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January 22, 2020January 19, 2020 andreweverett360

Money-Losing Companies Mushroom Even as Stocks Hit New Highs

James Mackintosh wrote a Wall Street Journal article titled Money-Losing Companies Mushroom Even as Stocks Hit New Highs. Continue reading “Money-Losing Companies Mushroom Even as Stocks Hit New Highs” →

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 andreweverett360

What’s Wrong with Business Schools? A Systems View

Angela Montgomery wrote an article titled What’s Wrong with Business Schools? A Systems View. Continue reading “What’s Wrong with Business Schools? A Systems View” →

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 andreweverett360

Strategy Needs Good Words

Martin Weigel wrote a blog post titled Strategy Needs Good Words. Continue reading “Strategy Needs Good Words” →

January 19, 2020 andreweverett360

Why Writing Better Will Make You a Better Person

Bob Fischer and Nathan Nobis wrote an article for the Chronicle of Higher Education titled Why Writing Better Will Make You a Better Person. Continue reading “Why Writing Better Will Make You a Better Person” →

January 17, 2020 andreweverett360

eScooter injuries in Santa Monica

Dan Jansenson wrote an article for the Santa Monica Mirror titled It’s Time to Reevaluate Scooter Rules. Continue reading “eScooter injuries in Santa Monica” →

January 16, 2020January 19, 2020 andreweverett360

Abandoned Maine paper mill resurrected by Chinese cardboard company

The New York Times ran a story titled A Maine Paper Mill’s Unexpected Savior: China about a 130-year old paper mill in Old Town, Maine. Continue reading “Abandoned Maine paper mill resurrected by Chinese cardboard company” →

January 5, 2020January 3, 2020 andreweverett360

The habits of effective managers at Google

Justin Bariso, author of EQ Applied, wrote an article for Inc. titled Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. It Came Up With These 10 Things. Continue reading “The habits of effective managers at Google” →

January 4, 2020May 13, 2020 andreweverett360

Parker Hannifin’s shift from cost-plus to market-based pricing

Timothy Aeppel wrote a Wall Street Journal article titled Seeking Perfect Prices, CEO Tears Up the Rules dated March 27, 2007. Continue reading “Parker Hannifin’s shift from cost-plus to market-based pricing” →

January 3, 2020January 2, 2020 andreweverett360

Grey Thinking

Farnham Street posted an article titled The Value of Grey Thinking. Continue reading “Grey Thinking” →

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 andreweverett360

Negativity Bias

John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister wrote an essay for the Wall Street Journal titled For the New Year, Say No to Negativity. Tierney and Baumeister are authors of The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It.

« negativity bias, it’s the universal tendency for bad events and emotions to affect us more strongly than positive ones. » Continue reading “Negativity Bias” →

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