2011 year in ideas
In the spirit of New York Times Magazine’s annual Year in Ideas, I’ve compiled an alphabetical digest of ideas, from A to Z, that I wrote, spoke, and passed along over the past 12 months. The following are excerpts — the original pieces linked.
I just read Andy Stefanovich‘s book, Look at More Stuff: A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change, and had to share some of the best bits with you: DLYohn Look at More Stuff View more presentations from Denise Lee Yohn, Inc.
Last week David Ristau, the analyst who publishes daily stock recommendations in The Oxen Report, weighed in on the fast/casual dining industry with predictions for 10 fast/casual companies in the coming year. Chipotle, McDonald’s, and Domino’s were among the companies he analyzed based on growth, profitability, financial health, value, and management.
Steve McKee has started a great project, Find Your Nerve, “a grassroots effort to help get the economy moving again.” Each business day of the fourth quarter features a post from someone about jumpstarting the recovery. Today was my day: please check out “A Leap of Faith.” Also I thought you might want to see [...]
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