First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 25, 2012

The New HR Analytics: Predicting the Economic Value of Your Company’s Human Capital Investments Jac Fitz-enz AMACOM (2010) A brilliant explanation of “the first holistic, predictive management model and operating system for the HR function” Those who have read one or more of Jac Fitz-enz’s previously published books know that (..)

Human Capital 85

Human Capital Books Review Operations 85

Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Poet William Blake - "Auguries of Innocence" "To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour." Copyright 2010. December 29, 2010 11:12 PM elizabethwestmark.net said. Post by Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D., since 1987.

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Wilde Video Blog Self-aware 63

Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

A bunch of control freaks want to MAKE you behave according to THEIR arbitrary value system. Posted by: Phyllis Hoff | February 13, 2010 at 09:55 AM Ahh yes, the infamous leg jiggler, tapper, twitcher, bouncer, etc. also conveniently don't believe in any moral absolutes. They make it up as they go!    So you see?

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Politics Blog Letter Open-book 96

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! In the first quarter of 2010 alone, they acquired 1.4 There has never been a better time to be different. Do what works! By offering 250 business cards for free, with a nominal $5.67

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 6, 2010

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! They don’t even have a voicemail system! They aren’t just the leader in their industry; they ARE the industry – and they anticipate crossing the $3-million mark by November 2010.

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Wilde Real Estate Discount Advertising 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

…And the Clients Went Wild! : And the Clients Went Wild! Perfect your marketing mix and win with …And the Clients Went Wild! About the Author Maribeth Kuzmeski, MBA, is the author of five books, including …And the Clients Went Wild! : Do what works! Not necessarily.

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Wilde Newsletter Marketing Motivation 50

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

He is credited with inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, the alkaline battery, and, most importantly, the electric light bulb and the accompanying distribution system for electric power. 2010): 253-269. [6] He offers a unique perspective on innovation and winning in the marketplace. 2] Cawthorne, Tesla vs Edison, pg.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2014

Germany does a better job on innovation in areas as diverse as sustainable energy systems, molecular biotech, lasers, and experimental software engineering. has the world’s most sophisticated system of financing radical ideas, and the results have been impressive, from Google to Facebook to Twitter. to revamp its innovation system.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

Our system is at risk due to increasing inequality.”. The Boston Innovation District’s meteoric real estate prices are pushing the very entrepreneurs who made the district sexy towards neighboring districts where rents have not tripled since 2010. “Inequality is bad.” Inequality is dangerous.” “Our

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Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2013

General Mills employees were already volunteering their time packing meals for African children and partnering with other organizations to build grain storage systems and dig community wells — but we believed that we could do more. We've partnered with international NGOs, such as TechnoServe , and social investors like Root Capital.

Technology 8

Technology Class Engineering Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

The fascinating thing about how this information entered the realm of public debate is not just that no one asked this question, but that our system for producing and sharing such knowledge is poorly designed for asking such questions. But only if the PLoS study is itself true. But what about peer review? Communication'

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In its controversial 2010 decision striking down limits on corporate political advocacy, for example, the majority of the Supreme Court explicitly equated corporate speech to the speech of individual people. But the economy is not a single entity in any meaningful sense.

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Short-term Long-term Politics Wilde 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2016

an overall grade of D+ for everything from roads and bridges to water systems, ports, public transit, power grids, and schools, estimating that just making critical repairs would cost over $3.5 The latest “report card” from the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the U.S.

Wireless 8

Wireless Policies Proposal Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Between 1960 and 2010, to be sure, the growth of entitlement spending was exponential — but in any given calendar year, it was on the whole roughly 8 percent higher if the president happened to be a Republican rather than a Democrat. system of separating executive from legislative power sets up.

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