by George Ambler on April 3, 2007
Photo by Sebastian Fritzon “Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment [...]
by George Ambler on February 13, 2007
“Good thinkers do not necessarily think harder, longer, or more exactly; they have simply learned to think in directions that are more likely to be productive.” – Unknown What is the quality of your thinking? I recently stumbled upon the book “Marketing Genius” by Peter Fisk, who describes the following insights into how a genius [...]
by George Ambler on February 2, 2006
Who is the most influential living management thinker? The top 50 most influential management thinkers is produced by Suntop Media in association with the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The top 20 for 2005 are: Michael PORTER (2) Bill GATES (20) CK PRAHALAD (12) Tom PETERS (3) Jack WELCH (8) Jim COLLINS (10) Philip [...]
by George Ambler on December 19, 2005
An interesting article published by strategy+business seeking those ideas that “are most likely to endure for (at least) another 10 years?” Their findings are as follows: EXECUTION – “It’s not your strategic choices that drive success, but how well you implement them.” THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION – “A learning organization is one that is deliberately designed [...]