A Physicist Solves the Fleeting Life of Businesses

19 Déc 2010

A Physicist Solves the City by Johan Lehrer DECEMBER 17, 2010 Earlier, we wrote that 99 percent of large US firms do not survive for 40 years without having been either bankrupt or acquired as shown by business scholars Stubbart and Knight. We also pointed to the...

Goodwill, intangible assets, and where they come from

9 Déc 2010

Goodwill, intangible assets, and the right culture When a company is acquired, most often the amount the buyer pays for it is far superior to the value of its tangible—physical and financial—assets. Goodwill is, technically, an intangible asset, one coming into play...

Robert Frost on men free and equally funny

29 Oct 2010

American poet on freedom and equality This is what Robert Frost wrote in his 1937 address “What became of New England”: In 1897 I was sitting in a class in college when I heard a man spend quite the part of an hour making fun of the expression that we were...

Summer musings: How to really relax on holidays — and after

17 Août 2010

A book and a company who make businesses relaxed  and happy This is a very short 70-page book. But it tells a journey traveled by an unbelieving businessman from an outright stress to an ultimate relaxation–and even happiness. We enjoyed the read immensely not...
WSJ op-ed on the UK National Health System

WSJ op-ed on the UK National Health System

29 Juil 2010

How to Liberate the NHS By Isaac Getz JULY 16, 2010 Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s NHS reform, announced this week, is the biggest decentralization of decision making ever undertaken in any organization. The idea of liberating front-line employees is a...