Genentech, number 7 on the Fortune Magazine 2009 100 Best Companies To Work For, has worked hard and long to create and maintain a culture that puts a premium on curiosity and creativity. In the October 12, 2009 issue of Fortune Magazine, Richard Scheller, head of research for Genentech, explains how the company keeps innovation
Unquestionably, the United States Military is one of the top leadership training organizations in the world. Maybe the best in the world! A recent issue of Fortune Magazine included an excellent advertisement regarding the advantages of hiring veterans. The advertisement included a listing titled, 10 Reasons to Hire Vets. After reading through the list, I realized
Reid Hoffman has always been interested in improving people’s ecosystems, whether civic, education or economic. He has always had interest in finding ways to reach people and then change and improve their lives. As an undergraduate at Stanford, Hoffman thought the way to accomplish his mission was to be an academic. As a graduate student
The consistent delivery of high-quality fresh food within a comfortable gathering place in which to linger… this has been a recipe for success for centuries. It has always been… it will probably always be. So easily said, yet so very hard to consistently deliver, particularly on a national or world-wide basis over a period of
Nancy Gibbs wrote an interesting essay in the November 23, 2009 issue of Time Magazine. The essay, entitled The Happiness Paradox, is well worth the read as well as serious thought and reflection. The essay discusses results found by highly credible organizations that conduct surveys, 365 days a year, year in and year out, that measure
Fortune Magazine, September 14, 2009, featured a fascinating article, with major global opportunities and implications that clearly displays the importance and high rewards of applying the “How Successful People Think” concepts mentioned below. The Fortune article is entitled, The Best New Idea in Business. The “hook” verbiage under the title, designed to attract interest in reading
Be Silent – Listen – Learn – Prepare – Serve – Lead One of the best and most succinct quotations I have ever read regarding leadership excellence is as follows: We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare
Christina Bielaszka-DuVernay, former senior associate editor at HarvardBusiness.org, interviewed Tim Butler recently regarding the topic of Staying Focused on Your Career Goals in Today’s Turmoil. Tim Butler is a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and director of its career development programs. Tim is also the author of Getting Unstuck: How Dead Ends Become New Paths (Harvard Business
