Strategy News
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
by Guy Grimland
The Kfar Sava-based startup N-trig will provide the touch-screen technology for the tablet computer that Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is developing as direct competition for Apple’s iPad. The so-called gPad will be rolled out in the United States in November by global search engine, email, book depository, you name it colossus Google, in cooperation with the U.S. telecommunications company Verizon. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/htc-taps-israeli-technology-for-its-ipad-slayer-1.309429
Posted in Asia, High Tech, Israel, News, Strategy, Telecommunications
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
“I’m always excited to be in Israel. There’s amazing energy here, and Israel is a wonderful place for innovation,” said Google VP search products & user experience Marissa Mayer at the Google Chrome developers conference (DevFest) at Airport City. Mayer added, “This is the first Google Chrome developers conference, and we’re excited that it’s happening in Israel, because this is one of the fastest growing markets in the world for us.” http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000570558&fid=1725
Tags: News
Posted in Israel, IT / Software, News, Strategy, USA
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
- Strategic Renaissance: New Thinking and Innovative Tools to Create Great Corporate Strategies Using Insights from History and Science
by Evan Matthew Dudik. Great business strategies, like great discoveries, are inspired acts of creation, brilliantly synthesizing disparate ideas into something surprising and new.
- On Competition
On Competition, a collection of works by Michael E. Porter, is a critical examination of the dog-eat-dog international economy. The essence of Porter’s message is that every company, country, and person must master competition to thrive in brutal international and domestic economies.
- E-Business Intelligence: Turning Information into Knowledge into Profit
Author Bernard Liautaud explains how to move from data (the extensive raw stats to which most contemporary firms are privy) to information (the proper context in which they must be applied) to intelligence (the collective knowledge from which appropriate actions are initiated).
- The Stuff of Heroes : The Eight Universal Laws of Leadership
William A. Cohen, Senior Advisor at STEP and former Air Force General William Cohen, Ph.D. has been a combat leader in the American and Israeli air forces and a corporate leader for many organizations. He is the author of more than 46 books on business and leadership topics. A former president of the West Point Society of Los Angeles, he lives in Pasadena, California. The Suff of Heroes is an exceptional book isolating eight universal laws of leadership. Here’s his list:
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1. Maintain Absolute Integrity.
2. Know Your Stuff.
3. Declare Your Expectations.
4. Show Uncommon Commitment.
5. Expect Positive Results.
6. Take Care of Your People.
7. Put Duty Before Self.
8. Get Out in Front. |
- The Marketing Plan
William A. Cohen’s book explains the importance of a well-formulated marketing plan and encourages reader participation by including activities toward developing a professional marketing plan. A wealth of convenient forms focus attention and, once completed, serve as the basis of the marketing plan. Includes numerous sample plans which motivate and reinforce comprehension.
- The New Art of the Leader
William A. Cohen’s book is a management classic–widely praised by CEOs and military commanders–celebrating military leadership as a winning model for effective leadership in business. With a firm focus on the practical and the attainable, Cohen shows precisely how to apply the winning tactics of military leadership to modern business. This revised edition features outstanding leadership examples from Desert Storm and Bosnia, including the experiences of General Norman Schwarzkopf and General Colin Powell. Every concept and every technique is demonstrated by a real life example from battle and/or the boardroom. It also showcases the skills and drive of remarkable business leaders, such as Andy Grove (Chairman and CEO, Intel), Steven Speilberg, and Howard Schultz (CEO, Starbucks). The New Art of the Leader teaches exactly how to apply military leadership techniques from all military services, many countries, and many centuries to modern businesses using dramatic examples from both combat and civilian organizations.
- Wisdom of the Generals
William A. Cohen’s book is a unique collection of words of inspiration from military leaders throughout the ages plus illuminating discussions from a former U.S. Air Force officer and corporate leader of the application of each saying to everyday life. From Alexander the Great to Colin Powell, outstanding military leaders have inspired troops to victory not by action alone, but by words of courage and conviction, illustrating the practical lessons learned from these leaders which can be applied to everyday life.
- Top Executive Performance : 11 Keys to Success and Power
by William A. Cohen, Nurit Cohen
- Building a Mail Order Business : A Complete Manual for Success
William A. Cohen’s book is an unbeatable treasury of terrific direct marketing ideas from one of the most respected experts on marketing and entrepreneurship. Highlights the latest legislation, the newest technology and today’s best direct marketing techniques including advances in telemarketing. Packed with timely illustrations, sample ads, offers, mailing pieces and promotional gimmicks.
Tags: Insight
Posted in Business Development, Insights, Strategy
