Andrew Carnegie
Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people, and soon we will have a new and better factory.
Content: Quotation | Subjects: Management, People
Getting From Good To Great
James Collins, author of Built to Last, discusses his research into companies that went from good to great (admittedly a small sample size) in this interview with InformationWeek.
Content: Article | Author: Chris Murphy | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Change Management, Management
Integrating Knowledge and Process in a Learning Organization
“Technology change management is not an isolated activity but a process that touches many of the socio-technical activities at work in an organization. This bigger picture of technology change management includes business and work processes and technical systems as well as processes related to group dynamics and collaboration. The connection is clear. When we ask people to change how they do their work, as we … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Linda Levine | Source: @Brint | Subjects: Change Management, Knowledge Management
Harold Sherman and Al Pollard
You will always succeed in life if you will always think and act in terms of the other person’s self-interest.
Content: Quotation | Subject: Success / Failure
Using the Web for Project Collaboration
Consultants who form virtual project teams know that communication and coordination are two major challenges when team members are dispersed. Rick Freedman reviews two Web-based project collaboration tools (OnProject and ERoom) that can help make virtual projects a reality.
Content: Article | Author: Rick Freedman | Source: TechRepublic | Subject: Project Management
Value Chain Management
The Customer As Co-Developer
Who has more product knowledge: 10,000 workers or 1 million customers?
Content: Article | Author: Christopher Locke | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Customer Related, Trends / Analysis
Are Stock Option Rescissions an Unfair Benefit?
When the tech-stock bubble burst in 2000, a number of companies allowed key employees to cancel previous options-based stock purchases that had left them with deep losses. The implications of such favoritism are troubling enough that the SEC – not to mention shareholder activists – are taking a closer look.
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Trends / Analysis
The Skinny on E-Services Vendors (.pdf)
Chart from InformationWeek special on E-Services breaks down how customers ranked their E-services vendors in the following categories:
– Knowledge of Networking
– Partnerships with Vendors
– Strategic Business Advice
– Industry Expertise
– Pricing and Value
– Reliability of Service
– Service-Level Agreements
– Programming Expertise
– Vendor Reputation
– Commerce and Brand Expertise
… [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Trends / Analysis | Industry: Information Technology
Artie Shaw
You can deal with failure. Sure it’s tough, but you just work hard and try to get going again. But success — success is an opiate. A lot of people can’t handle it.
Content: Quotation | Source: PBS | Subject: Success / Failure
The Truth About E-Marketplaces
Somewhat topical discussion of e-marketplaces (by the master of re-engineering himself), but points raised are of long-lasting value.
Content: Article | Author: Michael Hammer | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis
Ellen Hancock
CEO of Exodus Communications, former senior vice president at IBM
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Telecommunications
Ted Dintersmith
VC, Charles River Ventures
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
Various Venture Capitalists
comb through the archives of Red Herring’s VC P.S. column to find a large number of VCs profiled and interviewed (usually in two parts)
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
Technology, Talent, And Tolerance
The nation’s leading high-tech centers are places where people from virtually any background can settle and make things happen.
Content: Article | Author: Richard Florida | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Trends / Analysis | Industry: Information Technology
Rob Glaser
former Microsoft VP, founder and CEO of RealNetworks
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Entertainment / Media
Bharat Sastri
Founder, HelloBrain
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Education / Training
Steve Kirsch
Founder, Infoseek
Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Information Technology
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Organizational effectiveness is “the ability of an organization to fulfill its mission through a blend of sound management, strong governance, and a persistent rededication to achieving results.”
Content: Quotation | Source: TrendScope | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
The Web Gets Joined Up
So what exactly is Microsoft’s “.Net” and why should we take notice?
When Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer announced Microsoft’s new strategy 18 months ago, their explanation of this “bet-the-company” move was – at least to this columnist – as clear as mud. As it turned out, I was not alone.
Content: Article | Author: Louise Kehoe | Source: FT.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Trends / Analysis