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Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) later this year is taking a connection-based approach to its attendees. Instead of top-down "here's our new technology" presentations, WWDC is sporting a wide variety of innovations, like in-depth hands-on sessions and...

On Marketing Web this week, there was an article (click here for article)posted about companies paying people to be brand-ambassadors, wondering the aisles and petrol stations, cleverly convincing us in a 'not-the-usual-suspects' way to consider changing brands, or...

On June 28, 2004, Fortune magazine reported on a school in the USA where fourth graders were being trained in media awareness - basically being "ad proofed". (Read the story here - you need a subscription to Fortune). These children were given class assignments to...

This book, by By Alan G. Robinson and Sam Stern, is highly recommended as a business text. Buy it at Amazon.com. It was reviewed by Stephen Baker, in BusinessWeek in 1997. Here is an edited version of his review (available online here). It was the kind of miscue that...

This book, by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, was one of the most highly recommended of 2004. Click here for Business Week's review. I have ordered it, and will review it myself in a few weeks' time. Buy it online at: Amazon.com or Kalahari.net.

Last week, I got an email from our travel agent (Flight Center, if you must kn0w). I was told that it was imperative to ensure that I completed all existing bookings before 1 May when prices would be increasing. On 1 May, and while travelling on SAA, I read in the...

The other night I spoke at a Business School for 3 hours, focussing on Generational Theory in the workplace. There was lots of stimulating discussion, but the one thread that caught my attention was a comment made by an Xer around the Boomers in his office. He worked...

To download a free e-book from MIT on Innovation goto this link Democratizing Innovation by Eric von Hippel Chapters are as follows 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Development of Products by Lead Users 3 Why Many Users Want Custom Products 4 Users Innovate-or-Buy...

To Google or not to Google To Google or not to Google? That is the question. Did you know that Google shares are currently trading on the NASDAQ at $180.77 ($US) per share? Now, I’m not much of an expert on the stock exchange, but I did a little checking around and...

As you probably know, there are blogs and there are blogs. Some blogs are nothing more than gossip, while others simply chronicle the life and times of the blogger (which may or may not be interesting). Our blog is a tool we use to capture the intellectual capital...

As I walked in it felt as though I had come home! The CEO’s office could not by any stretch of the imagination be described as ostentatious but the large desk was well ordered and adorned with some impressive looking gadgetry. As it was a Boomer boss I was dealing...

The Devastating Effect of not Taking "Bright Young Things" Seriously. Halliburton History In the midst of all the corporate scandals and alleged shenanigans across the globe in the past few years, the name of Halliburton features quite prominently. This is due to some...

If the world is changing faster than ever before, and if we are rapidly moving towards a world where your competitive advantage increasingly depends on your ability to attract, retain and get the most out of the talented individuals in your industry, leaders cannot...