Wednesday, May 30, 2012
What small business can learn from Google – USATODAY.com - By Julie Clow, Special to CNBC.com - When I talk to people about Google and its organizational culture, they are equally fascinated and hopeless, believing that the magic behind Google lies in the deep revenue streams that make it possible to feed its employees three meals a day. Small businesses, especially, tend to dismiss Google as a wholly unattainable model for running a business. However, I learned core lessons at Google that transformed the way I look at problem solving and strategic thinking. There were statements that I heard early and often that guided decision-making at every level of the organization. These mantras are at the core of innovation for Google but translate readily to any business to create agility, employee engagement and ultimately, stronger business results. Google's success owes far more to these mantras than the food in the cafes, and even better, they cost no money to implement.
Trumped - NYTimes.com - Ross Douthat - Given the bad publicity he’s obviously capable of generating for Romney’s campaign, then, giving Trump the stiff-arm would not only be the right thing to do but the crafty thing as well. The fact that Romney thinks otherwise suggests that underneath his public cynicism lurks something more troubling: A deep miscalculation about which votes he needs to win and how.
'Absolutely the saddest days of my life': Apple CEO opens up about Steve Jobs' death... and explains China factory hours. - Tim Cook, who took over Apple after Steve Job died last year, spoke on a wide range of issues about new product development and his takeover | Mail Online
Revealed: Victim of 'Miami Cannibal' was star student at elite New York high school - as shocking new video shows he was STILL conscious during EIGHTEEN-minute attack | Mail Online
Alas, a four-team college football playoff will be no panacea | Mark Bradley - AJC - Knock me over with a feather. The coaches who work in the league that just filled both slots in the BCS title game have queued up to say they don’t want a new four-team playoff to include only conference champs. From Nick Saban of Alabama, who told reporters: “It’s just like politics and self-interest. Somebody wants to create a circumstance that’s going to help their situation or conference. That’s not in the best interest of college football.” This from the coach whose team won the national championship without winning its division. (No self-interest there!)
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