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A collection of 36 issues

Technology == Salvation ?

Due to service disruption with my print subscription to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) this past week, I was not aware of the interview with Peter Thiel entitled "Technology = Salvation" by Holman W. Jenkins Jr. in last weekend's edition until today. Thiel was one of the

New Book Review: "Rules to Break & Laws to Follow"

New book review for Rules to Break & Laws to Follow: How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism (Microsoft Executive Leadership Series), by Don Peppers & Martha Rogers, PhD, John Wiley & Sons, 2008, reposted here: Purchase of this text by this reviewer followed on the tails of

Global Leadership Summit 2010 Day 2:Blake Mycoskie

From the conference notes: Acknowledged as one of today's most dynamic serial entrepreneurs, Blake Mycoskie launched five successful companies before the age of 30. Best known as the founder and "chief shoe giver" of TOMS Shoes, a for-profit company with a unique "One for One&

New Book Review: "Don't Just Roll the Dice"

Recently posted book review for Don't Just Roll the Dice: A Usefully Short Guide to Software Pricing, by Neil Davidson, Simple Talk Publishing, 2009, reposted here: This white paper sized introductory guide to software pricing is very well put together. After Davidson walks the reader through some basic

New Book Review: "Strategy Safari"

Recently posted book review for Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour through the Wilds of Strategic Management, by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand, and Joseph Lampel, Free Press, 1998, reposted here: Authors Mintzberg, Ahlstrand, and Lampel provide the oft-cited "The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe as

New Book Review: "The Strategy Paradox"

Recently posted book review for The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure (and What to Do About It), by Michael E. Raynor, Currency Doubleday, 2007, reposted here: Raynor explains through several case studies that poor luck is usually the cause of company failure, not poor planning or