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
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/obamas-inauguration-and-why-we-still-need-rituals/
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
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/evolution-of-video-game-industry/
Autobiographies by successful entrepreneurs often depict their business success as being “against all odds,” accomplished only through extraordinary effort and sometimes also luck at critical junctures. They are right. Successfully starting an entrepreneurial venture is against the odds, as least as far as we can tell from the statistics that are available.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/why-entrepreneurs-fail-on-average-correct-but-overconfident-most-of-the-time/
By Morten T. Hansen, Herminia Ibarra, and Urs Peyer
Many management thinkers argue that it is no longer enough to do well financially; companies also need to improve the well-being of (or at least not harm) the communities in which they operate, the environment, and their employees.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/can-companies-both-do-well-and-do-good/
Along with its bond payment troubles, austerity measures, unemployment, and protests, Greece is experiencing a scandal over possibly undeclared income and unpaid taxes among its elite. The story is interesting and confusing, and it involves the press as a key actor.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2013/01/on-a-tax-scandal-in-greece-and-how-to-get-a-diverse-and-free-press/
