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Today's Dose from The Executive Almanac:
"General Electric--ticker symbol GE--is the most widely held stock in the world. The company has some 5 million shareholders, 42 percet of them individuals. GE has about 10.
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Today's dose of The Executive Almanac:
"Candy maker Frank Mars of Minneapolis, Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar in 1923, followed by Snickers in 1930 and 3 Musketeers in 1937. Now the Mars company is a giant corporate, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, near the CIA, another secretive outfit. Descendants Frank Mars own the company entirely, have nothing to do with the stock market, and don't entertain inquiries from the press.
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Back in December Guy Kawasaki asked the masses for help in naming his next book.
Here are some of the ideas. You'll find everything from plays off of country songs: Save a Horse, Ride a Kawasaki; to literal interpretations: Knowledge Transfer; and a follow-up to The Art of the Start, The Art of the Finish.
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Malcolm Gladwell writes in the current New Yorker about Enron and too much information. As usual Malcolm makes you think. Check out the article here.
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This should be the end of it. I promise no more Best Of 2006 Lists. I thought these were worth of the one last look back at the year.
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