![]() | In 2003 Buffett gave me the opportunity to write what would become The Snowball, the book he will never write himself. I jumped at the chance. People couldn’t get enough of his witty, insightful nuggets of wisdom. And yet I was certain even more business lessons could be learned by observing him at close range. Not only that, I wanted a peek behind the curtain at the real man behind the elusive billionaire’s public image," writes Alice Schroeder, author of "The Snowball." » Read more |
![]() | In order to experience the madness of the holiday shopping season, one author wanted to experience for himself what it's like to see the American consumer in action when greed sometimes replaces need - so he got a job at Target as a floor walker. » Read more |
![]() | Universal scrutiny has brought the need for a fundamental change in corporate culture. I define that change as the necessity of bringing the whole person into the management enterprise, not just the part of the person educated in business, writes the author. » Read more |
![]() | "For the ancient Greeks it was the three fates that spun the destiny of life, measuring and finally cutting it short. Now, highlighted by events of the past few days, the unmistakable hands of reserve currency, monetary, and fiscal fates can be seen in the dollar’s latest unraveling," writes author Charles Goyette. » Read more |
![]() | Of the 23 million small businesses in this country, 60-70% are family-owned. That’s where most of their problems start—with the rest of the family, writes author George Cloutier who has some tough love for family business owners. » Read more |
![]() | No generation wants to engage more than Gen Y. For starters, they write over half of all online reviews. The online world is so entwined with the lives of Gen Yers I call it their second brain and third hand. » Read more |
![]() | In their first case against anyone involved in the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown – government prosecutors took it on the chin yesterday. » Read more |
![]() | How many of us, faced with a major challenge, begin with the assumption we should go it alone, ask Rodd Wagner and Gale Muller, Co-Authors of the new book, "Power of 2." » Read more |
