by Ryan Petty | Feb 15, 2008 | Business Excellence, Innovation
You’ve got to read “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” by Clive Thompson in FastCompany. The gist of Thompson’s piece, based on the work of Duncan Watts of Yahoo Research, is that the theory that a select few “key influencers” matter more than “the rest of us” when it comes... by Ryan Petty | Nov 11, 2007 | Business Excellence
Mark McGuinness over at the Business of Design Online blog has written a series of articles (see links bel0w), on getting organized and improving creativity. Often many of us pitch creativity versus organization and structure erroneously. I believe organization and... by Ryan Petty | Sep 22, 2007 | Business Excellence
1,300 unopened rebate forms a Mercury News reporter found in a dumpster near Vastech, a rebate processor for Fry’s Electronics. When confronted, the company’s owner blamed it on a lazy employee who no longer works for Vastech and offered to process and... by Ryan Petty | Jul 25, 2007 | Business Excellence
Guy Kawasaki has posted a Q&A on his blog with Tim Berry the President of Palo Alto Software, the makers of Business Plan Pro. 10 Questions about business planning. My favorite response to the question of common mistakes was: Answer: The worst by far is... by Ryan Petty | Jul 10, 2007 | Business Excellence
Leadership: Worldwide Anti-US Feelings Suggest Troubling Trend: Anyone that travels the global marketplace knows that negative views of the US are widely held. What often surprises people is the nations in which the population tends to view the US unfavorably. A... by Ryan Petty | Apr 24, 2007 | Business Excellence
The former Apple software evangelist is managing director at venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures and has written several books including, The Art of the Start and How to Drive Your Competition Crazy. Kawasaki this week turned up at CA World 2007 in Las...