. Show More Summary
You Think Your Team is a Family, But Do They?
Make sure you see your workplace through your staff's eyes. Most business owners like to think the culture they have created feels like a family. While that means different things to everyone, having everyone feel a personal connection to the company, take pride in what they do, and help each other succeed is the foundation. Show More Summary
Why Inventors Should Become Entrepreneurs
Innovative entrepreneurs are likely to keep inventing, says Daniel Spulber, a professor of management and strategy at the Kellogg School. According to an early and frequently quoted aerodynamic model, bumblebees cannot possibly fly.Show More Summary
Backpacks Never Grow Up
I saw an article in Inc. entitled 'Backpacks Grow Up. New options with sophisticated style'. Despite their assertion and a rather groovy graphic, backpacks are not grown up. I can understand that a heavy laptop and all the the things you need to bring to work are better held in a backpack than over one shoulder. Show More Summary
How to Build an Entrepreneurial Team
Building a business takes a village. But how can a growing business afford it? Entrepreneurs are highly motivated, risk-taking individuals. Despite their risk profile, they aren't necessarily risk-seeking individuals. Many "solopreneurs" yearn to build a team around them and share the risk as well as the upside benefits of building a company. Show More Summary
Johnny Earle: Networking Is Crucial
Johnny Earle says the only way his clothing company Johnny Cupcakes could survive was by getting the name out there.
The First Step in Self-Awareness Isn’t You - Redux
Human beings—and that includes most leaders—are relational. Self-leadership is fundamental to good leadership, but it is not the end-game. Self-awareness for self-awareness sake has a limited value. Through introspection and reflection we can get to know a great deal about ourselves—as far as we know. Show More Summary
The First Step in Self-Awareness Isn’t You
Ironically, the more self absorbed we are, the less self-aware we are. Self-awareness is vital to the development of a leader. But it's not navel-gazing. It is not an inward focus. It is an outward focus. Its ultimate goal is to improve...Show More Summary
Immigration Bill Meets More Roadblocks
Small business support for mandatory employment-eligibility verification, such as E-Verify, may be short-lived. Here's why. As the immigration bill makes its way through the Senate, some proposed amendments are setting off heated scrimmages between civil liberties advocates and conservatives. Show More Summary
