Issue 95
A Three Trillion Dollar Reason to Work Together: Public-Private Partnerships Are Here to Stay
June 13, 2012 - By: Mary Scott Nabers
“Relief won’t come quickly or easily, but one thing is crystal clear: government must reach out to private sector partners for innovative solutions.”
June 13, 2012 - By: Mary Scott Nabers
The ROE Manifesto: How to Maximize Your Return On Energy
June 13, 2012 - By: R. Michael Rose
“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.”
June 13, 2012 - By: R. Michael Rose
Selling, Art or Science?
June 13, 2012 - By: Jim Holden
“[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.”
June 13, 2012 - By: Jim Holden
The Struggle
June 13, 2012 - By: Nate St. Pierre
“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.”
June 13, 2012 - By: Nate St. Pierre
Why Companies Must Reduce Complexity
June 13, 2012 - By: Neil Smith
“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.”
June 13, 2012 - By: Neil Smith
Issue 94
Unleashing the Creative Reservoir: The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited
May 9, 2012 - By: Richard Florida
“A new social compact—a Creative Compact—can turn our Creative Economy into a just and Creative Society, in which prosperity is widely shared.”
May 9, 2012 - By: Richard Florida
Build This: Your Culturematic Laboratory
May 9, 2012 - By: Grant McCracken
“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.”
May 9, 2012 - By: Grant McCracken
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
“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.”
May 9, 2012 - By: Erika Napoletano
Let’s Make Leadership Real Again
May 9, 2012 - By: Mike Figliuolo
“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.”
May 9, 2012 - By: Mike Figliuolo
The Face-to-Face Manifesto: Back to the Future
May 9, 2012 - By: Ed Keller & Brad Fay
“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.”
May 9, 2012 - By: Ed Keller & Brad Fay
