Curated articles from various sources.
Imagine if you get a great idea and before you know it, it’s declared a government secret. Well, this is exactly what happened to a guy called Jim Geer, who patented a novel technique for tracking stealth aircraft without any intentions of attracting attention on a national level. In fact, it seemed unlikely that something practical would ever…
As based on a new report by Deloitte coined “Global Human Capital Trends”, the Economist suggests that the fashion for teamwork has reached a new high in the business arena. Although the concept of teamwork is as old as civilization itself, the growing emphasis seems to be resultant of a whole new approach on conventional…
While the days of old-fashioned, autocratic imperial CEOs have long gone, a new and much less exuberant authority figure has emerged within companies: the imperial CFO (Chief Financial Officer). These modern day “co-pilots” – as the only corporate officers other than the boss who are able to monitor every corner of an organisation – now play a growing role…
ByTED
Entrepreneur Michael Bodekaer has a passion for building innovative technology companies that have the potential to change the world. In this captivating TED talk, he reveals how Virtual reality is no longer part of some distant future – and that it’s not just for gaming and entertainment anymore. To state his case, he demos an idea…
ByHBR.org
Although continuous and sustained growth is universally pursued by organizations, the goal itself remains elusive for some. Many companies say they aren’t fully confident their company will realize its growth targets, while others yet do succeed in growing annually. To name some of these, companies like Amazon, Apple, Danaher, Haier, IKEA, Natura, and Starbucks are presented as having…
ByHBR.org
Generally, business people and theorists tend to draw distinctions between management and leadership. The respective definitions are put forth as follows: “Managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing”. Though many of us tend to abide by this difference between the two terms, the question now arises: Is this conundrum in fact real? In other…
