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 … Continue reading A Physicist Solves the Fleeting Life of Businesses
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Goodwill, intangible assets, and where they come from
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, … Continue reading Goodwill, intangible assets, and where they come from
Robert Frost on men free and equally funny
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 … Continue reading Robert Frost on men free and equally funny
Summer musings: How to really relax on holidays — and after
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 … Continue reading Summer musings: How to really relax on holidays — and after
WSJ op-ed on the UK National Health System
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 … Continue reading WSJ op-ed on the UK National Health System
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How You Can Become a Liberating Leader
Why are there so few liberating leaders and how can you become one We are often asked ‘why there are so few liberating leaders and what are their distinguishing features?’ We found three distinguishing character … Continue reading How You Can Become a Liberating Leader
Why You Think You Need Hierarchy When You Don’t
Kenneth Boulding and Bill Gore on hierarchy’s decease and cure Here is how Kenneth Boulding described the need for hierarchy in his 1953 book “Organizational Revolution”: The universality of organizations of any size above the … Continue reading Why You Think You Need Hierarchy When You Don’t
Waiting for the Black Swan: Freedom vs. Incentives
How the discoverers and entrepreneurs succeed in freedom–not through planning Much is written and taught about the ways to become a successful entrepreneur, to discover the next great idea, and more prosaically, to innovate in … Continue reading Waiting for the Black Swan: Freedom vs. Incentives
Why people are happiest on weekends—not at work
There’s a reason you’re happiest on weekends By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY JANUARY 12, 2010 It may be no surprise that people are happier on weekends. But research out today looks at the psychology behind … Continue reading Why people are happiest on weekends—not at work