Wednesday 07 January 2009
Harvard Business IdeaCast 126: Picking the Right Transition StrategyFeatured Guest: Michael Watkins, author of the Harvard Business Review article "Picking the Right Transition Strategy." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 125: What Can Coaches Do for You?Featured Guest: Diane Coutu, coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article "What Can Coaches Do for You?" Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 124: Leading Through the Downturn -- And BeyondFeaturing the ideas of HarvardBusiness.org bloggers Vineet Nayar, Jeff Stibel, and Stewart Friedman. Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 123: A Generational Guide to the DownturnFeatured Guest: Tammy Erickson, author of the "Across the Ages" blog on HarvardBusiness.org. Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 122: Reinventing Your Business ModelFeatured Guest: Clay Christensen, coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article "Reinventing Your Business Model." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 121: Finding and Grooming Breakthrough InnovatorsFeatured Guest: Jeffrey Cohn, coauthor of the Harvard Business Review article "Finding and Grooming Breakthrough Innovators." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 120: Authenticity -- What Voters (and Consumers) Really WantFeatured Guests: Joseph Pine and James Gilmore, authors of "Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 119: Four Perspectives on the Presidential RaceFeaturing the ideas of HarvardBusiness.org bloggers Tom Davenport, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, John Baldoni, and Annie McKee. Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 118: A Silver Lining to the Financial CrisisFeatured Guest: Scott Anthony, author of the "Innovation Insights" blog on HarvardBusiness.org. Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Harvard Business IdeaCast 117: Competing in the New Global LandscapeFeatured Guest: Hal Sirkin, author of "Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
There were 27,400 deals announced worldwide in 2008, representing a 17 per cent decline.
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In 2009, "never let your guard down with security"
The economic crisis is a financial winner for some businesses.
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Power player ... leah callon-butler, of endless solar, flanked by solar tubes. the company has installed 5000 rooftop solar hot water systems in five years. photo: peter rae
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VV Show #49 - Rafat Ali of paidContent and contentNext Download the MP3. Attention entrepreneurs dealing with the current economic downturn: This interview is for you. After working as a journalist for Jason Calacanis at Silicon Alley Reporter, Rafat Ali ended up broke in a market with a dearth of employment opportunities. To try to find a new job, Rafat created paidContent.org as an "interactive resume." Luckily, no one hired him. From these humble beginnings, Rafat bootstrapped his blog holding company, ContentNext Media, for four years before taking a small investment from famed media investor Alan Patricof in June 2006. From its inception paidContent has doubled revenues each year and was recently acquired by UK-based Guardian Media Group for a rumored $30 million. Listen in as Rafat outlines the past, present, and future of online media, while sharing his war stories from another uncertain economic time.
Harvard Business IdeaCast 126: Picking the Right Transition Strategy Featured Guest: Michael Watkins, author of the Harvard Business Review article "Picking the Right Transition Strategy." Copyright 2008 Harvard Business School Publishing
Market Report Friday July 25 - PM A bloody end to the week - the biggest one-day fall in six months - as the market seems to over-react to NAB's announcement of extra provisioning.