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That Inn In Vermont
Everywhere you turn these days, there's corporate unrest. No one wants to dress up anymore. Everyone wants to work out of his car. Plateaued middle managers spend their working…
Book Reviews: Stack Attack IV
They just keep coming and coming. Here's the latest roundup of books written—allegedly—to make leading businesses and planning corporate futures a more rational task.
SHORT TAKES
“Tomorrow's planning departments will be analogous to hospital emergency rooms,” says Roger Nagel, author of Agile Competitors and Virtual Organizations. Nagel, who is also the…
CLIPPINGS
From: Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras. Published by Harper Business, New York. The authors analyzed today's…
Change Management: We Have Met the Enemy…
Barry K. Spiker, Eric LesserMore and more companies today are seeking to transform themselves from cost‐oriented organizations to growth‐oriented organizations. They are, however, running up against a…
Corporate Transformation: London Calling
James KellyThree passions have ruled the life of Brian Pitman since he became chief executive of Lloyds Bank in 1983: a hunger for shareholder value, a conviction that it is only won through…
EDUCATING THE SURVIVORS
Douglas A. ReadyExecutive education is no longer a perk. It's a company's most important strategic hope for survival—all over the world.
SNAP CRACKLE POP
Christine UnruhBurnt by the foibles of celebrity spokespeople, more and more companies are turning their corporate images (and fortunes) over to animated characters. Is that a good strategic…
Small Business: SMALL IS AS SMALL DOES
Anna BradyWhat can big business learn from small business? Plenty. But beware—the same mistakes can kill any company, any size.
SMALL BUSINESS REPORTS: Statement of Choice
WHEN MEASURING A COMPANY'S STRENGTH, A CAREFUL analysis of cash flow can be just as meaningful as the income statement. Owners must understand cash flow to get the most from their…
Out‐of‐Pocket: Land Ho!
Keith Elliot GreenbergThe wind is kicking up at Spadero Airport in the resort town of East Moriches, Long Island. A single‐engine propellered Cessna 182 wobbles in the clear blue sky, as it ascends…
The Last Word: Executive Education
Executive education. Is it a salvation or simply a salve? A valuable corporate tool or a superfluous timewaster? Our informal survey found that, on the whole, the educators were…
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