First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain information about a free online subscription, please click here. * * * To sustain wealth creation, developed nations must find ways to boost [.].

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Stephenson Productivity Products McKinsey 85

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age inspired Jeff Bezos to create the Kindle ; Sergey Brin mines Stephenson’s even more famous Snow Crash for insights into virtual reality. They make us more efficient and productive. William Gibson famously coined the term “cyberspace” in his 1984 masterpiece Neuromancer.

Stephenson 14

Stephenson White Paper Real Estate Hedge 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

As AT&T CEO and Chair Randall Stephenson, recently told the New York Times, “There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop… People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning will obsolete themselves with the technology.”

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Stephenson Company Agility Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. There was also no way that Apple could have met its tight product timelines, or kept its products shrouded in secrecy until launch, without fierce commitments from its employees. You were betting on Steve Jobs.”

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Stephenson Kahneman CEO Commitment 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. Currency really had a big effect.”

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2015

Your goal is to “make them comfortable” so that you have a productive, professional conversation. Hiring Article. Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. Be willing to meet the person at a time that’s convenient to him or her. And explain your organization’s dress code. Involve (only a few) others.

How To 8

How To Stephenson Stress Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

“Firms in industries with the largest increases in product market concentration have enjoyed higher profit margins, positive abnormal stock returns, and more profitable M&A deals, which suggests that market power is becoming an important source of value.”

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Policies Politics Stephenson Industry 8