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management

05.21.07

Fantastic lesson from a 13 years old kid management |
Well, how about that for a lesson. As I'm sitting here wondering what to do to lift my business, I found a post about Anshul Samar, a 13 year-old who is the CEO of Elementeo, a company in the business of, as he puts it, "injecting fun into chemistry". This kid is very articulate, explains his ideas very very clearly, and would beat the heck out of at least half of the business types I have seen presenting a product. His drive and excitement shine through when he's presenting his product. This just goes to show ...
04.25.07

Dogs show us how (not) to behave at work? dogs, management |
As you probably don't know, I am a big fan of dogs. Always friendly, loyal, they give you a kind of friendship you just cannot get from humans - but you will only understand this if you have, or have had at some time, a dog. That's why an article at Computer World, Brown-Nosed, Apple-Polishing Suck-ups and Why CIOs Love Them, caught my attention. It is a short interview with a "leadership development trainer", and he reflects about why the suck-ups get all the attention in many corporate environments. I quote: In my classes, I always ask, ...