On January 28, 2011

Michael Porter Tries to Set Davos Man on a New Path

(See Justin's previous posts from Davos here, here, and here.)

So you write an article about how capitalism needs to be rethought along principles of what you call "shared value," a…

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On January 28, 2011

Game Over? Nintendo Profit Plunge Puts More Pressure On 3DS Launch

With Microsoft Kinect gaining, and competition from Apple and others, the console leader is tanking. Nintendo needs more than just another portable machine.

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On January 28, 2011

Hang Around Creative People? Watch Your Wallet

Being able to think outside the box has its dark side. A new academic study suggests that creative people can lean toward unethical behavior.

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Would You Fire a Woman for Shaving Her Head?

Waitress Stephanie Lozinski shaved off her hair New Year's Eve as a show of support for her uncle, who was dying of cancer.

The move cost her her waitressing job at Sawatdee Thai Restaurant in Winnipeg – even though she'd worn…

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2-D Codes: The 10 Commandments for Marketers

Jamie Turner is the chief content officer of the 60 Second Marketer, the online magazine for BKV Digital and Direct Response. He is also the co-author…

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As Online Video Evolves, Hulu Trips Over Its Own Toes

Somehow, it wasn't surprising to see a headline in The Wall Street Journal titled, "Hulu Reworks Its Script as Digital Change Hits TV." The story detailed what has been more and more obvious...

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Are Your Most Talented People Losing Their Minds?

For knowledge-intensive industries, people's talent, expertise and ingenuity are essential ingredients for success. Agile minds are our richest resource for sharpening our competitive edge. So just how closely should management monitor their employees' minds?

Tracking employee time, location, and attention…

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Ten Things You’re Not Allowed to Say at Davos

Consider me gagged and muffled. I confess: I wrote a long-winded, thoroughly boring, hopelessly cliched critique of Davos this year, like anyone under the age of 35 facing a future bleaker than the dark side of Pluto, probably should. And…

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Finding Innovation in the Flattened Organization

I always thought that senior executives led most effectively by managing vertically. That is, they spent the majority of their time working upward with their Board of Directors and downward with direct reports. But then the world, in Thomas Friedman's…