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I like to tell people that all of our products and business will go through three phases. There’s vision, patience, and execution.

The vision phase is full of excitement, vim, and vigor. Everything looks big and rosy. At that stage, we don’t know what we don’t know. Then you get into the patience stage, and that’s tough. You have to cut out parts of the … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Business Development, Vision

Microsoft CEO and long-time right arm for Bill Gates

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management | Industry: Software

chairman and co-founder of Red Hat

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Software

oh so famous strategy professor from HBS.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Management

Former CEO of Metacode Technologies and a veteran Silicon Valley consultant.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: CNET | Subject: Management | Industry: Consulting

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Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

Content: Book | Author: Peter Block | Subjects: Leadership, Management

In 1993 Bain & Company launched a multi-year research project into the usage and satisfaction levels of management tools and techniques. This site provides selected results from that study and offers a concise introduction & explanation of the various tools, incl. a description, related topics, methodology, common uses and reference materials. Items covered include:
– Activity-Based Management
– Balanced Scorecard
– Benchmarking
– Core … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Bain & Company | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Management

If you’re looking for companies with the greatest global market share, throw away the usual top ten lists. The real superperformers are what Hermann Simon calls “Hidden Champions”, firms that relish their anonymity and approach success in unconventional ways. In this article, he summarizes highly contrarian findings in nine points: 1. Authoritarian-Participative Leadership 2. Overambitious Goals 3. Reliance on Own Strength 4. More Work Than … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Hermann Simon | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Best Practices, Management

Interesting article discusses the challenges facing Syria in changing its economy. Offers some useful background for those not knowledgeable about this country.

Content: Article | Author: Stanley Reed | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: International – Middle East, Trends / Analysis

German business consultant Simon suggests that there is much to learn from studying the practices of lesser-known companies that have quietly succeeded in unique or specialized market niches. Because Simon is based in Bonn, most–but not all–of his examples are German. They all are, however, relatively unknown, small or midsize, and worldwide leaders in their markets, making mundane products, such as bottle-labeling machines, model railways, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Hermann Simon | Subjects: Best Practices, Management

We divide business plans into three categories: candy, vitamins, and painkillers. We throw away the candy. We look at vitamins. We really like painkillers. We especially like addictive painkillers!

Content: Quotation | Source: ATV | Subject: Business Plans

This site focused on project management seems very comprehensive (though oddly there is no About link). Features include: a PM Knowledge Base, PMTalk Newsletter, PM Desktop Tool, Training, Bookstore, and various resources.

Content: Online Resource | Source: The Hampton Group Inc. | Subject: Project Management

“The New Economy is based on the production of knowledge. The Old Economy is based on natural resources and the production of physical goods. Now the line between them is beginning to blur. A New Old Economy is making productivity surge and ushering in an Age of Plenty.”

Excellent article looks specifically at the Oil industry and how it has moved into the modern technology era. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Jonathan Rauch | Source: The Atlantic Monthly | Subjects: Economics, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Petro / Chemical

Content: Book | Authors: Dudley Lynch, Paul Kordis | Subjects: Management, Personal Development

This site focused on reengineering is in the process of being rebuilt (unsure how long it has been in that state). The features offered are limited, but the library of articles is of value.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Coe-Truman Technologies | Subjects: Best Practices, Management

founder of Mirabilis, the company that created ICQ

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management

Companies are fine-tuning their price strategies – and it’s paying off.

Content: Article | Author: Peter Coy | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Management, Pricing

A business plan should be used as an opportunity to sell your company, not your product.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Business Plans