Traits of a serial entrepreneur

The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack Bill J. Bonnstetter, hbr.org Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people, but they behave in patterns. In fact, as I recently wrote here on HBR, my firm’s research shows that most serial entrepreneurs display persuasion, leadership, personal accountability, goal orientation, a… http://flip.it/wLeH4 Related articles Entrepreneurs have leadership skills, but lack … Continue reading Traits of a serial entrepreneur

Visualize the management team’s mutations

Infographic: Watch A Company’s Management Team Mutate Over 4 Years By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com What would your corporate structure look like if you tracked every employee, manager, and department over years? Maybe a lot like this. Unless you’re self-employed, we’re all cogs in a larg­er machine. The prob­lem can be, how do you track that… … Continue reading Visualize the management team’s mutations

The Leaderless Organization: more makers and fewer managers

  Greg, digitaltonto.com Good leadership, after all, is defined by its absence. Related posts:• 3 Levels of Strategy • Apple’s (not so) Stupid Strategy • How Companies Fail • 21st Century Strategy • Why The Lunatics Really Do Run The Asylum http://flip.it/Qfaj5 The Leaderless Organization Related articles Why Some Of The World's Best Leaders Are … Continue reading The Leaderless Organization: more makers and fewer managers

Why energy management is the key to growth

Why Better Energy Management is the Key to Peak Productivity Gregory Ciotti, lifehacker.com We live in a cul­ture that seems obsessed with being pro­duc­tive. While increas­ing our out­put and doing more with our time is cer­tain­ly an admirable goal, accord­ing to Tony Schwartz, author of Be Excel­lent at Any­thing, that mis­guid… http://flpbd.it/D6hu5 Related articles The … Continue reading Why energy management is the key to growth

David Allen, Getting Things Done® and GTD®

    David Allen, Getting Things Done® and GTD®.   this approach to time management focuses on organizing things by the context in which you do them, like you have done with the house: kitchen, office, recreation etc.     Related articles GTD Times: Ten Ways To Get More Done At Work (gtdtimes.com) Test Your … Continue reading David Allen, Getting Things Done® and GTD®

Using Census data for life science intelligence

Many government resources are a great way to gather intelligence for life science companies: Census Bureau Homepage. Related articles New Microdata from the Census Bureau (kauffman.org) New Data from Census Points to Falling Job Creation (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation-Funded U.S. Census Bureau Data Highlight Importance of Business Startups to Job Creation in the U.S. (kauffman.org)

Rethinking technology project management using ethnography

This interesting article resonates with who has been involved in the management of large scale technology projects who knows that they are frequently plagued by mountains of paperwork as specialists try to document and capture what they think people will want or need in a new system for many months only to find out that their … Continue reading Rethinking technology project management using ethnography

CEOExpress: Business portal for executives created by a busy executive

CEOExpress: Business portal for executives created by a busy executive. Related articles Sharepoint, Liferay, Alfresco : Portal Development (webdesigndevelopment11.wordpress.com) I Think We All Know The Punchline To This Portal Picture (kotaku.com.au) Connections to portal locations are being completed (2012indyinfo.com) 5 Tips for Presenting to Executives (slideshare.net) Gridiron Insurance Releases E-Portal Product (insurancejournal.com) Could this be … Continue reading CEOExpress: Business portal for executives created by a busy executive

Online Project Management & Planning Software – LiquidPlanner

Online Project Management & Planning Software - LiquidPlanner. Related articles LiquidPlanner Names Liz Pearce CEO (pehub.com) Box and LiquidPlanner Team Up for Better Project Management (pcworld.com) LiquidPlanner's new CEO: How Liz Pearce rose to the top at age 35 (geekwire.com) AtTask Raises $13 Million For Software as a Service That Combines Social Tech With Traditional … Continue reading Online Project Management & Planning Software – LiquidPlanner

Change management concept

According to an article in Strategy and Business "Any significant transformation creates “people issues.” New leaders will be asked to step up, jobs will be changed, new skills and capabilities must be developed, and employees will be uncertain and resistant. Dealing with these issues on a reactive, case-by-case basis puts speed, morale, and results at … Continue reading Change management concept

IT Training Courses & Certifications | Business Management Courses

IT Training Courses & Certifications | Business Management Courses. Related articles SEO Training Certification Workshops Now Include A Fresh New Agenda and Introduces Google Day Over 5000 professionals have successfully completed Jigsaw Academy's online SAS and analytics training courses GAIN Online Site Training Courses available Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? … Continue reading IT Training Courses & Certifications | Business Management Courses