Business Profitability Paradox Revisited
Posted on02 Apr 2012
Tagsretailing, returns, The New Yorker, Trader Joe's, training, Zeynop Ton, Quik Trip, business, Costco, organizational culture, customer service, customers, employees, Mercadona, MIT Sloan School of Management, profitability
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In the March 26, 2012 edition of The New Yorker, I ran across the article, “The More the Merrier”, which sited the... Read More
When Best Technology Isn’t Best
Posted on17 Feb 2011
Tagscost-benefit, The Economist, technology, returns, options, military, low-tech, low-cost, jet fighters, humans, Harvard Business Review, customized, armed drones, alternatives, Air Power on the Cheap
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Sometimes we become enamored with technology for its own sake, automatically assuming that the most advanced technology delivers the best. Since the... Read More
Improve Your Business; Find a Dissenter
Posted on21 Oct 2010
TagsBridge on the River Kwai, BNET Blog, Alec Guinness, Academy Awards, Brooke Harrington, harmony, Thomas A. Stewart, subconscious, Sam Spiegel, returns, peace, negative, movies, investors, investment clubs, dissent, decisions, David Lean, creativity, Copenhagen Business School, controversy, conflict, cognition, business
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A recent BNET post by Thomas A. Stewart talked about nurturing dissent and provided some valuable links. Rationally, it makes sense that... Read More
