One of my startup‘s board members, Albert Wenger, said: “As long as there are one or more major positions or functions in a company that are not filled with or run by great people, it will be a drag on the effectiveness of everybody else.”… Read the rest
Why can’t governments operate more like businesses? In a twist of fate, the White House now is demonstrating how businesses should operate. Including online.
This was evidenced, perhaps more than anywhere else, at 12:01 p.m. during the Presidential inauguration, at www.whitehouse.gov/blog… Read the rest
Wired editor and The Long Tail author Chris Andersen introduces the Conservation Law of Transparency — meaning you can’t be open in all things all the time. While that may be true, his argument subtly infers that transparency is an absolute.… Read the rest
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I recently expressed disagreement with Forrester Research’s headline that most consumers don’t trust corporate blogs.… Read the rest
Notwithstanding Black Friday, where Americans showcase their ugly consumerist tendencies, the long Thanksgiving weekend is an important time for me to disconnect from the grid and assess the future.
Putting aside personal concerns about the economy, I believe we’re entering an important period of business cleansing and rebalancing.… Read the rest
