Monthly Archives: January 2011

Red Wine & The Elegant Solution

Always nice to hear from a reader! Thanks to Twitter follower @sprezzatura (a word in Italian meaning the ability to make difficult things appear easy) for this very nice sentiment re: The Elegant Solution! “Why I won’t switch to eReader: … Continue reading

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Corporate Archeologists Find Missing Link

A pasquinade for a lazy Sunday. The search for what corporate archeologists have since the turn of the century termed “The Anti- Organization Man” — the missing link long thought to be the key to explaining the shift away from … Continue reading

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Guru Review: The New Small

This Guru Review was originally published on OPEN Forum. I run a small business, a micro-business of one, and have done so for over 25 years. But this is the year I’ve chosen to innovate that model and expand my … Continue reading

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Three Small Businesses, Eight Great Lessons

This column was originally published on OPEN Forum. There’s no dearth of predictions, trends and watch lists this time of year. Here is my nomination of three small businesses that have been making the news recently, along with a few … Continue reading

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Visual Summary of The Shibumi Strategy

Hearty thanks to Twitter follower @martinevr for drawing a great visual summary of The Shibumi Strategy, and to @JohanDHaeseleer for gifting the book!

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