Bad Economy – While They’re Moping Around, You Can Be Mopping Up
What I keep hearing is that businesses don’t want to expand, take risks, or hire new people because they don’t know what direction the economy’s going to go. Supposedly this fear turns into a...
View ArticleInfographic Maps Physicians’ Use of Online Communities
Here’s an interesting infographic from Publicis Healthware International, a healthcare-focused communication firm based in Italy. I think this is interesting and potentially useful for marketers of...
View ArticleInfographic Shows US Solar Industry’s $1.9B Net Export Surplus
I thought this was an interesting and useful infographic highlighting the growing U.S. solar manufacturing business. Right now, it shows a $5.6 billion industry that imports $3.75 billion, for a $1.9...
View ArticleWhat is intelligence, and how can you get more of it?
Just a note that I have written a post over at Tools for Thinkers with brief reviews of some of my favorite books about intelligence and how to improve it if you so desire. I review books by Tony...
View ArticleWhat the Climate Change Controversy Is Really About
I’ve discussed this question before over on ThomasNet Green & Clean — see my piece “The Climate Change Controversy — What’s It Really About?” However, I’m meditating on a somewhat different way to...
View ArticleWho said, “What gets measured gets managed”?
I love the proverb, “What gets measure gets managed.” This principle often gets applied to business situations. It can mean that simply examining an activity changes the activity by forcing you to pay...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Shoots Itself in the Foot With Poor Customer Service to a...
Today on his popular blog, Boing Boing, science-fiction author Cory Doctorow published an abysmal experience he had yesterday with United Airlines on the final leg of his U.S. book tour. I’m not going...
View ArticleWhat Does a ‘Strong’ or ‘Weak’ Dollar Mean?
I recently wrote a piece for Industry Market Trends about how U.S. manufacturing could be affected by the rising U.S. dollar — see “Rising U.S. Dollar Could Put a Damper on Manufacturing Exports.” In...
View ArticleCompetition as a Form of Cooperation
Here’s a piece of business advice: Wherever you go, whatever you do, always act in such a way as to raise the bar. In business, we frequently focus on competition. In the darwinian ideology, life is...
View ArticleI’ve been invited to say ‘Hi!’ to single people in my area
Lately, Match.com has been sending me invitations to communicate with single people in my area. The Internet is a wonderful thing. I receive so many lovely invitations. This one I think is...
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