This is usually the last story I teach for Entrepreneurship: A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very long,” answered the Mexican. “But then, why didn’t you stay out longer [...]
Entries from November 9th, 2009
Teaching Diversity
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · ideas
I’ve been teaching a great group of students as Rasmussen College here in Mankato. The course is “Managing a Diverse Workforce” – and the premise of the class is that the professional, global thinking manager of the future embraces Diversity to create a more powerful, fulfilling and profitable workplace. The class consists of 12 students [...]
Seth Godin Box Set – if you blink, you'll miss it
November 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · ideas
I am looking up at my marketing shelf. All my marketing books lined up in neat little rows. Missing are Seth Godin books. Not because they are not worth buying, but because they are worth giving away as presents. I’ve probably bought Purple Cow 5 times, and happily given it away each time. I find [...]
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Insainly great media on the horizon
November 1st, 2009 · No Comments · apple, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
There is a great article over on Harvard Business Blogs by Umair Haque. I’ve made reference to Umair before – his blog is well worth reading. He recently was discussing Apple’s rumored release of a Kindle-like/Video/Tablet/Killer device. Whatever it will be, it is sure to be disruptive. Innovation that is game changing tends to change [...]
Tags: Innovation