Manifestos tagged with General Business
The Art of Adherence
May 15, 2013 -
By: Lee J. Colan, PhD & Julie Davis-Colan
“Achieving adherence is simple but not necessarily easy. It takes skill and creativity to continually nurture focus, competence, and passion with your team. This is why we call it the art of adherence.”
“Achieving adherence is simple but not necessarily easy. It takes skill and creativity to continually nurture focus, competence, and passion with your team. This is why we call it the art of adherence.”
Recharge: 7 Ways to Improve Innovative Thinking
May 15, 2013 -
By: Debra Kaye
“If companies want to innovate the way successful bold newcomers have, they have to unplug from the constraints of, 'That’s the way we’ve always done it,' and recharge, starting with the mantra, 'Let’s just not do that anymore.'”
“If companies want to innovate the way successful bold newcomers have, they have to unplug from the constraints of, 'That’s the way we’ve always done it,' and recharge, starting with the mantra, 'Let’s just not do that anymore.'”
Brains Favor the Ridiculously In Charge Leader
May 15, 2013 -
By: Henry Cloud, Ph.D
“Leaders must establish some key boundaries in some very key areas if they want to get results. And, thanks to brain research, we now can scientifically get a peek into why the leaders who do establish these kinds of boundaries get the results that they get.”
“Leaders must establish some key boundaries in some very key areas if they want to get results. And, thanks to brain research, we now can scientifically get a peek into why the leaders who do establish these kinds of boundaries get the results that they get.”
Can Business Save The World?
Feb. 13, 2013 -
By: Joey Reiman
“Business people are the new superheroes. And they are here to save the world. Their super power is purpose. And with it they intend to improve and save billions of lives while putting millions more dollars back into the economy.”
“Business people are the new superheroes. And they are here to save the world. Their super power is purpose. And with it they intend to improve and save billions of lives while putting millions more dollars back into the economy.”
Being Vulnerable: Business Tips from a Former CIA Officer
Feb. 13, 2013 -
By: J.C. Carleson
“Face it. You’re vulnerable. So is your boss. So is your client. So are your employees. And their vulnerabilities can result in decisions that leave YOU feeling betrayed.”
“Face it. You’re vulnerable. So is your boss. So is your client. So are your employees. And their vulnerabilities can result in decisions that leave YOU feeling betrayed.”
The Paradox of Skill: Why Greater Skill Leads to More Luck
Nov. 14, 2012 -
By: Michael J. Mauboussin
“Greater skill doesn’t decrease the dependence on luck, it increases it. If you have an interest in sports, business, or investing, this lesson is for you.”
“Greater skill doesn’t decrease the dependence on luck, it increases it. If you have an interest in sports, business, or investing, this lesson is for you.”
The Personal MBA, Updated & Expanded: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune
Sept. 12, 2012 -
By: Josh Kaufman
“MBA programs don't have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge ... you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.”
“MBA programs don't have a monopoly on advanced business knowledge ... you can get a world-class business education simply by reading these books.”
The How Manifesto: Why How Business Gets Done Around the World is the New Competitive Advantage, and New Metrics for a New Reality
Aug. 8, 2012 -
By: Dov Seidman
“'How?' is not just a question. HOW is the answer. ... The way to forge a better, more sustainable path of growth and progress lies in the realm of human behavior—HOW we do what we do.”
“'How?' is not just a question. HOW is the answer. ... The way to forge a better, more sustainable path of growth and progress lies in the realm of human behavior—HOW we do what we do.”
The Business Genome Approach: Finding Your Next Competitive Advantage
Dec. 7, 2011 -
By: Andrea Kates
"You have the wrong tools. And you use them the wrong way. It isn’t your fault. You were taught, as we all were, to make forecast models out of past results. ... But, now, the rules have changed: our game plans have gone public, and whoever knows what the customer will do next wins.”
"You have the wrong tools. And you use them the wrong way. It isn’t your fault. You were taught, as we all were, to make forecast models out of past results. ... But, now, the rules have changed: our game plans have gone public, and whoever knows what the customer will do next wins.”
Lessons from S&P Recession Survivors
Aug. 3, 2011 -
By: Larry Mallak
“Investors have heard many decry the decade of the 2000s as the ‘lost decade.’ A dollar invested in the S&P 500 on the first trading day of 1999 saw it worth just 65 cents a decade later. This “underperformance” is seen by many as a failure of the U.S. economic engine. If we look at the Top 20 performers of the S&P 500 during that same time period, we see a vastly different story.”
“Investors have heard many decry the decade of the 2000s as the ‘lost decade.’ A dollar invested in the S&P 500 on the first trading day of 1999 saw it worth just 65 cents a decade later. This “underperformance” is seen by many as a failure of the U.S. economic engine. If we look at the Top 20 performers of the S&P 500 during that same time period, we see a vastly different story.”
