Jessica Alba Takes On New Role: Internet Entrepreneur | CNBC.com
#business #in #consulting #jessicaalba #tech According to Julia Boorstin 2012, “Jessica Alba’s not just a movie and TV star – now she’s also an Internet entrepreneur, testing out her new role at the Montgomery Tech Conference where she pitched her business model to investors and the other 190 startups here.
She co-founded The Honest Company, (honest.com) a subscription service for non-toxic baby supplies, like diapers, wipes, bubble bath and detergent, which launched in January.” Read More > http://www.cnbc.com/id/46669874
Man Wins Web Squatting Suit Involving His Name | NYTimes.com
#legal #law #cyberbullying #tech According to Brian X. Chen 2012, ”A New York man on Friday won a lawsuit against a woman whom he accused of registering Web addresses incorporating his name and demanding $1 million for each of them.
In a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court for the Southern District in Manhattan, Paul Bogoni, a real estate investor, accused Vicdania Gomez of buying the addresses paulbogoni.com and paulbogoni.org and pretending that her 3-year-old daughter Vittoria Gomez was updating the associated sites.” Read more > http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/new-york-cyber-squatter/
Black Girls Code Tackles Tech Stereotypes | In America Blogs | CNN
Photo: Black Girls Code
According to Stephanie Siek, CNN, 2011 “Kimberly Bryant knows what it is to yearn and to succeed. The electrical engineer and mobile health technology entrepreneur works for pharmaceutical giant Novartis and is in the midst of launching her own company.
But she also knows what it’s like to be “the only one” – the only woman, the only African-American.
That’s why Bryant started Black Girls Code, a volunteer organization in San Francisco that’s dedicated to teaching young girls of color about computer programming and technology. She hopes they will be better prepared to experience that yearning and success instead of loneliness and isolation. By giving them an early intro into the world of computing, she hopes they’ll see it as a potential career path.” Read more > http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/16/black-girls-code-tackles-tech-stereotypes/?hpt=us_t5
Use Whitman and Jobs as Your Role Models | TechRepublic
#leadership #leader #tech #consulting #callistecomm According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: Today — more than ever — says executive leadership coach John M. McKee, leaders need to be guided by the right role models. He explains why Jobs and Whitman are those role models.
Regardless of industry, organization, gender, or even country, the leaders who are the most successful are usually very savvy at getting their own way. Because of that, they make massive impacts and leave their mark on the organization or even industry.” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/use-whitman-and-jobs-as-your-role-models/6842?tag=mantle_skin;content
Best Leaders Know What They Stand For | TechRepublic
#leadership #leader #tech #consulting #callistecomm According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: Ever notice that some leaders and some organizations seem to be able to move forward in any environment, while others seem stalled? There’s a reason for this, says executive leadership coach John M. McKee.
Why do some leaders, even those with very little education, like Sam Walton of Wal-Mart, make more effective bosses than others who have studied the theories of management for years?” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/best-leaders-know-what-they-stand-for/6875?tag=mantle_skin;content
HP’s CEO Failure was Lack of Leadership Savvy | TechRepublic
#leadership #leaders #tech #innovation According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: It’s not what you’re selling — it’s what you stand for. For both leaders and organizations it’s important to keep this rule of success in mind.
Recently fired Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker set at least one new record during his brief tenure — the company lost nearly $40B in value during his 11-month rein. He wasn’t the first choice of everyone on the board when he replaced Mark Hurd; some decision makers had apparently doubted if he had the right stuff. To his credit, Apotheker was savvy enough to negotiate himself a nice “parting gift,” reportedly worth about $25M in money and stock as a severance package. But based on readers’ comments about my blog in August where I cited HP, I’m guessing his payout has outraged many who still care about the company.
” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/hps-ceo-failure-was-lack-of-leadership-savvy/6788?tag=mantle_skin;content
How ‘master innovators’ play by different rules | TechRepublic
#innovation #leadership #leaders #tech According to Jason Hiner 2011, “Takeaway: IT executives are under increasing pressure to become innovation leaders. These secrets from master innovators could hold the key.
Technology is all about innovation, or at least it’s supposed to be since we live in an era of sweeping technological progress. Unfortunately, a lot of IT departments are so bogged down in maintaining old systems and keeping the world running that they spend very little time looking for a better way. As a result, a lot of IT leaders are increasingly feeling the heat to break out of that cycle and become innovation leaders.” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/how-master-innovators-play-by-different-rules/9482?tag=content;roto-fd-feature
Analysis: Why Would Anyone Want To Be Yahoo’s CEO? | Reuters
According to Peter Lauria 2011, “There are few surer ways for an executive to lose a good reputation than to be CEO of Yahoo Inc. Just ask Carol Bartz or Terry Semel. As the company searches for Bartz’s replacement, its biggest obstacle is likely the track record of past CEOs after they moved under Yahoo’s figurative purple umbrella.” Read More > http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-yahoo-ceo-analysis-idUSTRE7870DC20110908 
The Economist’s The Economist Innovation Awards and Summit 2011 Oct. 20 – Oct. 21, 2011
According to the Economist 2011, “Who’s the greatest innovator of all time? Vote Now.” Participate between now and October 14, 2011 to cast your vote . “A Decade of Celebrating World Changing Innovation.”
Economist adds, “About – As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our Innovation Awards programme, we have created The Anniversary Award - a one-time honour which recognises the essence of truly great innovation. We are inviting Economist readers and the wider community the opportunity to vote on who of our previous winners is the most significant to them.” Read more > http://bit.ly/n1eVTu.
The Economist’s High Growth Markets Summit Sept. 29 – Sept. 30, 2011
The line-up is phenomenal. The Economist’s High Growth Markets Summit Sept. 29 – Sept. 30, 2011 at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London http://bit.ly/odcsN3
According to the Economist Conferences 2011, “There are hundreds of reasons why your company should be investing in high-growth markets; it’s a world of opportunity. But this is a two-way situation: for every new opportunity in a high-growth market there are new high-growth competitors. They operate not only in their home environments but are also expanding globally. Consequently competition is escalating very quickly around the globe. In this new world of hypercompetition, how can businesses operate successfully? What are the strategies companies adopt to stand out?”
