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Book Review - Innovate the Pixar Way: Business Lessons

Charan Atreya — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:51:45 -0500

When I first saw Geri’s game , I was hooked. Surely you know Geri - the old gentleman playing chess in park with himself. Geri’s game won an Oscar for the best animated short film. Toy Story, Bug’s Life, Monster’s Inc - Pixar’s list of success is endless. So what do
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American Express Business Travel launches aXcentis for small businesses

Charan Atreya — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:53:34 -0500

New Brand Introduces New Capabilities and Enhanced Services Providing a Local and Flexible Approach to Travel, Expense and Cash Flow Management MARKHAM, ON – February 2, 2010 – American Express Canada today announced the launch of aXcentis , a comprehensive travel management program that
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NB Power Sale - NERC, FERC, NPSS, NBOS - Making sense of it all

Charan Atreya — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:59:50 -0500

I was just on the Facebook group that opposes the sale of NB Power. While I was unimpressed with quite a few participants on the radio shows on this topic, I was equally unimpressed with the quality of comments on the Facebook group. They boast of 27,000 members but the quality of dialogue leaves
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NB Power sale - a really good idea

Charan Atreya — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:47:54 -0500

Ever since the governments of New Brunswick and Quebec announced their MOU late October, the media (in New Brunswick and around the Atlantic region) and the people have been having a field day denouncing the deal. The common refrain for selling the utility is, “New Brunswickers will lose their s
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Time off: TED and How to find a job on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter & other social networks

Charan Atreya — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:30:16 -0500

Whether it is Shashi Tharoor espousing the soft-power of India, Pranav Mistry’s vision on merging the physical world to the digital world, Hans Rosling’s predictions on when Asia will overtake the read more »

Cash flow as a measure of leadership

Charan Atreya — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:57:54 -0500

Your cash flow position is a reflection of how well you are doing your job as a leader. It is a measure of the success (or lack thereof) of the execution of your strategic intentions. Hence it is critical that you often put on your financial hat in addition to whatever other hats you wear. Think o
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IT METHODOLOGY - A Long and Winding Road

Charan Atreya — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:44:27 -0500

I like to get the “best bang for the buck”. So when I doing projects, my goal is to get the deliverable to the customer with the best quality with the least amount of cost on time. Hence, I naturally tend to deviate towards project management methodologies that get a deliverable into
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The presentation secrets of Steve Jobs

Charan Atreya — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:56:04 -0500

The title for this post could very well have been, “How I improved my presentation skills in four easy steps.” I thought my presentation skills very above average. I certainly did not harbor the notion that I was a great presenter. But I thought I was at least above average. That illus
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Selecting a printer for your small business

Charan Atreya — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:30:30 -0500

Marc Raul is today’s guest. He is the product specialist with Brother Canada. He talks about how to go about acquiring good quality small business infrastructure such as printer. Most small business owners working in their home office require three key pieces of equipment: a phone, a comp
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On strategy execution in 140 characters

Charan Atreya — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:02:59 -0400

Strategy execution explained in 140 characters or less. Here are a snapshot of some thoughts: johnniebarnesaz : Strategy gets you in the game but execution gets you in the winner’s circle. http://www.myathomemarketing.com jeremymeyers : You can’t control results, you can only
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