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Deep Survival: Summary

17 juin 2009

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Deep Survival: Summary

One sentence summary: In extraordinary circumstances, like accidents or catastrophes, some people survive and others die, such that sometimes things lead you to believe that the first ones die and the second ones survive; this book explains, using numerous stories of accidents and catastrophes, and by exploring the latest scientific theories – from neuroscience to [...]

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6 Thinking Hats: Looking at a Decision from All Points of View

29 juin 2008

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‘Six Thinking Hats’ is a powerful technique that helps you look at important decisions from a number of different perspectives. It helps you make better decisions by forcing you to move outside your habitual ways o thinking. As such, it helps you understand the full complexity of the decision, and spot issues and opportunities [...]

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Inspirational Quotes from Business Leaders

5 mars 2008

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Inspirational quotes for entrepreneurs from the CenterNetwork’s guide. Selected by Simpleentrepreneur.com : The highs are higher, the lows are lower. The key to success is to maintain balance and a level head through both. — Alex Bard from goowy Be ready to accept failure (9 out of 10 start ups fail). — Alex Bard from goowy Be ready to sacrifice: [...]

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Corporate Culture: a practical case

27 février 2008

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Two companies are about to merge: the English company Royal Biscuit and the German company Edeling GmbH. This merger would create the world second largest consumer food business. The two Human Resources directors of both companies Michael Brighton from Royal Biscuit and Dieter Wallach from Edeling have to create a program that would give Royal [...]

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Team Building: a practical case

27 février 2008

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    Eric Holt has been recruited as director of strategy by FineArt Inc., a regional glass manufacturer. Jack Derry, CEO of the company has hired Eric for its team building knowledge acquired in its previous job. The firm is about to be beaten by big players. These companies could eventually take over the company. Eric has [...]

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What I learned from my class of Business Ethics

26 février 2008

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Here is what I learned from my Business Ethics class during my MBA at the University of Saint Thomas (MN, USA). I would like to thanks again my instructor Mrs Dawn Elm and my great classmates who taught me a lot.

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Inspirational Quotes from Great Leaders

26 février 2008

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Do what you love. When you love your work, you become the best worker in the world. Uri Geller – Best – Love – Work A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well. Jeff Bezos – Branding – Companies

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