Archive for February, 2009
The early bird’s brother
The 6yo is sick of sharing a room with the baby.
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Tags: kids
A dollar saved…
Anyone else wishing they’d spent more and saved less?
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Tags: market, S&P, savings
charlie’s pizza tips
I was in a classic mood last night for movie night: two pepperoni, mushroom and onion pizzas to accompany our Escape to Witch Mountain. New technique of the night: I usually brush the dough with olive oil & garlic. Last night I mixed the oil with 2 tbs. butter. Mmmm, savory.
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Tags: cooking, pizza
So, the Politico has applied its power news formula to the role of business leaders in the Obama administration. As in, they have no role.
First, lets set the record straight for the boys over at the Politico. Black holes attract. If Obama’s cabinet was a black hole for CEO’s, then it would be sucking them out [...]
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Tags: business, government, leadership
I find this bit interesting from the LA Times interview with Jack Dorsey, Twitter founder:
Back in the day we thought, well, if we get to this many users or this level of relevancy in the mainstream, we’re going to have to add a bunch of features, and make this or that group of people happy… [...]
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Tags: evolution, social network, stupid network
Is growth relevant?
managers and shareholders value growth more than strategy research… and that’s a problem for researchers not practitioners
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Tags: growth, residual claimants, stakeholders, strategy, theory of the firm
giving women a crack at the urinal
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Tags: innovation, recession, strategy
50 mini-Hoovers?
where are the keynesians?
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Tags: deficit, keynes, states
Up next: phd seminar on dynamic capabilities.
Due today: SMS proposals on promoting middle managers and how the limits of corporate monitoring influence the pattern of diversification.
Late, late: feedback on team proposals, revision of promoting inertia paper.
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Tags: academic, productivity, teaching
looks like a classic competency trap… this choice may well be rational in a short-term calculus
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