Issue 95

A Three Trillion Dollar Reason to Work Together: Public-Private Partnerships Are Here to Stay
June 13, 2012 - By: Mary Scott Nabers
95 “Relief won’t come quickly or easily, but one thing is crystal clear: government must reach out to private sector partners for innovative solutions.”


The ROE Manifesto: How to Maximize Your Return On Energy
June 13, 2012 - By: R. Michael Rose
95 “It’s easy to measure how much time we have and how much money we have left, but energy is something that is hard to explain, much less tie to business results. Until now.”


Selling, Art or Science?
June 13, 2012 - By: Jim Holden
95 “[There] has always been the debate as to whether sales is an art or a science, almost to suggest that for some, sellers are born and not made. The intent of this manifesto is to apply unconventional thinking to the question of art or science.”


The Struggle
June 13, 2012 - By: Nate St. Pierre
95 “Most people bear a heavy burden, quietly and alone, so focused on making sure it looks like they have everything under control that they forget they don’t have to have it all under control, and they certainly don’t have to walk their road alone.”


Why Companies Must Reduce Complexity
June 13, 2012 - By: Neil Smith
95 “Too often companies look at reducing expenses without even thinking about reducing complexity. These types of programs to increase profitability may be successful in the short term, but unless you look at how things get done, change won’t be sustainable.”



Issue 94

Unleashing the Creative Reservoir: The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited
May 9, 2012 - By: Richard Florida
94 “A new social compact—a Creative Compact—can turn our Creative Economy into a just and Creative Society, in which prosperity is widely shared.”


Build This: Your Culturematic Laboratory
May 9, 2012 - By: Grant McCracken
94 “Ruled by pragmatism and play, your laboratory is fast becoming the place you come to look out into the future. This the bridge from which you can look at your possible outcomes, examine your range of options, think about how to think the future.”


The Shattering: How We Get From Where We Are to What and Who We Need to Be—A Non-Illustrated Guide to Becoming Honest
May 9, 2012 - By: Erika Napoletano
94 “The Shattering is the moment where everything familiar slips away. Our protective facades of familiarity spontaneously combust and we shun faith, deny comfort. We’re left voiceless regardless of our need to scream.”


Let’s Make Leadership Real Again
May 9, 2012 - By: Mike Figliuolo
94 “We have devolved from leaders into managers. Admiral Grace Murray Hopper said it best—you manage things, but you lead people. The problem is we’re no longer leading.”


The Face-to-Face Manifesto: Back to the Future
May 9, 2012 - By: Ed Keller & Brad Fay
94 “The fact is that online social networking is no substitute for the power and impact of face-to-face communications. Real world conversations—most of which take place face-to-face—are still the dominant mode of communication, and they are the most trusted and persuasive.”




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