Business Culture

How does Google accomplish its mission? A common answer to this question is technology, and certainly Google has plenty of technology and expertise. What Google has also developed, though, is a culture designed to accomplish this challenging mission. This article uses Google's own words to learn from two of today's best leaders -Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Read the article relating to American Business Culture.

Quote of the day

I believe that I was lucky to have suffered. Some people don't realize that in suffering there is great potential, because you will find that the only way to survive is for you to excel, by being better.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (founder Arab Organization for Global Professional Services).




Imagine career success and a balanced lifestyle. This blog is dedicated to the people in a business-related field who are willing to make an investment of their time and minds to on-going personal and career development. How?

1) Start here to find weekly postings to stay informed of the most significant business news with a brief analysis.

2) Learn additional how-to skills complementary to what is taught in business school, experienced on the job, or received in job training. Written by practicing business professionals to support your life-long learning.

3) Get connected with some of the best potential employers and share critical information with each other that gives you an edge in a career search.

4) Learn from the best business leaders by reviewing summaries of their management experiences and lessons.

5) Think in terms of the big picture and imagine the macro technology innovations, management and economic trends.

6) Find a few business opportunities to gain experience to improve your skills for the first or next job.
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Potential Sources of Innovation

Peter Drucker, one of the best management thinkers, said that innovation rarely comes from inspiration, but instead from analyzing potential sources of innovation such as:

  • Unexpected outcome - simply discover what you can learn from failure
  • Incongruities - examine the differences between assumptions and reality
  • Process needs - look to apply an existing process solution to a different problem
  • Market changes - industries shift in how they conduct business, be on the look-out for new trends. If a competitor is growing at a significantly higher rate than an industry overall, then new market conditions are emerging.
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