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Joi Ito is a sage voice on the Internet, web innovation and technology policy, with a keen interest in communities and the role of technology in community innovation. An early investor in start-ups such as Twitter and Flickr, he established a powerful network that saw his impact in the Valley soar. More recently, Ito made headlines when he was named director of the world renowned … [ Read more ]

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Joi Ito, Scott Wilson | Source: Deloitte Review | Subject: Miscellaneous

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It’s always enlightening—and enjoyable—to read business literature that actually qualifies as literature. And Mohsin Hamid’s new novel fits the bill perfectly.

Hamid creatively appropriates the self-help format in How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. It’s the life story of an unnamed man, an amoral Horatio Alger who is born to a poor family in a rural village in a country that sounds a lot … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Mohsin Hamid | Subjects: Career, Miscellaneous, Personal Development

The world’s top minds in business explain their most important lessons. Includes: John Mackey, Evan Williams, Danny Meyer, Tony Hsieh, Phil Libin, Arianna Huffington, Teresa M. Amabile, Michael Mauboussin, Bob Metcalfe, Michael Useem, Roger L. Martin

Content: Article | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Miscellaneous

The strategy+business annual review of the year’s best business books.

Content: Related Content | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Miscellaneous

Commentary influences culture, which influences what we consume, which is influenced by what is actually out there in the market. If you can shift one of these elements you can actually create a new market.

Content: Quotation | Author: Mukti Khaire | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Innovation, Marketing / Sales, Miscellaneous

The strategy+business annual review of the year’s best business books.

Content: Related Content | Subject: Miscellaneous

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The best advice I get is from CFOs and HR directors, because they’re people who have a view across the entire business.

Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Miscellaneous

One Minute MBA is a collection of white board illustration videos exploring the ABCs of business, helping you uncover your business passions, and sparking your interest in concentrations to pursue as part of your online Masters of Business Administration.

Content: Multimedia Content | Source: OnlineMBA.com | Subject: Miscellaneous

If a business requires a superstar to produce great results, the business itself cannot be deemed great.

Content: Quotation | Author: Warren Buffett | Subjects: Business Plans, Miscellaneous

Every small business has a story waiting to be told—and that story can be your most powerful ally in demonstrating how your business is different from all others. One term I have often used to describe this is in terms of the backstory of an organization.

A backstory is the history behind an organization and how it became what it is today. It is not a … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Rohit Bhargava | Source: OPEN Forum (American Express) | Subject: Miscellaneous

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Social media have emerged as a boardroom topic: there is a vague sense that something important is happening. Yet for business leaders several fundamental questions remain around social media and more broadly around the use of online social networks in enabling business models.

Among the most prominent researchers in the emerging field of social media is Riley Crane, perhaps best known as the leader of the … [ Read more ]

Content: Thought Leader | Author: Riley Crane | Source: Deloitte Review | Subject: Miscellaneous

Companies can craft strategies to effectively combat counterfeiting by using new technology, old-fashioned detective work, and a little psychology. The solution is to target both sellers and buyers of counterfeit goods with a strategy that mixes offensive and defensive measures: defend, detect, doubt, and discourage.

Content: Article | Authors: Christopher Donnelly, Paul F. Nunes | Source: The Conference Board Review | Subject: Miscellaneous

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The annual review from strategy+business: Clive Crook on The Meltdown, Charles Handy on Leadership, Phil Rosenzweig on Strategy, Ayesha Khanna and Parag Khanna on Globalization, Judith F. Samuelson on Management, Catharine P. Taylor on Marketing, Steven Levy on Technology, and James O’Toole on Biography.

Content: Article | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Miscellaneous

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Here’s a list of ways you can help so-called business gurus see their bullshit. You can help them recognize when they’ve gone too far and have drunk their own Kool-Aid.

Content: Article | Author: Scott Berkun | Source: The Conference Board Review | Subject: Miscellaneous