The Upstarts Are Here!: What Can You Possibly Learn from Entrepreneurs in Their Twenties? Plenty.
By Donna Fenn

Published Nov. 12, 2009 4:07 a.m. - “We’re smack in the middle of ‘perfect storm’ conditions for young entrepreneurs, which means that if you haven’t already noticed that the CEO down the road may look more comfortable at the local skate park than in a board room, you will soon. And if you have noticed the trend, you m ...
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Meaningful Digital Strategy: The Next Evolution of Marketing
By Bob Gilbreath

Published Nov. 12, 2009 4:02 a.m. - "Four years ago, I grew frustrated with the lack of brand investment in digital marketing and set out to understand the fundamental reasons why this promising new space was still only attracting a small sliver of marketers’ multi-million-dollar budgets. I discovered that the issue was bigger than tiny click-thru rates and c ...
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Social Response Capitalism: Today and Tomorrow
By Bruce Piasecki

Published Nov. 12, 2009 3:47 a.m. - "I believe we need something no less than a new kind of leader. Most social commentators today, from Sarah Palin to Barack Obama, note that we need leaders we can trust, leaders who can compete on price, quality and social needs—from avian and swine flu, to new forms of energy, and better cars, computers and homes. We need to combine the ...
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The Freak Factory: Making Employees Better by Helping Them Get Worse
By David Rendall

Published Nov. 12, 2009 3:30 a.m. - "If conventional approaches aren’t working, then what should we do? Instead of attacking people’s weaknesses, we need to find the strength that is hidden inside their apparently negative characteristics. It is time to stop trying to create well-rounded and balanced employees. We need employees that are unbalanced. ...
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Healthcare Reform: It’s Our Debate, Too
By Zane Safrit

Published Nov. 12, 2009 3:13 a.m. - “We need our help. Together. Together we can create a healthcare system that could in all honesty earn the title 'Best healthcare in the world.' But right now, our current healthcare system is on life-support. We pay to sustain its life-support, in big ways and in small, with expensive health insurance premiums or expensive emergency room vis ...
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How to Be Positive … When Things Suck
By Kathrien Ahn

Published Nov. 12, 2009 2:59 a.m. - "Sometimes life comes up from behind you and kicks you in the ass, which is how it tells you that you’re supposed to be moving in an entirely different direction. Maybe you’re fighting a losing battle in a relationship or career. Maybe you’ve neglected your health, and its coming back to haunt you. Whatever it is, we’re all born with talent ...
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