Category Archives: Management

Review: Consensus-Oriented Decision Making

Posted on Jan 11, 2012 by sim

I took the opportunity to start this year’s reading with some more work-related material (even though the broader theme of skills in decision making and conflict resolution form important parts of my wider future-preparedness plan as well), I took a … Continue reading →

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Review: Competing for the Future

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 by sim

A colleague recommended an older book for me to read, Gary Hamel’s and C.K. Prahalad’s Competing for the Future – this was first published some 17 years ago, but seemed like an interesting book so I gave it a go. … Continue reading →

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Don’t trust the gurus

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 by sim

I enjoy a good management book as much as the next person – oh, wait, probably a bit more as I actually do enjoy reading them. Anyway, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that they often promise a whole deal … Continue reading →

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Review: Weird Ideas That Work

Posted on Feb 27, 2009 by sim

Bob Sutton has become one of my favorite management book authors. This particular book – Weird Ideas That Work – How to Build a Creative Company – deals, as the subject suggests, with some more practical advice on how to … Continue reading →

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On Analysts

Posted on Oct 22, 2008 by sim

These days with the economy being on the news on a daily basis – when was the last time the stock market moves made main headlines every single day anyway? – it’s good to put one thing into perspective: analysts. … Continue reading →

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