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And in an emotional recounting of his black friend’s experience outside the office that went viral on YouTube, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson encouraged employees to get to know each other better. Last month, in an unprecedented show of solidarity, 150 CEOs from the world’s leading companies banded together to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and, through an online platform, shared best practices for doing so. MORE
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly (June 2010). To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and watch a video during which McKinsey director Bisson explains why trends matter, the value of tracking global forces, and how MORE
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. At the end of the 19th century, New York City stank. One hundred fifty thousand horses ferried people and goods through the streets of Manhattan, producing 45,000 tons — tons! — of manure a month. MORE
Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. OLI SCARFF/Getty Images. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs approached AT&T about partnering on a new kind of mobile phone — a touchscreen computer that would fit in your pocket — Apple had no expertise in the mobile market. Yet AT&T executives quickly came to believe so strongly in Job’s vision that they skipped internal process protocols to land the deal. MORE
Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. CEOs have a lot to worry about, but what are their greatest concerns? What keeps them awake at night? We interviewed 24 CEOs and asked them to name the biggest challenges facing their organizations. Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ). MORE
But CEO Randall Stephenson immediately denied both versions, and reiterated that the company will not let go of either CNN or the deal itself, pledging to fight the government if necessary. Britta Knappmann/EyeEm/Getty Images. Recent leaked reports suggest trouble for the proposed merger of AT&T and Time Warner, an $85 billion deal first announced over a year ago. MORE
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.” My hypothesis, and Stephenson agrees, is that for organizations to win in the market, they must help their employees stay relevant in their skills. MORE
Louise Carus Mahdi, et al (1996); and From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age , by Bret Stephenson (2006). I''ve been reading about traditional and modern rites of passage. So far, the two most helpful books have been Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage , ed. A consistent theme: Long ago, "primitive" cultures evolved effective initiation rites to guide young people from childhood to adulthood. MORE
This time I am wondering what the mice were supposed to be cooking and if it burned on since "Not a creature was stirring - not even a mouse" Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stephenson. I recently did a no internet or phone for 3 days Christmas with 2 of my grandkids. The result - I got 27 books read. Some summaries: Bring out the Best in Every Employee by Dan Brown and Bill Hawkins. Good book - good studies on what works and what people want. Good refresher since much of it is intuitive. MORE
After all, Randall Stephenson was one of President Trump’s “biggest defenders on public policy” and viewed the antitrust case as “a big curve ball.” Tim Evans for HBR. What happened to the antitrust movement ? This was the question asked by Richard Hofstadter in the mid-1960s. Antitrust, observed the historian, once was the subject of a progressive movement in the U.S. that stirred public agitation and imagination, despite few antitrust prosecutions. MORE
Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Bob's blog entries Amazon Elizabeth Stephenson France Telecom’s Orange GDP growth Germany’s T-Systems Kindle OECD countries Peter Bisson Rik Kirkland S. Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly. MORE
Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. The virtual stack of resumes in your inbox is winnowed and certain candidates have passed the phone screen. Next step: in-person interviews. How should you use the relatively brief time to get to know — and assess — a near stranger? How many people at your firm should be involved? How can you tell if a candidate will be a good fit? And finally, should you really ask questions like: “What’s your greatest weakness?” MORE
photo credit: aresauburn™ Bruce Stephenson (@FamilyPhoto on Twitter) asked: “[What is the] best way to start to participate when new to a forum?&# I am going to tackle this from the perspective of an individual wanting to participate in a forum for personal reasons, such as a passion for a specific topic. If you are [.]. How Should I Participate MORE
Then there's another view, which I heard from author Neal Stephenson in an MIT lecture hall last week. Stephenson was clearly trying to be provocative. Stephenson, who has "devoted a shocking amount of time" lately to learning about alternative space-launch technologies, said at MIT that "the reason none of them happen turns out to be insurance.". It's an age of unprecedented, staggering technological change. MORE
As Michael Stephenson , a key leader in global customer programs at Oracle puts it, his firm has various business units that focus on specific industries. As Michael Stephenson points out, "Sales reps come to us all the time saying things like, ''I want General Motors to come talk to this prospective customer.''" So he probes, asking what GM is doing that''s relevant to the prospect, and what in particular they might talk about. MORE
The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson. The key to winning over a decision maker like Stephenson is working with a champion to provide enough data, analysis, and outside validation to ensure that those who would question his decision see a trail of sound and thoughtful due diligence. Pete spent 9 months helping us build a solid platform of credibility that would limit Stephenson’s risk if the investment turned out to be bad. MORE
It was inspired by comments from author Neal Stephenson, who espoused the latter view in a Q&A at MIT. So I wrote a piece juxtaposing the Stephenson/Cowen view with the work of MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson, who has been amassing evidence that a digitization-fueled economic revolution is in fact beginning to happen. That's probably because, if there is one person in the world whom Wired.com readers consider a "knowledgeable member of their cultural community," it is Neal Stephenson. MORE
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says technology workers need to learn online for at least five hours per week to fend off obsolescence. When University of Illinois psychologist Brian Ross enrolled in a computer science course, it had been a long time since he’d even taken a class. With his beard and balding dome, he stood out. A decade older than his classmates, Ross was, to all the other students, that guy. He was nervous. But he had an advantage. MORE
As early as 1994 Neal Stephenson was envisioning the era of Big Data, and how it might change the work of a market researcher. Fiction writers who specialize in creating dystopian near-futures seem to put a lot of stock in the potential of customer intelligence. And it sure beats how David Foster Wallace portrayed the job in "Mister Squishy." ) Philip K. Dick, of course, gave us the billboards of Minority Report , recognizing and calling out personalized offers to people on the street. MORE
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FEBRUARY 7, 2011
Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Bob's blog entries Amazon Elizabeth Stephenson France Telecom’s Orange GDP growth Germany’s T-Systems Kindle OECD countries Peter Bisson Rik Kirkland S. Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly.
