This is an interesting way to deal with workforce flexibility. Business Week (April 17, 2006 edition, p. 14) reports that McDonald’s in the UK is testing a program that allows employees from the same immediate… Read more »
Insights and ideas
Tragic second order
Today’s Wall Street Journal tells a tragic tale of unanticipated consequences. It seems that many AIDS sufferers in South Africa are not taking their medicine in order to make themselves REALLY sick. Why do this?… Read more »
iPod software once more
I’ve probably spent a solid 6 hours with Apple people on the phone, trying to figure out why my shiny new iPod with video and photos won’t sync properly. They told me it was my… Read more »
Selling software on the Internet
I was recently asked to comment on Internet selling of software: Internet sales of software has obvious advantages: it is vastly less expensive than shipping physical products; allows a company to develop direct relationships with… Read more »
Ads replacing $$$
I was recently asked about the emerging practice of replacing payment for services with watching ads. Here are some thoughts: The practice of trading ad-watching for bill payments has been tried before, without very good… Read more »
New Book: Dealing with Darwin
Last year, my good colleague Geoffrey Moore asked me to have a look at a book project he was working on, which I did. The book is now out and I think it is terrific…. Read more »
Japan on the brink?
Am here in Japan with our good friend, Takeru Ohe, discussing the prospects for Japanese business. It seems although the stock market is up, savings rates are still very low. Change, however seems to be… Read more »
More on Bill Gates’ books
MarketBusters was part of the theme for many of Bill Gates’ conferences this year – “New Pathways to Growth”. Have a look at the rest of this web site, which contains and authors’ blog, downloadable… Read more »
More on Bill Gates’ books
MarketBusters was part of the theme for many of Bill Gates’ conferences this year – “New Pathways to Growth”. Have a look at the rest of this web site, which contains and authors’ blog, downloadable… Read more »
Innovation Conversation
Joyce Wycoff http://thinksmart.typepad.com/headsup_on_organizational/ notes that the conversation on innovation has changed to make it more business as usual. We couldn’t agree more – and would add that we are in fact beginning to decode some… Read more »
Presentation and communication tips for executives
In response to a reporter’s question about how to make more effective presentations, I offered the following perspective on cardinal sins. These form the basis of a short session I teach in at Columbia Executive… Read more »
Silent day in Bali
I learned this from a participant in a Columbia Executive Education program (Creating Breakthrough Strategy. He runs a luxury hotel there (the Hotel Padma Bali). He told our group about a tradition in Bali that… Read more »