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What’s Your ScoreBoard?

September 26, 2011September 28, 2011

During my first marriage, I thought the goal was to stay married. In jobs, I thought the goal was to get promoted to the next big title/level/responsibility. When I used …

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Must-Read Weekend Reading

September 24, 2011October 24, 2011

2 Consumer (Hourglass) Markets “P&G isn’t the only company adjusting its business. A wide swath of American companies is convinced that the consumer market is bifurcating into high and low …

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It’s Tribes Not Herds

September 23, 2011September 23, 2011

Twitter lets people find nuggets of ideas, gather and share sentiment, and –most importantly – helps people to find one another. It’s become customary to do “Follow Fridays” (in twitter …

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What Steve Jobs Taught Me About Growth

September 23, 2011September 23, 2011

Finding that first market — a few customers willing to pay for your early product – is hard enough. But there’s one thing that may be even harder. And that’s …

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Infected with Comparisonitis

September 19, 2011September 20, 2011

I got infected with a terrible disease this week. I didn’t realize it for a bit, but the diagnosis is now complete. I almost don’t want to tell you about …

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Must-Read Weekend Reading

September 17, 2011September 16, 2011

[I’ve been developing a Harvard Magazine article on the demise of 800 lb gorillas, and the new rules played by those that replace them, so not as much writing this …

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Speed Over Greed

September 16, 2011September 17, 2011

Anyone who wonders why we don’t have more start-ups hasn’t noticed that it is the hardest job in the world. You start from nothing. One team I was working with …

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Resentment, Resilience and Rebounding

September 12, 2011September 12, 2011

“It’s them, not me”. That’s effectively what Carol Bartz, former CEO of Yahoo (YHOO), has been saying in the few days since she’s been fired. Well, she said it more …

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Must-Read Weekend Reading …

September 10, 2011September 10, 2011

Wall Street rewards New Product Lines “There’s tremendous pressure on companies, particularly publicly traded companies, to grow and grow. You see, for the most part shareholders don’t profit from steadily …

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