Business - Business Strategy

January 12, 2011

Interview with Barbara Pachter, author of the book Greet! Eat! Tweet!: 52 Business Etiquette Postings To Avoid Pitfalls and Boost Your Career

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Mike Carruthers:
In 2011 the workplace rules have changed particularly when it comes to technology.

Barbara Pachter:
In terms of Facebook or Twitter remember that whatever you post can and will come back to haunt you. And people have gotten fired because of what they said.
 

December 31, 2010

Interview with Scott A. Shane, author of the book The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By

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Mike Carruthers:
Passion - it's often described as a necessary trait of an entrepreneur.

Scott A Shane:
Having some passion will certainly help but passion doesn't make the difference between being successful and not being successful. I'll give you an example of this…
 

December 27, 2010

Interview with Tom Bay, author of the book Look Within or Do Without: 13 Qualities Winners All Share

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Mike Carruthers:
The people who are truly winners in life tend to share some very important traits.

Tom Bay:
Spirituality is one that comes up consistently because it anchors a person.
 

December 9, 2010

Interview with Mark Thompson, author of the book Now, Build a Great Business!: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market

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Mike Carruthers:
You might think that because of the economy this would be a bad time to start a new business and yet…

Mark Thompson:
We look back at the great Fortune 500 companies that have grown through thick and thin, you find out that most of them started in really bad periods. Well how the heck is that possible?
 

December 8, 2010

Interview with Tim Hurson, author of the book Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking

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Mike Carruthers:
You've probably come up with some really great ideas in your lifetime.

Tim Hurson:
Think of the last time that you were in the shower and you're just kind of daydreaming, drifting along - you probably have hundreds and hundreds of ideas. But what happens is that we don't have a mechanism to capture them. So that by the time we pull back that shower curtain or open the shower door - they're gone, we've forgotten them.
 

November 4, 2010

Interview with Josh Klein, author of the book Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results

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Mike Carruthers:
The typical workplace is not keeping up with and effectively using technology.

Josh Klein:
So your 12 year old can go online and get more information faster, more accurately, and collaborate better with his peers than you can in the office – that’s a problem.

November 3, 2010

Interview with Steven Johnson, author of the book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

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Mike Carruthers:
Having a diverse group of friends and acquaintances seems to improve the chances that you will come up with good ideas, but that’s not the only thing great innovators have in common.

Steven Johnson:
One pattern that you see a lot, which is kind of sweet, is that they have a lot of hobbies.
 

November 2, 2010

Interview with Steven Johnson, author of the book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation

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Mike Carruthers:
Where do great ideas come from? There’s a tendency to believe they just pop into people’s heads, however…

Steven Johnson:
Those kinds of sudden moments of illumination are actually, almost never really happen.

October 29, 2010

Interview with Denis Hauptly, author of the book Something Really New: Three Simple Steps to Creating Truly Innovative Products

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to create a successful product or service you need to understand the concept of innovation.

Denis Hauptly:
If you want to innovate you really need to understand what the customer's task is. When you understand what the customer's task is then you can take work out of the task and that's an innovation - not something's that's simply cool or something's that's simply novel.
 

October 6, 2010

Interview with George Lucas, co-author of the book The One Minute Negotiator: Simple Steps to Reach Better Agreements

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Mike Carruthers:
While some people just don’t like the whole idea of negotiating it really starts with just asking for what you want - and it can’t hurt to ask.

George Lucas:
…because if you don’t ask they’re not going to offer.