Dateline: 05 July 2011
AxSA Factoid of the Week
Businesses in the United States pay taxes equivalent to roughly 1% of GDP, and some of the nation's biggest businesses have had sweetheart deals. In 2009, for example, ExxonMobil had a -38.3% tax rate on its U.S. profits. Likewise, at the same time, Boeing had a -9.1% tax rate on its own domestic profits.
News & Commentary
Marketing
The Insidious Evils of "Like" Culture
Wall Street Journal
Popular opinion on the Internet is shaping the content we deliver to our social-media followers...Read More
What Is the Most Successful Groupon Deal Ever Offered?
The Atlantic
One Nordstrom offer grossed the daily-deal website $1 million...Read More
Sports
SBJ: China Tour Could Coincide With the NBA Lockout
Sporting News
Could the next Kobe Bryant game you see be played in, say, bustling Guangzhou? If the lockout drags on, and if Wasserman Media Group has its way, the answer is likely "yes"...Read More
Economics
Italy Comes Under the Crosshairs
Globe & Mail
With debt of over 120% of GDP and economic growth at a meager 1.3%, markets are now displeased with the state of affairs in this nation, as well...Read More
Non-profits
Revival Bid Pits Detroit v. Donor
Wall Street Journal
When the Kresge Foundation put up more than $135 million to revitalize a beleaguered city, it thought it would have more influence. City Hall had different ideas...Read More
Entrepreneurship
Terrebonne, Lafourche Lag in Minority Business Growth
Houma Courier
With black-owned businesses representing less than 6% of Terrebonne's total number of registered enterprises, local leaders discuss the reasons for the disparity...Read More
Technology
Bootup: Facebook Unfriends Google+
Financial Post
The launch of Google's latest, social-media product prompts Facebook to prepare for war, by blocking the export of user contacts and information from its website to its rival...Read More
The End of the Space Age
The Economist
Does the grounding of NASA's fleet mark the end mankind's great journey beyond our world? Read More
Healthcare Reform
More Employers Are Offering On-site Medical Clinics
Los Angeles Times
Big employers are hoping to reduce medical costs by doing it themselves...Read More
NYC Business Owners Sick over Obamacare
New York Post
Many small businesses are postponing hiring plans because of rising healthcare costs...Read More
Talk Forward
Each month, Gary Harrell interviews business leaders, policymakers, and influential thinkers.
07 July 2011
10:30 AM (CDT)
Ryan Koonce, CEO of aDealio.com [Runtime: 30 mins]
To listen to the show, click here.
On July 29, 2011 - Cindy Denney, Principal of Magnolia Media Management, discusses crisis management and disaster planning.
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In this landmark guide to organizational culture change, the authors introduce the Results Pyramid model, a simple and memorable methodology for efficiently and effectively changing the way people think and act throughout an organization to ensure that they achieve their desired results.
Mastering the ability to accelerate culture change is an essential core competency for every leader who wants to keep his or her organization competitive and focused. The New York Times bestselling book Change the Culture, Change the Game offers the definitive guide for developing this leadership competency and is based upon a methodology that is used by some of the most successful and admired companies in the world.
Tapping into their more than two decades of expertise in assisting clients in creating a Culture of Accountability, the authors present a refreshingly clear and simple methodology that leads to rapid, results-oriented culture change.
In each chapter, they share compelling stories that demonstrate how some of the most successful organizations in the world have applied these proven best practices.
The New York Times bestselling book Change the Culture, Change the Game will show you how to generate the potent impact that greater accountability has on accelerating change in people and teams and in transforming entire organizations.
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