I suppose I should start this review off with a disclaimer. I am Alan Webber’s target audience. He was a managing editor of the Harvard Business Review and the cofounding editor of Fast Company. I am a card carrying member of the Fast Company Nation and read HBR whenever something catches my eye.I am a [...]
Entries from April 2009
Review: “Rules of Thumb” – Alan Webber
April 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Books, change, leadership
Tags: books·change·genchi genbutsu·John Boyd·leadership·management·Mike Abrashoff·OODA Loops·systems·Tom Peters·Toyota
McKinsey Describes the New Normal
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · career, change, finance
The McKinsey Quarterly had an article back in March of the “New Normal.” I have read this short article several times and recommend you do the same. There is a lot of insight amid the prediction. It is clear that we are not just going through a new boom/bust cycle. As the author says, we [...]
Tags: career·career management·change·economics
I’m Sick of Networking
April 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · networking
I went to a training session on Thursday night. The event was about using social media. It was sponsored by a local “networking” group. I am officially sick of networking. Because it isn’t networking. It is begging and whoring yourself. There are many of these events in Rochester. All of them crammed full of the [...]
Tags: career·career management·networking
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April 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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The Changing of the American Dream
April 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · career, change
Welcome to the new home of my blog. This will be my first post using WordPress. Just got done reading a great post from Penelope at Brazen Careerist that is really resonating with me. Penelope refers to a Time magazine article by Kurt Andersen. Penelope says: The American Dream is no longer about money and [...]
