Eric Jacobson

JULY 2, 2011

Author David Burkus recommends reading his new book, The Portable Guide To Leading Organizations , when you decide to engage in a process of real leadership study. And, David believes that leaders should commit today to that study of leadership, and in particular the study of leadership theory. His book covers the: basic theories and models of leadership and change history of management and motivational research various schools of thought surrounding how to implement strategy in organizations.

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 7, 2011

Perhaps you saw the July 4th issue Fortune magazine article about how digital companies are so big and growing so fast, that they are obliterating old brick-and-mortar businesses. Fortune reported that: The U.S Postal Service is on track to lose $6 billion this year. Cellphone text messages sent are up 1,200,243% from 2000. Netflix sales are up 43,101% from 1999 versus Blockbuster' s drop of 29% in sales during the same period.

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