The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a groundbreaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better … [ Read more ]

Clicks and Mortar

The Web Content Conundrum

An interesting article deflating the myth that online publishing is cheaper than offline; also gives expenses breakdown for a typical offline publication and three well-known online pubs (Salon, CBS Marketwatch, TheStreet)

Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting

Relevance Lost is an overview of the evolution of management accounting in American business, from textile mills in the 1880s and the giant railroad, steel, and retail corporations, to today’s environment of global competition and computer-automated manufacturers. The book shows that modern corporations must work toward designing new management accounting systems that will assist managers more fully in their long-term planning.

Living on the Fault Line: Managing for Shareholder Value in the Age of the Internet

Geoff Moore’s trademark metaphor’s and frameworks are not just tools for a New Economy. They force managers to focus on enduring fundamentals of business – what drives and undermines shareholder value. In particular, Moore’s Core/Context model is a critical resource to examine the relationship between value creation and human capital.

Strategy + Business

Booz·Allen & Hamilton site bills itself as the address where the best ideas in business are debated; incl. quotes, book reviews, articles, forums, etc.

Hardware is an outdated idea

When people talk about the technology business, they almost always refer to its key aspects as hardware, software, and networking. Too bad that’s wrong. The emerging reality is devices, access, and services.

UPSIDE’s Hot 100 Private Companies

UPSIDE, along with 100-plus judges, offers their fifth annual assessment of the 100 hottest private companies in an already hot marketplace