Far from a sign of taking things lightly, laughter is often the surest indication that things are being taken appropriately seriously—so much so that one has to laugh. Business is a serious game, with careers, reputations, and money at stake, and is therefore not without its opportunities for (and the necessity of) cracking up wherever […]
“Dat one” is a phrase I hear a lot. It is usually accompanied by a tiny finger pointing at a laptop screen, as my two-year-old daughter indicates which YouTube video she would like to watch next (these days, usually one involving a snowman or dancing banana). All right, let’s get it out of the way: […]
Recently, I was introduced to getAbstract, the world’s largest provider of business book summaries – not through my line of work, surprisingly, but at a wedding – by a family friend who uses getAbstract’s service in her organizational management position at General Motors. How had I not heard of this service, used to inform book-purchasing […]
It seemed like a great idea for a blog post: introduce my Dad to my Kindle while he’s in town visiting, and record his reaction. He’s 73, he’s the world’s most voracious reader—can he adapt? This will be fascinating insight into the digital adaptability of older readers and marketability of ebooks to this rapidly expanding […]
It was announced Friday that the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award has been awarded to Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. Subjects on the short list this year included energy security, urban development, global poverty and, of course, the continuing financial crisis—the topic that captured […]