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- UK Film, Television and Video: Overview 2002
- This paper gives information about Film Production and the film industry. Depending on your point of view, it is easy to give two interpretations on the current state of film, television and interactive multi-media in Britain. The optimists are thrilled by the boom in the British film industry and look...
- White papers
- Despite Recession, Americans Stay Optimistic
- Lauren Ashburn from USA Today discusses a survey of 1000 people who were interviewed about economic hardships and the nation. Buried in the grim findings were some surprising notes of optimism.
- Videos 2009-03-14
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- Cautious confessions of a cynical optimist
- This is the confession of a cynical optimist. For nearly two decades now I've labored as a journalist. It is a job -- nay, a vocation -- I love. Every so often I'm invited by that excellent group, the National Young Leaders Conference, to talk to visiting high-schoolers from around...
- Research articles 1997-03-31
- Investment Optimism and Pessism: Results of a New Fidelity Study
- A native Bulgarian always complains that "Americans are too optimistic!" I try to explain that some of that is part of the DNA here, while he likes to attribute the rosy outlook to a lack of struggle. To prove the point, he cites an old joke from his former country,...
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- ORANGE COUNTY.(business and industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- "I'm an optimist," says Judy Gray, executive director of the Orange County Economic Development Partnership. "When you do economic-development work, you're an optimist. The Simmons' closing was awful," she says of the mattress-ma "I'm an optimist," says Judy Gray, executive director of the Orange...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- Editor's Letter: Eyes Open
- By Seth Arenstein 'Twixt optimist and pessimist The difference is droll; The optimist the doughnut sees- The pessimist the hole. The above, which predates the Mayflower (the donut shops, not the ship) and is sometimes known as The Optimist's Creed, often appears this way:...
- Research articles 2006-04-03
- David O'Sullivan, Eurocrat-in-chief.(chef de cabinet to European Commission's Romano Prodi)(Brief Article)
- "YOU have to be an optimist to work in the European Commission," says David O'Sullivan, an Irishman who has already put in 20 years tramping its corridors. During the next five years, as chef de cabinet for Romano Prodi, the commission's "YOU have...
- Research articles 1999-07-17
- Head of Fidelity adviser unit faces transition.
- It's a good thing Ellyn McColgan is an optimist. As the newly appointed head of the group responsible for navigating Fidelity Investments' sometimes-tumultuous relationship with some 60,000 financial advisers affiliated with banks, insurance c It's a good thing Ellyn...
- Research articles 2001-09-10
- Small operators keep on singing the FCC blues. (includes related article)
- WASHINGTON -- Ben Hooks deserves cable's Eternal Optimist award. "We just bought 50 more systems. I don't know if I'm crazy or not," said Hooks, president of Friendship Cable in Tyler, Texas. Ben Hooks has been the owner of a...
- Research articles 1994-11-28
- Sun, sea and civil war. (tourist trade declines in Yugoslavia)
- "YUGOSLAVIA is a large oasis of hospitality and repose," wrote Miloje Popovic, the central government's man in charge of tourism, in a book last year. He is still an optimist, but now he puts it a bit differently. He cannot, he says, give a "YUGOSLAVIA is...
- Research articles 1991-06-15
- Ameet M. Patel, 34;Senior VP, national consumer services, architecture and technology, Chase Manhattan Bank.(Brief Article)
- As a true optimist -- a man who finds his three-hour daily commute useful downtime -- Ameet Patel sees opportunities where others see only obstacles. At his current job, though, Mr. Patel's optimism faces its severest test. At Chase, his task is n ...
- Research articles 2000-01-31
- Two bankers snag stock contest honors.(briefing)(Brad Jones of SunTrust Bank)(Sang Hong of Bank of America)(Editorial)
- It's almost always more fun to be an optimist, and sometimes it's fun to be a contrarian. When you combine the two and end up a winner, that's the most fun of all. California trust banker Sang Hong did just that, turning in the winning prediction for...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- 'The American and Russian People Don't Want a New Confrontation'
- With U.S.-Russian relations probably at their lowest point since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev dropped in on the White House this week for a little schmoozing. The two countries have been at odds over arms control, media censorship and espionage. But on Monday,...
- Research articles 2001-04-27
- Will Pacers scale the mountain or fall off a cliff?
- With another Indiana Pacers season upon us, my friends the Optimist and the Pessimist convened at a local watering hole to assess the impending campaign. Per usual, they invited me to listen in. Optimist: This is it: The perfect ending to Reggie Miller's career ... the ultimate farewell...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Pet Rescue.(News and Notes)
- Roland Gomez of Miami was elected to the board of directors of Pet Rescue. The Miami Lakes Optimist Club also gave $1,000 scholarships to an outstanding boy and girl in honor of Gomez, who coached youth events for the Optimist Club for 20 years.
- Research articles 2006-01-15
- Declare Yourself An Expert, Then Work Backwards
- Robert Greene, the author of 48 Laws of Power, supposedly couldn't muster any "power" in his social interactions -- so he wrote a book on how to become a power broker.Martin Seligman, the author of Learned Optimism, supposedly was a depressed man who couldn't be an optimist -- so he...
- Blog posts 2007-02-17
- Loners and Nerds: The Demographics of Entrepreneurship
- A survey of 1,300 small business owners who were QuickBooks customers showed that 43% of entrepreneurs say they were loners as kids, 25% said they were nerds (in contrast to the 10% who considered themselves jocks, and the 1% who self-identified as bullies). In addition, only 23% of those surveyed...
- Blog posts 2007-01-23
- How to Change Limiting Beliefs
- The beliefs that drive your sales behaviors are the keys to becoming a successful sales pro. Change the beliefs, and you'll change the behaviors and get better results. Now, that's easy to say, but most sales pros have no idea how to change a belief. ...
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
- Entrepreneurship And The Process Of Firms' Entry, Survival And Growth
- This paper aims at critically discussing the recent literature on firm formation and survival and the growth of new-born firms. The basic purpose is to single out the microeconomic entrepreneurial foundations of industrial dynamics entry and exit and to characterise the founder's ex-ante features in terms of likely ex-post business...
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Top-Down Productivity
- Top-Down ProductivityDon't walk, run to his bookIt's a quick read, super practical, and better than all the old methods. But you have to be disciplined. Getting Things Done is the book. The cult is GTD.Hardened old geezer laughs: The latest management trend?...at least this time, it treats people like they...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
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