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Global Greening Lifestyles: Japan

BY Jody TurnerThu Dec 3, 2009 at 10:43 AM

What factors are influencing different countries in their approaches to green design and green living? Here we look at Japan.READ»

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CUSTOMER SERVICE IS KING

BY Arnold BeekesTue Dec 1, 2009 at 2:53 AM

I just finished reading the book Trust Agents from Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. Obviously it is a must read for everyone in the business world. When I reflected on the content I had some kind of epiphany. Most corporations and ...READ»

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COMMAND AND CONTROL: INNOVATION NEEDED!

BY Arnold BeekesWed Nov 25, 2009 at 9:04 AM

Many executives have the command and control management style. That is the dominant style which they have learned (and copied) from their bosses and that is the style with which they grew up in the ...READ»

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Inside the Vamp-artment of Twilight's Edward Cullen, Buy It for $3.3M!

BY Tyler GrayFri Nov 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Must every facet of Twilight's sparkly-skinned lead vampire Edward be irresistible? He may be a blood chugger, but his interior design sense doesn't suck. The character's (played by Robert Pattinson) digs are featured prominently in ...READ»

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HOW TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL TRAP

BY Arnold BeekesWed Nov 18, 2009 at 5:32 AM

One of the main constraints that managers and executives face is time and related to that priority. The day-to-day business and its challenges, small fires and other problems are consuming all their energy and time. They are ...READ»

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HOW TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS-AS-USUAL TRAP

BY Arnold BeekesWed Nov 18, 2009 at 5:31 AM

One of the main constraints that managers and executives face is time and related to that priority. The day-to-day business and its challenges, small fires and other problems are consuming all their energy and time. They are ...READ»

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REFRESH YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS

BY Arnold BeekesThu Nov 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM

Most organizations do have a fix set of partners. They cover many ...READ»

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7-Eleven House Wine Taste Test: My Mom Takes a Spin Down Yosemite Road

BY Tyler GrayMon Nov 9, 2009 at 6:23 PM

I don't know about the chardonnay, but if Yosemite Road Cabernet, 7-Eleven's house brand, were a song, it'd be "Red, Red Wine." Not Neil Diamond's original. Or even Tony Tribe's excellent rocksteady version. It'd be the UB40 cover, ...READ»

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Why Values Trump Rules and Regulation

BY Dov SeidmanMon Nov 9, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Everywhere I travel, I hear the same refrains: "We need more regulation," or on the flip side, "If we hadn't deregulated, we wouldn't be in this financial mess." More regulation could be a very good thing, but we shouldn’t rush to regulation without asking whether it’s a list of prohibitive rules or something deeper, something that inspires consistent and right behavior, says LRN CEO Dov Seidman.READ»

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BlueBeat's Hank Risan: That's Not the Beatles, It's a "Virtual Cover Band"

BY Tyler GraySat Nov 7, 2009 at 12:04 AM

If you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it's an understandable error. The music sounded identical to songs by those artists. ...READ»

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'30 Rock' Ends Product Placement Speculation, Writes Cisco Into Last Night's Episode

BY Tyler GrayFri Nov 6, 2009 at 7:13 AM

Cisco got one hell of a pitch man in Jack Donaghy. Last night's 30 Rock wasn't just notable for the its usual cavalcade of shenanigans, or even the NBC in-house fun-poking (Brian Williams as a stand-up comic? Jack saying something ...READ»

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Beatles Label EMI Slaps Former Huffington Post Blogger, BlueBeat Owner With Federal Lawsuit

BY Tyler GrayWed Nov 4, 2009 at 12:17 PM

Get your Beatles downloads from BlueBeat.com while they're hot--as in stolen, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the site and its owner by EMI records, which distributes the Beatles music, in Los ...READ»

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Weezer Snuggie: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Marketing Since the ELO Hockey Puck

BY Tyler GrayTue Nov 3, 2009 at 10:09 AM

For $30, the blue Weezer Snuggie--$50 for the "Snuggie Safari"--comes with a copy of the band's new album, "Raditude."READ»

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CHANGING? YOU FIRST……….!

