At some point, business starts to matter – my favorite quote of the day: "I don't want to build relationships. I want to get paid money for doing work."
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Rita’s HBR Article on Intelligent Failure – First 100 Readers can download for free
An article that I've wanted to write for years is appearing in this month's Harvard Business Review. It's entitled "Failing By Design" and the first 100 readers who click on this link will be able to… Read more »
Improving the airline experience – do they really want to know?
Just back from Los Angeles, where I gave a keynote talk for an amazing group of women sponsored by Navigant. I've been on what seems like one continuous road trip this month. Continental, my most… Read more »
Firsts in Abu Dhabi
I'm here in Abu Dhabi, a most amazing place. Desert 50 years ago and today a sprawling city of high rises, with an amazing presence of many global firms. Some firsts: Being here in… Read more »
Deep and interesting piece on knowledge management over at the HBR Blog
My colleagues Ian MacMillan, Max Boisot and Martin Ihrig have just posted a blog about some of the fascinating work they are doing in the knowledge management area. One of the big ideas they talk… Read more »
A nice comment from Barbara Figge Fox, an observer of the Princeton Scene
Barbara Fox mentions my upcoming talk in her blog Princeton Comment. In particular, the idea of failing fast and cheaply appeals to her.
Overheard at the Microsoft CIO Summit
Last year more transistors shipped than there were grains of rice grown in the world. That's an amazing statistic.
Rita’s Golden Rules for E-Mail resonates!
Julie Wasson, a marketing consultant, has posted Rita's Golden Rules for E-Mail, originally published in the Harvard Business Review. Internet Related Technologies expanded upon Rita's Golden Rules, for attorneys.
Fun post by George Colony on the primacy of design
Back when I was a doctoral student, I did a neat semester long project on design thinking. It got me to the point where I almost believed that great design is the uber discipline, the… Read more »
Amazon into hardware? Not so sure about that one…
The Wall Street Journal's digital network reports that Amazon is hiring hardware engineers and plotting a move to combat Apple's iPad in the hardware space. I can only react with surprise – if the story… Read more »
Academy of Management - Which List Matters More?
So here I am in Montreal at the annual Academy of Management meeting. It struck me with great interest that the offiical program (a phone book sized effort with program sessions, times, all the important… Read more »
Real job creation - should be required reading from Andy Grove
This article – "How to Make an American Job" should be required reading for everyone concerned about the state of our industrial commons. And many are (see this terrific post and related Harvard Business Review article by… Read more »