2010 September

Cashing in on IP

Cashing in on IP

What’s in your IP cupboard?

Progressive companies create innovation teams. They invest countless man-hours, dollars and other resources in investigating and pursuing innovation. Yet they Read More

Vistage Member Company Wins WSJ Technology Innovation Award

Vistage Member Company Wins WSJ Technology Innovation Award

Congratulations to Vistage member company The Receivables Exchange (www.receivablesxchange.com ), which won the WSJ Technology Innovation Award in e-commerce for a unique concept where Read More

Does Your Culture Support Innovation?

Does Your Culture Support Innovation?

There’s a lot of people talking about innovation these days, myself included.
The good news is that business Read More

Wall Street Isn’t About Money, It’s About Currency!

Wall Street Isn’t About Money, It’s About Currency!

I’m of course talking about the Wall Street sequel, WALL STREET Money Never Sleeps .  *Spoiler Alert: While Read More

Innovate To Thrive (Part 8) …Idea Management

Innovate To Thrive (Part 8) …Idea Management

Feed the beast. Pack the pipeline. Ideation, or Idea management processes/system LTD (long-term development) is essential to the Innovation effort. This is where the future’s Read More

Do you run your business like it’s 1999?

Do you run your business like it’s 1999?

In thinking about today’s post I was determined to not post about what’s dominating my thoughts lately – China.   I was having a little trouble and then Read More

The Real Recipe for Innovation

The Real Recipe for Innovation

When I talk to business leaders , I always ask about the most difficult challenges they face Read More

Your Business GPA: 5 Must Areas of Focus

Your Business GPA: 5 Must Areas of Focus

I’ve always believed that the fundamentals of business are pretty simple and that people complicate things.  As with most issues in life, we can be our Read More

Presenteeism: An Epidemic That Could Be Costing You More Than You Know

Presenteeism: An Epidemic That Could Be Costing You More Than You Know

Spending time as a trainer and speaker in the corporate world has exposed me to a costly, somewhat unseen threat to employers. It’s called Presenteeism, Read More

In this economy, is it all about price?

In this economy, is it all about price?

This is a guest post by Vistage Speaker Ian Altman.

Anyone reading magazine covers and newspaper headlines has a Read More

Innovate to Thrive (Part 7)…Training & Coaching

Innovate to Thrive (Part 7)…Training & Coaching

Proper hiring, training and coaching is the way to create, reinforce and enhance company culture and mindset.

This attitude needs to come from the top Read More

The Uncertainty Triad

The Uncertainty Triad

During the next week, Vistage member CEOs will do as they have done every quarter since 2003.  They will answer specific questions that reflect their level Read More

Tom Peters Company Summer Research Project

Tom Peters Company Summer Research Project

A few months ago, Robert H. Thompson was kind enough to invite my  participation in Read More

Can Attitude Shape an Economic Climate?

Can Attitude Shape an Economic Climate?

Note: Since I am in no way any kind of economist my perspective is that of a layman.

It seems to me that economists and Read More

Transparency and China Sourcing

Transparency and the “Why” in my China Sourcing Business

So what does business transparency have to do with Sourcing in China? I will get to that in a minute, but let me set the Read More

Part-1: For CEOs, what are the FOUR critical innovation barriers that must be addressed?

Part-1: For CEOs, what are the FOUR critical innovation barriers that must be addressed?

This is a guest post by Vistage Speaker Jatin DeSai.

In our experience working with other CEOs and Read More

Whoever Cares The Most, Wins!

Whoever Cares The Most, Wins!

This past weekend I had the privilege of working with an exceptional group of students and sharing in the joy of Read More

Tequila Avion – Product Placement at its Very Best

Tequila Avion – Product Placement at its Very Best

I’ve been a fan of the HBO show ‘Entourage’ since it debuted more than 5 years ago. It’s a half hour fun respite which offers Read More

“Time Travel” aka Troubleshooting a Dot Matrix Printer in 2010

“Time Travel” aka Troubleshooting a Dot Matrix Printer in 2010

Took a ride with one of our consultants earlier this week to see a client who was having trouble printing checks from Sage MAS 90 Read More

Secrets Of A Strategic Planner

Secrets Of A Strategic Planner

This is a guest post by Vistage Speaker Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting.

I am a strategic thinker and Read More

Innovate To Thrive (Part 6) … Accountability

Innovate To Thrive (Part 6) … Accountability

Action items that don‘t get done. Incentives that don‘t work. New Product Development (NPD) programs that lose traction, despite the best, brightest, most passionate Innovation owners. It‘s Read More

How to Make your Workplace Millennial-Friendly: What We can Learn from Vin Diesel

How to Make your Workplace Millennial-Friendly: What We can Learn from Vin Diesel

Guest Post by Monica Flores

As Generation Y Millennials enter the workforce, senior managers across the country express bafflement, confusion, and frustration at the inevitable Read More

Do You Have the Courage to Fail?

Do You Have the Courage to Fail?

If you follow the tech industry you probably noticed Google’s decision to shut down their much-ballyhooed Google Wave after only one year of operation. You Read More

How We Get Through This Mess

How We Get Through This Mess

Guest Syndicated Post by John Mauldin (Read orginal entry: investorinsight.com )
This week I spoke to a small group of businessmen/entrepreneurs about Read More

Small Business Guide To Local Online Listings

Small Business Guide To Local Online Listings

One growing trend on the internet is the idea of localization, taking the larger internet and boiling it down to just what’s around you. What Read More