Your 2009 To-Do List
Ten small tasks that can make a big difference in the perception of your company and, ultimately, your bottom line.
Success and Failure
Why do some companies succeed and others fail? How does your strategic planning push you down one road or another?
Why Smart Companies Do Dumb Things
More people in the mix makes it harder to alter consensus, once it builds. As an owner or manager of a company, there are things you can do to make sure you hear all sides before making a decision for the company you’ll regret.
The Art of Resisting Irrational Behavior
When you’re tuned in to why you’re responding a specific way to a situation or a person, you’re likely to make better decisions for yourself and for your business.
Why Change is Good
Change equips you to handle any transition. Simply believe that something good will come.
20 Questions with Guy Kawasaki
1. You were born and raised in Hawaii, but are a passionate hockey player. Where’s your surfboard?
I have a surfboard. I got it for speaking for the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association. If I speak for one of the...
Why The Best Service Is No Service
Bill Price was Amazon.com’s first global vice president of customer service. Since leaving Amazon.com, Bill formed Driva Solutions to help clients deliver great customer experiences. He recently co-authored...
What Were They Thinking?
D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He is the author or co-author of 12 books. Pfeffer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon U...
Are You An Egomaniac?
Steven Smith has spent the past 10 years exploring how great leaders use ego differently than everyone else—how they work, think, collaborate, and who they are. The result of his work is a book he co-authored w...
The Art Of Execution
If my memory isn’t failing me, after the Robert Redford character gets elected in The Candidate, he whispers to one of his supporters, “Now what?” Raising money is like running for office: It ...
The Art Of Partnering
When I went through the security line at San Francisco International Airport recently, I noticed a lapt...
