Archives posted in: Top 6

Top 6 – January 2011

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 3, 2011

“No sensible person would claim that [quantification] can tell the whole story.” Angus Maddison, professor at the University of Groningen and authority…

Top 6 – December 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 1, 2010

St. Nicholas Day is coming …. anděl nebo čert? Google came from nowhere to being a global standard in just 10 years.…

Top 6 – November 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD November 6, 2010

“There are three potentially successful generic strategic approaches to outperforming other firms in an industry: 1 Overall Cost Leadership; 2. Differentiation; 3…

Top 6 – October 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD October 1, 2010

“Strategy is about defining what you won’t do more than what you will do” Michael Porter Prospect: Who is in the market,…

Top 6 – September 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 1, 2010

Where is the creative destruction when you need it? Acknowledge the faults. Identify the goal. Define the path. Create buy-in. Execute. Job…

Top 6 – August 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 3, 2010

“Grilling, broiling, barbecuing – whatever you want to call it – is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre…

Top 6 – July 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 8, 2010

“What business are you in?” Theodore Levitt, 1925-2006. First to market doesn’t make you the winner, the best offering does. A growing…

Top 6 – June 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 3, 2010

“All I Really Need to Know I learned in Kindergarten.” Robert Fulghum “Say you’re sorry when you hurt someone.” Toyota should have…

Top 6 – May 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 3, 2010

“In an authentic world failure is something you embrace. It’s almost a noble pursuit. I come from that world—it supported me in…

Top 6 – April 2010

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 5, 2010

“There’s so many things that have been said over and over again that need to be said again and again,” Soliloquy From…