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September 16 2009

The Difference Between Good Football Coaches and Bad Football Coaches... and how it applies elsewhere.

September 15 2009

The Road to Boosting Your Work Capacity

Hrm…

This article makes sense in theory, but I have two questions/prodding thoughts:

  • Are you telling me I actually need to lift weights to get good at working at a desk?
  • The day off thing is hard to achieve.  As a contractor and business owner it is very difficult to find time to take a break.  I think most business people would agree.  That day of rest thing doesn’t exist in our society or culture.  In fact I just read an article from Harvard Business talking about how “practice days” were non-existent for entrepreneurs.

So is it hustle hustle, or lift and relax?

What Your Brand Says About You

I am not sure at all that Microsoft will get a win in Windows 7 because of this ad, but it is pretty good.  The ad and Windows 7 that is.

“You can have the world’s greatest features (e.g., the Zune, the Palm Pre), but you will see the SUCK-SUCK unless you make your prospects/customers feel good/happy/awesome/[insert-any-positive-emotion-here].”

I agree 100%, but also know something that many marketers/brand experts fail to remember.  If the product has “suck-suck” you can only cover it with great marketing for so long.

September 14 2009

Inside Procter & Gamble's New Values-Based Strategy - Rosabeth Moss Kanter - HarvardBusiness.org

“P&G invests heavily in innovation, outspends the competition in R&D, and targets emerging markets with growth potential. But to execute, P&G is redoubling emphasis on its culture and values.”

September 11 2009

Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: Business groups demand climate trial - MarketWatch

Debating climate change?