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Archive for November, 2008

After All That, Stock Market Finally At Fair Value / Why fairly valued stock markets are an opportunity The good news, however, is that, after 15 years of being overvalued, the S&P 500 is finally priced to deliver an average long-term return: about 9%-10% in nominal terms and 6% after adjusting for inflation. That’s nothing [...]

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by Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin. Here’s the survival guide I’d give my former self, the one just starting to face the storm: 1. Compete With Your Successor I often think about what my replacement will do after I’m fired. She won’t have emotional commitments to decisions that I already regret. She’ll look at [...]

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Veröffentlicht von Roland Kopp-Wichmann in Job & Karriere, Persönlichkeit 1. Er ist umfassend intelligent. Er interessiert sich nicht nur für alle fachlichen Belange seines Gebietes. Sondern weiss auch, wo die Grenzen seiner Kenntnisse sind. Dann gibt er nicht vor, es zu wissen, sondern vergibt sich nichts, kompetente Berater zu engagieren. 2. Er ist mit seinen [...]

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The third annual “IBM Next Five in Five” is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years: 1. Energy saving solar technology will be built into asphalt, paint and windows 2. You will have a crystal ball for your health 3. [...]

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Malcolm Gladwell: The Outliers, by Danielle Sacks In typical Gladwellian form, he weaves together studies, historical and sociological data, quirky factoids, and human profiles to alter how we think about why the few uber-successful have achieved their meteoric status, while even those with the highest IQ will never. According to neurologist Daniel Levitin, it turns [...]

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Just ask the right question to get what you want! Be blunt and ask openly! The majority of people simply don’t ask for what they want, with the hardly surprising result that they don’t get it! You can and should ask bluntly and openly in the most appropriate and respectful way! Asking puts you in [...]

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BusinessWeek, by Michael E. Porter – Nov. 2, 2008 (Special Report) The Harvard Business School competitiveness guru offers his prescription for long-term prosperity The stark truth is that the U.S. has no long-term economic strategy — no coherent set of policies to ensure competitiveness over the long haul. Strategy embodies clear priorities, based on understanding [...]

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The Right Way Back

To the president-elect… By Michael Bloomberg, NEWSWEEK, from the magazine issue dated Nov 3, 2008 A global recession is in the offing. Welcome to the White House, 44. You’re sure you wanted the job, right? …members of the media will soon be asking you to detail your agenda for your first 100 days, expecting you [...]

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