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Peter Bisson, Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Patrick Viguerie for The McKinsey Quarterly (June 2010). To read the complete article, check out a wealth of resources, and watch a video during which McKinsey director Bisson explains why trends matter, the value of tracking global forces, and how
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Managing Communities
AUGUST 11, 2011
photo credit: aresauburn™ Bruce Stephenson (@FamilyPhoto on Twitter) asked: “[What is the] best way to start to participate when new to a forum?&# I am going to tackle this from the perspective of an individual wanting to participate in a forum for personal reasons, such as a passion for a specific topic. If you are [.]. How Should I Participate
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 28, 2017
This time I am wondering what the mice were supposed to be cooking and if it burned on since "Not a creature was stirring - not even a mouse" Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stephenson. I recently did a no internet or phone for 3 days Christmas with 2 of my grandkids. The result - I got 27 books read. Some summaries: Bring out the Best in Every Employee by Dan Brown and Bill Hawkins. Good book - good studies on what works and what people want. Good refresher since much of it is intuitive.
Harvard Business
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. At the end of the 19th century, New York City stank. One hundred fifty thousand horses ferried people and goods through the streets of Manhattan, producing 45,000 tons — tons! — of manure a month.
Building Personal Strength
MAY 5, 2013
Louise Carus Mahdi, et al (1996); and From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age , by Bret Stephenson (2006). I''ve been reading about traditional and modern rites of passage. So far, the two most helpful books have been Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage , ed. A consistent theme: Long ago, "primitive" cultures evolved effective initiation rites to guide young people from childhood to adulthood.
Harvard Business
JUNE 18, 2018
Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. OLI SCARFF/Getty Images. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs approached AT&T about partnering on a new kind of mobile phone — a touchscreen computer that would fit in your pocket — Apple had no expertise in the mobile market. Yet AT&T executives quickly came to believe so strongly in Job’s vision that they skipped internal process protocols to land the deal.
Harvard Business
MAY 5, 2017
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says technology workers need to learn online for at least five hours per week to fend off obsolescence. When University of Illinois psychologist Brian Ross enrolled in a computer science course, it had been a long time since he’d even taken a class. With his beard and balding dome, he stood out. A decade older than his classmates, Ross was, to all the other students, that guy. He was nervous. But he had an advantage.
Harvard Business
JULY 10, 2017
And in an emotional recounting of his black friend’s experience outside the office that went viral on YouTube, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson encouraged employees to get to know each other better. Last month, in an unprecedented show of solidarity, 150 CEOs from the world’s leading companies banded together to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and, through an online platform, shared best practices for doing so.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 11, 2014
The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson. The key to winning over a decision maker like Stephenson is working with a champion to provide enough data, analysis, and outside validation to ensure that those who would question his decision see a trail of sound and thoughtful due diligence. Pete spent 9 months helping us build a solid platform of credibility that would limit Stephenson’s risk if the investment turned out to be bad.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 27, 2012
Then there's another view, which I heard from author Neal Stephenson in an MIT lecture hall last week. Stephenson was clearly trying to be provocative. Stephenson, who has "devoted a shocking amount of time" lately to learning about alternative space-launch technologies, said at MIT that "the reason none of them happen turns out to be insurance.". It's an age of unprecedented, staggering technological change.
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.” My hypothesis, and Stephenson agrees, is that for organizations to win in the market, they must help their employees stay relevant in their skills.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 14, 2012
As early as 1994 Neal Stephenson was envisioning the era of Big Data, and how it might change the work of a market researcher. Fiction writers who specialize in creating dystopian near-futures seem to put a lot of stock in the potential of customer intelligence. And it sure beats how David Foster Wallace portrayed the job in "Mister Squishy." ) Philip K. Dick, of course, gave us the billboards of Minority Report , recognizing and calling out personalized offers to people on the street.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 9, 2013
As Michael Stephenson , a key leader in global customer programs at Oracle puts it, his firm has various business units that focus on specific industries. As Michael Stephenson points out, "Sales reps come to us all the time saying things like, ''I want General Motors to come talk to this prospective customer.''" So he probes, asking what GM is doing that''s relevant to the prospect, and what in particular they might talk about.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
But CEO Randall Stephenson immediately denied both versions, and reiterated that the company will not let go of either CNN or the deal itself, pledging to fight the government if necessary. Britta Knappmann/EyeEm/Getty Images. Recent leaked reports suggest trouble for the proposed merger of AT&T and Time Warner, an $85 billion deal first announced over a year ago.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2015
Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. CEOs have a lot to worry about, but what are their greatest concerns? What keeps them awake at night? We interviewed 24 CEOs and asked them to name the biggest challenges facing their organizations. Please note that titles used here reflect the positions the individuals held in 2013, when we conducted the interviews for a separate article ).
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 23, 2015
Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. The virtual stack of resumes in your inbox is winnowed and certain candidates have passed the phone screen. Next step: in-person interviews. How should you use the relatively brief time to get to know — and assess — a near stranger? How many people at your firm should be involved? How can you tell if a candidate will be a good fit? And finally, should you really ask questions like: “What’s your greatest weakness?”
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 15, 2017
After all, Randall Stephenson was one of President Trump’s “biggest defenders on public policy” and viewed the antitrust case as “a big curve ball.” Tim Evans for HBR. What happened to the antitrust movement ? This was the question asked by Richard Hofstadter in the mid-1960s. Antitrust, observed the historian, once was the subject of a progressive movement in the U.S. that stirred public agitation and imagination, despite few antitrust prosecutions.
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