As we try to make sense of the sorry state of American business leadership today, the real issue isn't, Where have the corporate heroes gone? The issue is, How do we know a corporate hero when we see one?READ»
The story: Texas-based Dell and its CEO, Michael Dell, have been under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission for five years on a fraud case. During the recession, many (non-Apple) tech companies suffered, ...READ»
Why did Dell invest in flying in 30 people (a mix of raving fans and those with less-than-favorable experiences) and put us up for 2 nights with great food and accommodations? To learn from our experiences so Dell can become a better company. Read more about the process and my take on what Dell is doing.READ»
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Calling someone a "creative type" these days would be a misnomer. That implies that creativity is an innate personality trait, whereas it may really be just a lesser taught school of thought, according to Jeffrey Dyer, a professor at ...READ»
Every time we show an investor our concept and our prototype, they absolutely love it. How can we get the investors to get over their fear and pull the trigger?READ»
Last week the Iraqi government launched a new version of its official history. As students return to school from the Ramadan holiday they found new history books waiting for them that include the major changes the nation has ...READ»
Michael Dell thinks so. Sure, they're fun and light at first, he told a group of associates Tuesday. "But 36 hours later, they're saying... 'Give me my 15-inch screen back.'"
Dell says that he foresees consumer excitement swinging ...READ»
Alienware has been hinting at the release of its new gaming laptop with a cryptic "All Powerful" campaign. But it looks like someone at the company didn't speak to marketing, and released info on the M17X anyway. It's a ...READ»
Few MBA programs or executive training programs adequately address the crux of developing leaders.Business school or executive training programs should focus more on developing individuals' personal growth with an emphasis on values, emotional intelligence and ethical behavior in business.READ»
Michael Dell, eponymous CEO, gave some strong hints today during a speech in Japan that his company would be getting into the smartphone game. His words come hard on the heels of recent rumors that Dell cellphone prototypes had been ...READ»
With the daily revelations about executives acting in their own self-interests while their companies, shareholders and the marketplace suffers, you have to wonder who hired all these Nero-clones while Rome burns to the ground? The irony is that they all had stellar references. This article identifies how even great references can lead to hiring mistakes.READ»
Creatives today need to be "superpeople" who can write, be personable and--gasp!--talk finance as well. That's the takeaway from a panel of design professionals convened at SXSW by Coroflot, the design jobs site well-known ...READ»
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Bravo!
If you haven’t picked up a copy of Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, please do. It reads like Hemingway. I laughed, I cried, I liked it better than "Cats." The world suffers no ...READ»
Just over a year ago Dell loudly proclaimed it was going to turn the advertising industry on it's head by creating the new client-agency model. The high-stakes battle for the account meant that Dell would drop its current roster of ...READ»
I am following TechCrunch50 (TC50), the event for startups put on by popular tech blog TechCrunch. A friend of mine, Ryan Coleman, engaged me in discussion about Yammer.com by asking me what I thought of it.
What is Yammer? ...READ»
New York — Talk about asymmetric innovation, today the big story was Microsoft hiring comedian Jerry Seinfeld for $10 million to help rebuild its stodgy image in what the Wall Street Journal called its “Battle to Beat Apple.” ...READ»
When I sent my recent email to tell a good friend about the book testimonial, part of his reply included the following:
"It clearly shows that you are cultivating a personal brand around entrepreneurship. I have seen from my ...READ»
