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The Internet is just one more information adjustment
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Common sense thinking would have rejected “Seinfeld”
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How companies can adapt to scarcity in India and China
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How Organic Bouquet finds success through sustainability
Robert McLaughlin is CEO of Organic Bouquet, a flower company that practices social responsibility and sustainability in its supply chain, packaging and community outreach,...
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Where were you when the channels blurred?
Coca-Cola sponsors this blog, as well as the Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council, which is dedicated to understanding and developing...
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Explore the benefits of customer and supplier partnerships
Many companies have discovered the virtue of partnering. When they don’t have all the skills or resources needed to truly delight customers, it makes...
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Providing inspiration to your employees
It is a truism that people want to believe in causes greater than themselves. That belief is central to the nature of purpose and...
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Envision your Ideal Day to become more productive
“I review my notes for a conference call with a client in Asia; I generally talk with them early morning, my time, about twice...
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In Chinese culture, consumers seek brands that allow them to stand out by fitting in
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5 sure-fire ways to kill your team
The U.S. is known for its entrepreneurial culture, but not all countries are rushing to start a business. In Singapore, for example, even though...
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Why we learn best when others fail
We’re told that experience is the best teacher. We’re reassured that we can learn from failure. In recent years, we’ve gone so far as...
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What we can learn from Apple Maps and Steve Jobs
Fortune recently reported just how bad the Apple iPhone 5 mapping really is. Specifically, the article cited a reader’s analysis of the Apple map...
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Why innovation has to be just as destructive as it is productive
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NYC leverages social media to map evacuation info for Hurricane Sandy
The City of New York utilized its Open Data platform to help residents deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The effort, which is...
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Companies should aim for social relevance, not responsibility
Corporate social responsibility, it seems, is the new black. CSR may not sound sexy, but it’s become quite fashionable for companies to take on...
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Recycling as the gateway to sustainable living
There have been many conversations recently around the efficacy of recycling as an environmentally beneficial behavior, including Alina Tugend’s New York Times article, “Recycling...
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The chemical industry in 2013: A Q-and-A with Paul Hodges and Kevin Swift
Paul Hodges is chairman of International eChem, commercial advisers to the global chemical industry. He also writes the ICIS blog Chemicals and the Economy,...
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5 strategies for engineering a refreshing business perspective in 2013
At the start of a new year, consider what you can do to refresh your business.
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Oprah’s biggest branding failure and what we can learn from it
Brand Oprah was flying high, and then she made one critical branding failure — a failure that caused her to drop in Fortune’s Most...
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Choosing the right approach to an open-innovation strategy
Open innovation is a business strategy to advance technology by fusing external ideas and products with internal research and development. It is a way...
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The entrepreneurial potential of sub-Saharan Africa extends to women
Entrepreneurial activity among men and women is most equal in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2012 Global Report released this month....
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Swimming with the sharks: Entrepreneurial lessons from reality TV
I must confess to a guilty pleasure — I love the ABC show “Shark Tank,” which gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to realize their...
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“Conscious Capitalism”: A higher calling for corporations
Something’s stinking up corporate America. On Friday, a 3% decline in shares of Wal-Mart drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory. This...
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Global behavioral management: The toolbox of a global leader
All too often, business leaders find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Globalization has, once again, placed them in this familiar predicament....
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5 reasons organizations predict when you will die
This adapted excerpt is from “Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die,” by Eric Siegel, released this month...
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How GIS helps the Navy reduce its energy consumption
Like many organizations, the Navy decided to reduce its energy consumption in an effort to cut costs and become more environmentally-friendly, but unlike many...
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What inspires your work-at-home policies? Views from the C-suite, an entrepreneur and the home office
Credit: iStockphoto Yahoo and CEO Marissa Mayer have made up their minds on telecommuting, but your company may be debating whether to allow it....
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Re-energizing remote employees to nurture innovation
If you’ve ever seen the 1999 comedy film “Office Space,” you know you don’t want to be that boss — power hungry and despised...
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Becoming a conscious leader
Human social organizations are created and guided by leaders — people who see a path and inspire others to travel along it with them....
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The real risk Marissa Mayer runs with her work-at-home policy
The same week Yahoo rescinded teleworking policies for its employees, Best Buy did the same. Many pointed to the fact that Yahoo’s working-mom CEO...
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Don’t let your change agents become free agents
Managers and team leaders should know better than anyone the value of change agents within an organization. They are the “entrepreneurs” within your company,...
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Are time management in India and the U.S. compatible?
The approach to time in the U.S. is usually described as sequential, which can be simply summarized: People arrive to meetings on time; they...
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How you can sabotage your own innovation efforts
Whether you’re in the fashion, food or financial industry, innovation is imperative. It’s the fresh thinking that keeps your business relevant. It’s creativity packed...
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Do you know how much you don’t know?
“The thing that is interesting to me as a politician who’s been out of office a few years and now I see the world...
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The 4 P’s of global leadership
I took my first global management job seven years ago. I had grown up in the Midwest and graduated from a Big Ten university....
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What does it take to be creative?
When I tell people that I am a creative director, a few things pop into their mind, and they usually ask, “So, are you...
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A 4-step guide to coaching your employees
Coaching your employees requires commitment. It must be planned in advance, not done off the cuff. Management today is really about enabling people to...
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A recipe for business success in today’s innovation age
Business success can be attributed to countless factors — a marketable product, great leadership, an efficient business structure, etc. It’s an intimidating list, making...
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Go ahead, change that ugly logo
When I was a wee young designer, one of the first things my creative director told me was, “Dude, be careful when you start...
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How to be effective across borders: A Q-and-A with Andy Molinsky
What is the cost of poor global leadership? For some companies, it’s billions of dollars and years of recovery. For others it’s just a...
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Curiosity: It’s the new black
Are you looking for a skill that’s always in style, goes with anything and makes a bold statement wherever it goes? Look no further;...
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How John Hendricks pitched the most trusted man in America
The following is an excerpt from “A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur’s Story,” (HarperBusiness, June 2013) by Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks, available at the...