Michael Perino wrote a biography of the great financial reformers after the Crash of 1929, Ferdinand Pecora. We looked at the impact of that reform—both positive and negative—as we evaluated how the current efforts at reform pale in significance.
Carmine Gallo enlightens us on the growth and innovation strategies of one of America’s most successful innovators, Steve Jobs.
There isn’t a person today that isn’t impacted by one of Steve Job’s products: the Apple II and Macintosh computers, the iPod, iTunes, the iPhone and, now, the iPad. These are insanely great products that have changed the way many of us interact with technology.
These products broke the rules of computing, music, mobile phones and personal productivity. They didn’t happen by themselves, however. They are the result of relentless innovation and a pursuit of perfection.
Peter Schiff subscribes to Herbert Hoover’s observation, “the business of America is business.”
In case you haven’t noticed, however, business is getting a bad wrap lately after the crash of 2008-2009. The truth is that boom and bust is business as usual in the US. Just look at the first decade of the 21st Century, for example.
The Y2K scare, the dot-com boom and subsequent crash, Enron/Wordcom/Global Crossing, the Dow Jones reaching 14,000 and dropping back down to 9,750, the banking industries collapse and two of the Big 3 auto manufacturers bailed out by the government.
Peter Schiff explain how the economy grows and helps us to understand the crashes.
Howard Putnam helped turn the airline industry on its ear. He served as CEO of Southwest Airlines from 1978-1981, during the early years of deregulation. He was also a key figure in the Federal anti-trust case against Robert Crandall, then president of American Airlines.
Lisa Gansky’s hope is to break up existing business models that have existed for decades and replace them with a whole new idea of shared resources. She outlines the new way to succeed in business in her book titled, The Mesh
Tom Bunzel, author of Tools of Engagement: Presenting and Training in a World of Social Media, discusses how to use social capital when presenting or training.