Link of the Day #102

Here’s another piece of career wisdom from Tom Peters. It comes from a story about Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, and an important outlook he had on life and business. Watch the story at the link below:

http://wyld-about-careers.blogspot.com/2011/06/tom-peters-on-strategy-dont-be-afraid.html

What do you think of Peters’ ideas on the importance of not being afraid to fail? Do you agree/disagree and why? What examples can you point to from your own experiences - in life and in your career? Enjoy - and feel free to forward to your friends and colleagues! And remember, post your comments in response to the article at that link (http://wyld-about-careers.blogspot.com/2011/06/tom-peters-on-strategy-dont-be-afraid.html).

And for those of you who happen to have me for both Management 425 and 464 (either at the same time or in a prior semester), the alternate link of the day is:
http://managementinaminute.blogspot.com/2011/08/management-tip-of-day-3-donts-of.html
Good luck - and take advantage of this extra learning (and extra credit!)...

David

David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University

Wyld About Management (http://wyldaboutmanagement.blogspot.com/) and

Management in a Minute (http://managementinaminute.blogspot.com/)

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Link of the Day #79

Here’s a very good interview from “The Colbert Report.” In this clip, Stephen Colbert interviews Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing. Watch it at the link below:

http://wyld-about-comedy.blogspot.com/2010/02/stephen-colbert-author-interview-raj.html

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So, what do you think of this author’s ideas? Agree/disagree and why? Does Wal-Mart - as Colbert put it - represent “The Circle of Life”? Enjoy - and feel free to forward to your friends and colleagues! And remember, post your comments in response to the article at that link
(http://wyld-about-comedy.blogspot.com/2010/02/stephen-colbert-author-interview-raj.html).

And for those of you who happen to have me for both Management 425 and 464 (either at the same time or in a prior semester), the alternate link of the day is:
http://managementinaminute.blogspot.com/2011/12/instant-mba-if-you-think-you-can-do-it.html
Good luck - and take advantage of this extra learning (and extra credit!)...

David

David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University

Wyld About Management (http://wyldaboutmanagement.blogspot.com/) and

Management in a Minute (http://managementinaminute.blogspot.com/)

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