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The Energy Bus >> Fast Company | Positive Thinking is Good. "The book, and. .
July 27, 2007
I am fascinated by Chris Anderson's The Long Tail. These power law curves exist in so many facets of the world. We pulled data yesterday on our linking behavior to books on our site and.
August 06, 2007
Yesterday I posted a new excerpt on the Excerpts blog. It's from Chapter 1 of WATCH THIS, LISTEN UP, CLICK HERE by David Verklin and Bernice Kanner. "This means that we're exposed to an estimated 3,000 ads a day.
August 08, 2007
I wrote a piece for the July/August issue of Corporate Dealmaker. The magazine did eight pages on business books and their impact on the M&A industry. Here is my contribution where I discuss books that should be on every executive's reading list: And Don't Forget The Classics There are M&A books, and there are business books that should be required reading for every executive.
We took some time off this summer from our podcasts. I am kicking off the fall season early with an interview I have been wanting to do for some time. Chris Zook is the author of three books, his most recent being Unstoppable.
August 10, 2007
I have found some supplemental reading to our recent Unstoppable podcast. Chris Zook (Unstoppable) has been writing a blog for Harvard Business Online. The online site has recruited Bob Sutton (No-Asshole Rule, Hard Facts), Sylvia Ann Hewlett (Off-Ramps and On-Ramps), and Michael Watkins (First 90 Days) among others.
August 17, 2007
From Robert Townsend's classic book Up The Organization comes this beauty. For those of you that haven't read the book or forgotten it, it has short alphabetical chapters and the chapter called "Killing Things, V. P.
August 20, 2007
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart by Ian Ayres, Bantam, 272 pages, $25. 00 Hardcover, August 2007, ISBN 9780553805406 Computer technology has had an undeniable impact on our decision-making. Netflix can recommend a movie and eHarmony will recommend a mate.
August 24, 2007
One story line in Super Crunchers is that of Dick Copaken and his secretive company Epagogix. Copaken thinks that neural networks can improve scriptwriting in Hollywood. Most of his clients don't want the world to know what he is doing or that they are paying for it.
August 28, 2007
Just a little reminder. . .
August 30, 2007
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