George P. Schultz (1920-2021) wrote an Opinion piece for the Washington Post titled The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 years (December 11, 2020).
Continue reading “George P. Schultz on Trust”Is it Complicated or Complex?
Sonja Blignaut asked: “How would you explain to an average person (CEO, teacher, housewife, parent) how to identify that they are in complexity or facing a complex problem? I.e. how do you know something is complex? Without using any of the technical terms or jargon.”
Rick Nason responded:
Continue reading “Is it Complicated or Complex?”Conjoint Analysis Can Undercut Price for Innovations
Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled Pricing and Complexity (Part 2): Conjoint Analysis Can Undercut Price for Innovations (Feb 9 2020).
Continue reading “Conjoint Analysis Can Undercut Price for Innovations”Dr. Courtney Conley on stress management
Los Angeles radio station KNX aired a segment called Optimism could keep you alive longer on its In Depth program (June 8, 2022). KNX hosts interviewed Dr. Courtney Conley, founder of the Expanding Horizons Counseling and Wellness. The segment starts at [34:42]
The Next Feature Fallacy
Andrew Chen wrote a blog post titled The Next Feature Fallacy: The fallacy that the next new feature will suddenly make people use your product (2015).
Continue reading “The Next Feature Fallacy”Rory Sutherland on intolerance for dissenting viewpoints
Rory Sutherland wrote a column titled HSBC’s Stuart Kirk may be right or wrong. He is inarguably necessary about intolerance for dissenting viewpoints (June 7, 2022).
Continue reading “Rory Sutherland on intolerance for dissenting viewpoints”Roger Martin: The unhelpful distinction between choices that are strategic, executional, or tactical
Roger L. Martin wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled Strategic Choices Need to be Made Simultaneously, Not Sequentially (April 3, 2017).
Continue reading “Roger Martin: The unhelpful distinction between choices that are strategic, executional, or tactical”Don’t Tinker With Your Brand Name
Rob Meyerson wrote an article for Entrepreneur magazine titled Don’t Change Your Brand Name — Unless You Really Have To (June 2, 2022).
Continue reading “Don’t Tinker With Your Brand Name”Zombie companies
Investopedia defines zombies as “companies that earn just enough money to continue operating and service their debt… Zombie companies have no excess capital to spur growth and are considered close to insolvency.” Here are two articles on zombies:
Continue reading “Zombie companies”The SEC now asks public businesses to disclose material human capital metrics
Ben Reuveni wrote an article for Human Resource Executive titled The SEC’s disclosure rules are changing HR forever.
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