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The Economics of Culture

Coaching Tip

In 2002 he published Creative Destruction , which argues that globalization created much of the art and music we might consider "native." Then the financial crisis happened. Cowen summarizes the financial crisis in eight words: "We thought we were richer than we were.". Rowling's fortune and what other authors make. .

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 2 of 4

Strategy Driven

Rather than stick together in crisis situations and collectively investigate the problems, both Ford and Firestone distanced themselves from each. K-Mart closed 617 of its under-performing department stores and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in 2002. Computer activity constitutes less than 1% of the technology picture.

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Social Media Demystified

N2Growth Blog

Blogging since 2002, being actively involved in digital marketing since the early 90′s, and being online since the days of the ARPANET I have a bit of history with most things digital. With each major advancement in technology, communications, or business practice we find ourselves yet again at this all too familiar precipice.

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The Problem With Coaching | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

They are able to play the role of ambassador, emissary, influencer, coach, facilitator, expediter, lobbyist, buffer/shield, crisis manager, negotiator, publicist, strategist, tactician, mentor, consultant, counselor, collaborative thinker and in some cases partner, based upon what the client needs.

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The CEO of Ciena on Surviving an Industry Collapse

Harvard Business Review

They were talking about technology stocks, and they singled out Ciena. At that point we were a single technology company. We’d developed a technology that allowed companies to dramatically expand the capacity of existing fiber optic cable, so you could put more data through a network without digging up miles of fiber.

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Sam Palmisano's Transformation of IBM

Harvard Business Review

When Palmisano took over in early 2002, IBM had four main businesses each organized on a global basis: hardware, software, services (such as back-office outsourcing), and personal computers (PCs). Its ambitious goals were met early despite the economic crisis beginning in 2008, and a new road map set. The CEC was dissolved.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. The way the California energy crisis was handled speaks to Enron’s disdain for media openness. Technology companies must now learn the lessons that steady-growth companies in other industries absorbed. The News Media.