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BNET Author Biography: Michael Fitzgerald writes about innovation and other big ideas in business for publications like the New York Times, The Economist, Fast Company, Inc. and CIO. He’s worked as a writer or editor at Red Herring, ZDNet, TechTV and Computerworld, and has received numerous awards as a writer and editor. Most...; more about Michael Fitzgerald »

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Nassim Taleb Thinks Everyone Is Stupid: Wall Street's ability to plan for risk is a joke, as far as Nassim Nicholas Tasseb is concerned. Tasseb tells Fortune in Fear of a Black Swan that as "portfolio models got worse and worse in tracking reality, their use kept increasing as if nothing was...; Tags: Theory, Financial, Wall, Nassim Taleb, Wall Street, Tasseb, Financial Model, Construction, Financial Accounting, Finance, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Do Markets Have Morals?: I think markets have blind spots, along with a certain caustic wit. But the Templeton Foundation has been funding research into what you might call the two sides of Adam Smith, melding the free-market capitalism of "The Wealth of Nations" with the moral philosophy of its predecessor, "The Theory...; Tags: Economics, Paul J. Zak, 401(k), Retirement Plans, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Investment, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-05-13
How to Get Some IDEO Design Magic: Want to bring a little IDEO magic to your startup? Here's a primer from Sim Simeonov, an entrepreneur and venture capitalist who was at the Nantucket Conference recently. He blogged about the IDEO presence at the conference -- it had a design workshop and...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, Michael Fitzgerald, Ideo; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Productivity Tip: Have a Fun Day: Having fun outside of the office boosts productivity. Or so argues the blog Chief Happiness Officer, which suggests that companies would improve productivity by giving employees a fun day -- an extra day off and a little bit of money to go do something fun. To ensure that it's...; Tags: Blogging, Recruitment & Selection, Michael Fitzgerald, fun day; Blog posts 2008-05-09
The Six Secrets to Business Excellence: ChangeThis has posted John Spence's essay Achieving Business Excellence . In it, Spence argues that there are six things all excellent businesses have in common (I have summed and in some cases paraphrased): 1. Vivid vision, well articulated. 2. The best people, who...; Tags: Leadership, Michael Fitzgerald, John Spence, ChangeThis; Blog posts 2008-05-07

George Soros Puts the Bite on Markets: George Soros knows financial markets -- it's how he got to be a billionaire. So when he starts pointing out fundamental flaws in today's markets and calls for reform, he's doing it from within the machine. Soros has a new book out, "The New Paradigm for Financial...; Tags: Mortgages, Financial accounting, Investment, Michael Fitzgerald, George Soros; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Pat McGovern on The Next Tech Bubble: Pat McGovern, the head of publishing powerhouse International Data Group (disclosure: I once worked for an IDG unit), was a keynote speaker at the off-the-record Nantucket Conference this past weekend. But he gave me permission to cite his comments on the next technology bubble. McGovern's probably...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Pat McGovern; Blog posts 2008-05-05
The Coming Smart Phone Shift: I'm attending the Nantucket Conference, where the East Coast entrepreneurial community gathers to talk about the state of the business. It's all off the record (though I can negotiate to post specific comments with the speakers). Perhaps because of that, the conference has a kind of intimacy that's unusual...; Tags: Smart phones, PRODUCTIVITY, Cellular phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Michael Fitzgerald, smart phone, computer; Blog posts 2008-05-02
The Visual Way to Solve Problems: Computers lack the vision thing. Humans, however, excel at vision -- computer vision pales versus how well we process images.. Can businesses use this incredible visual ability to systematically how they operate? That's Dan Roam's argument in "The Back of the Napkin" (see Bnet's...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Michael Fitzgerald, Dan Roam, vision, computer; Blog posts 2008-05-01
How Fear Can Make Your Business Stronger: I spent part of my day at an old-line manufacturing firm that is in an industry facing disruption by new technology. Rather than reacting to its fear of this technology by entering into despair or denial, it has become a leader in applying the new technology. The CEO...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Management Sins: Fatal or Foibles?: Slacker Manager puts a management spin on the Seven Deadly Sins -- pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth. It's more forced than funny. But here's a wise one on the sins of project management . I found 'stubborness" particularly honest, and that...; Tags: Blogging, Michael Fitzgerald, sin, blog, Slacker Manager; Blog posts 2008-04-29
A Mini-Management Library: Newspapers aren't famous for their knowledge of management. But Jill Geisler, the management guru at the Poynter Institute, a news industry think tank and training ground, has put together a not-bad list of management books. For improving as a manager: "Understanding and Changing...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Fisher, Robert; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Are You a Good Manager?: I've stirred the pot with my post Sink or Swim Business, which looks at some of the management ideas of Ralph Sink. While I note several of his comments, the incendiary part of the post seems to be my opening line, which includes the words "fire all the managers." ...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-04-24
New Lessons from Moneyball's Billy Beane: Here's a post for baseball nuts: Management by Baseball's A 2008 Billy Beane Lesson in Adaptation. It's lengthy (though shorter than the typical baseball game), and connects why the Oakland A's have stumbled in the wake of "Moneyball" (other teams figured out the same tricks), to what it means for...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Moneyball; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Sink or Swim Business: To boost your organization, fire all the managers. That's one aspect of Ralph Sink's views on management. He's interviewed by strategy+business titled Business Success from the Bottom Up (registration required). Sink is a proponent of high-performance systems, which the magazine describes thusly: ...; Tags: Leadership, Financial accounting, Michael Fitzgerald, Ralph Sink; Blog posts 2008-04-22
How to Sidestep the Peter Principle: The Peter Principle holds that we rise to our level of incompetence. In other words, at some point in our career, we all end up in over our heads. Tom Foster's Management Skills blog has a post on how to find a life preserver when you've...; Tags: Blogging, Michael Fitzgerald, Tom Foster, Peter Principle; Blog posts 2008-04-21
The Three Ways to a Low-Carbon Business: Much of the press around President George W. Bush's most recent address on climate change has been dismissive (though there were also interesting approaches like the Annotated climate speech on the New York Times Web site). McKinsey, however, used it as a call to action for business. It...; Tags: Strategy, Michael Fitzgerald, McKinsey & Co., climate change; Blog posts 2008-04-18
America the Spineless: America's economic backbone is its infrastructure -- things like our interstate highway system, our airports, the Internet. Lately, the headlines are full of rickety bridges, traffic jams that suck up billions of work hours, and broadband penetration that barely ranks in the world's top 20. America's...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Michael Fitzgerald, Bruce Seely; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Marketing By Accident: Ben McConnell of the Church of the Customer blog features 10 Questions with David Vinjamuri author of the new book "Accidental Branding," which he looks at inexperienced entrepreneurs who nonetheless built well-known brands (Clif Bars, Columbia Sportswear). A couple of Vinjamuri's better comments from...; Tags: Policies and procedures, Branding, Michael Fitzgerald, Accidental Branding, accident, brand, marketing; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Freak Management: Can being a freak make you a good manager? That's the theme of Freak Factor, which encourages people to "flaunt their weaknesses." That's part of being freaky. Author David Rendall has three main points to make in a PDF that's a free...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, takeaway, freak; Blog posts 2008-04-14