Charles Dow, the American journalist who, in the late 19th century, first popularized the stock market index, always chose the most stable and reliable companies to be part of his index. Yet, of the first 100 corporations ever listed in the Dow-Jones index , only one still remains today– General Electric.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/02/the-challenge-of-innovation-how-companies-can-stay-at-the-top-in-the-21st-century/
Linkedin asked 50 of the 150 Influencers to “Show the world what you see when you work”
When there are no barriers in a work (or learning) space, the connection is enhanced, which has a positive effect on my MBA participants, and myself.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/where-i-work-happy-faces-hungry-minds/
Transitions are ideal times to create multi-faceted change in our lives. Moving across four different countries and three different continents during the past seven years has made that truth crystal clear for my family. The start of a new year can give equal cause for recalibrating a life.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/transform-2013-by-turning-goals-into-questions/
Take control; switch off your autopilot and find your true Self.
A client once told me he would rather have four teeth removed without anaesthetic than stand in front of an audience and speak! As for talking to the media, another client said “No thanks, I’d rather go swim with the sharks!”
We don’t need to check out any of the “biggest fears” surveys to know that the majority of people really do have a genuine fear and dislike of presenting at meetings and conferences.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/how-to-be-a-genuinely-masterful-communicator/
I have a picture somewhere of my son and I playing in the living room the day of Barack Obama’s first inauguration as 44th President of the United States. My son was five months old, the ceremony on the TV behind us.… Read more
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It is possible to find a list of the best and worst-run cities in the US on the following blog:
http://247wallst.com/2013/01/15/the-best-and-worst-run-cities-in-america/#ixzz2IWFW3Xys
The best run city is Plano, Texas, followed by Madison, Wisconsin; the worst was San Bernardino, California, followed by Miami, Florida.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/community-imprinting-why-do-some-communities-work-better-than-others/
Great News for the CEO of large companies! There are entrepreneurs out there working on solving the problems that you face running your FTSE 100 business, or your medium-sized enterprise of 1000 employees, or your multinational. You have scale, distribution, reach, audience, established brand and reputation: you are a highway. … Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/ecosystem-economics-tm-is-the-new-industrial-model/
This is a really cool chart that appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek (Dec. 10-16, 2012). It shows the share of new game releases for the different game platforms (PC, XBox, Playstation, iPad and their various sequels) for every year between 1975-2012. The chart is complex but closer examination reveals a few fascinating facts.… Read more
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