BY Arnold BeekesTue Nov 3, 2009 at 3:16 AM

It is an open door to talk about all the change that is necessary and all the change programs that are work in process. However, there is also plenty of evidence (McKinsey, IBM) that the majority of the changes ...READ»

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BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap

BY Tyler GrayFri Oct 30, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Download site BlueBeat seems to have looked squarely in the eye of litigious record label legal eagles and various judges who've sided with them--then figuratively dropped trou and shot 'em a moon.READ»

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WHAT KIND OF INNOVATOR ARE YOU?

BY Arnold BeekesTue Oct 27, 2009 at 4:59 AM

In the book ‘Old Masters and Young Geniuses’ by David Galenson there are two types of innovators researched. His analysis of the life cycles of creativity has considered painters, sculptors, poets, novelists and ...READ»

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HOW TO CLOSE THE CORPORATE GAP? BRIDGE BUILDERS NEEDED!

BY Arnold BeekesTue Oct 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM

It looks like the gap, the divide is getting bigger instead of getting smaller. Which gap? Well, between on one hand the Corporate leaders and managers who are not open to change, who continue to do business as they have done for ...READ»

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HIRING FOR AWESOMENESS OR FOR AVERAGENESS

BY Arnold BeekesTue Oct 13, 2009 at 4:00 AM

Most recruiting companies list in their job requirements exactly what experience the candidate should bring. They prefer to hire someone who has done exactly the same job in another company, but in the same ...READ»

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MARKET SAVVINESS IS CRUCIAL FOR A LEARNING ORGANIZATION

BY Arnold BeekesTue Oct 6, 2009 at 4:15 AM

On one hand it is clear that changes are speeding up, in business, technology, the market, legislation, demographics and so on. It is a challenge to keep up to date with all these new developments. On the other hand ...READ»

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The “New” G.M. Sounds Dangerously Like the Old, Dead Saturn

BY Adam HanftFri Oct 2, 2009 at 3:20 PM

“The General Motors Corporation today displayed the prototype of a small car intended to someday match similar Japanese cars in cost and match or exceed them in quality.”So wrote The New York Times on November 4th, 1983. And ...READ»

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Sustainability: It's Not About Light Bulbs

BY Dov SeidmanThu Oct 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM

To many people, sustainability means solar panels, wind turbines and LEED-certified buildings. But sustainability is more than just going green or being green. It's a way of thinking about business — a mode of leadership and behavior that aims to create lasting value as opposed to piling up short-term transactional wins, says Dov Seidman. READ»

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LISTENING: THE FORGOTTEN BUSINESS SKILL

BY Arnold BeekesTue Sep 29, 2009 at 4:03 AM

More and more we are busy, very busy. As a consequence we read and write quickly and superficially, because it seems that we are always in a hurry. When we have meetings with other people, we are also in a rush. We have ...READ»

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Where do you fit with today’s consumer mindset?

BY Mike DohertyMon Sep 28, 2009 at 8:39 PM

Like any other loss, people progress through difficult times like a recession in stages. The first stage is “Distress” which includes feelings of anger and sadness. I think we are past that. The next stage is “Acceptance” ...READ»

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HOW TO ORGANIZE AN INTERNAL INNOVATION TEAM?

BY Arnold BeekesTue Sep 22, 2009 at 7:49 AM

More and more organizations are becoming convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery. Once you have taken the decision the next step is to think about ...READ»

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HOW TO ORGANIZE AN INTERNAL INNOVATION TEAM?

BY Arnold BeekesTue Sep 22, 2009 at 7:49 AM

More and more organizations are becoming convinced that innovation is no longer a nuisance, but that it is the only way out of the misery. Once you have taken the decision the next step is to think about ...READ»

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