All Summaries
All Summaries
In The Learning Layer, Steven D. Flinn introduces the concept of a learning layer that rests atop all other systems within an organization and, like the human mind, can evolve and adapt to the input of...
Because of recent events in our society, especially in the world of business, many no longer expect leaders, in any arena, to be people of integrity, but accept flawed character as business as usual and of no real...
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman, writes in his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, about the phenomenon of globalization and how it has instituted an international system that has...
In The Light Touch, Kushner successfully fills a gap in management practice by showing managers how to harness the power of the valuable humor resource in a range of day-to-day activities....
Over the past 20 years, Michael C. Thomsett’s The Little Black Book of Project Management has served as the classic introductory handbook for businesspeople in every type of organization, as it...
Since star-struck Hollywood’s heyday, our consumer culture has been based primarily on a popularity contest. A relatively small number of “hits” in the market landscape gobble up the largest share of buyers’...
When the colonists arrived, the currency in place was wampum (or wampumpeage, meaning "white string") manufactured by the Iroquois Indians. Since the colonists traded with the Indians, they also adopted this...
When Kerry Killinger took the helm of Washington Mutual in 1988, he increased the bank’s size—and the speed of its growth—exponentially. With the motto “The Power of Yes,” WaMu bought and sold billions of dollars of...
The increased globalization of the business world has caused organizations to become more aware of the need to ensure diverse, level playing fields in their workplaces. While organizations frequently create diversity...
