Bloomberg explains why something as basic as a battery both thrills and terrifies the U.S. utility industry. While Elon Musk sees his $5 billion battery factory as a key step toward making electric cars more affordable, while ending reliance on oil and reducing greenhouse gas emissions – some fear that it may soon become an existential…
According to Economist, a weaker world economy does not hurt, and may actually help, America. This perspective is based on the fact that there is a spring in America’s step these days. A revision released this week raised annualised economic growth in the third quarter to 3.9%; it has averaged more than 4% in the past…
Bloomberg reports that sometime next year, the Federal Reserve will likely face an unusual confluence of economic circumstances. One of its mandates, full employment, will call for monetary policy to tighten relatively quickly. On the other hand, inflation, will suggest it should stay loose. How should the Fed weigh these competing goals? It may want…
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Information security manager, David Grady, is on a mission to help you take back your calendar – so to speak. He means that an epidemic of bad, inefficient, overcrowded meetings is plaguing the world’s businesses — and it’s just making workers miserable. In this helpful TED talk, he shares some solid ideas on how to save…
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Social science researcher, Michael Norton studies how we feel about what we buy and spend. At TEDxCambridge, he shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people. Who said…
I recently read an article in the Operational Excellence Group: Getting to the Corporate Promised Land. It’s a great article listing the business benefits of Lean Manufacturing, or as I prefer to call it: Operational Excellence. The article cites progress and benefits in two companies – Toyota and Danaher. The benefits include: lead time reduction, productivity…
