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Factoid of the day: Does Madoff have an MBA?

“A study of cheating among graduate students, published in 2006 in the journal Academy of Management Learning & Education, found that 56 percent of all M.B.A. students cheated regularly— more than in any other discipline.”(Source: NY Times, 3/15/09)

This isn’t a game, people!

A good project manager is worth her weight in gold. But how can someone learn the sophisticated skills of planning, budgeting, executing, and keeping on deadline a complex project?The gurus at the Singapore-MIT Gambit Game Lab have an answer: a board game.  They call it Tipping Point. And if you’ve got scissors and tape at the ready, you […]

Quote of the day: Name check

“My name is Arne. It’s not Mr. Secretary. Please just call me Arne.”– U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, speaking to DOE employees in a line that the NYT says ”drew a standing ovation.”

Know of any radical companies?

About ten days ago, as I found myself researching a new book, I asked if any of you knew of some amazing amateur athletes. In emails, in the comment section, and even in one enterprising reader’s phone call, you offered lots of amazing suggestions. Thank you.Now I’ve got another question — and I figured I’d […]

Idea of the day: Video game democracy

Seth Schiesel, the must-read video game critic at the NY Times offers a year-end recap that included this item, which offers advice for businesses beyond the gaming world:“This year CCP of Iceland . . . invited the more than 200,000 players of Eve Online to vote for nine representatives from around the world to convey their concerns and suggestions about the […]

Who becomes self-employed?

Chad Moutray of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy examined that question by following the fates of the college class of 1993. Some of Moutray’s more intriguing findings:

“The self-employed tend to have slightly lower grade point averages (GPAs) than their wage-and-salary peers.” The students with the best grades were more likely to seek work in the […]

Too many left-brain organization men spoil the pot

Back in 2006, money manager Jeremy Grantham was one of the first to sound the alarm that world credit markets were about to implode.  Of course, he was right. And of course, nobody listened.But this time around, people are paying attention to an interview Grantham gave to Barron’s last week.  He has several interesting insights, but the most intriguing […]

Factoid of the day: Tetanus shot with that latte?

This weekend, I had the opportunity to read Matt Miller’s outstanding upcoming book, The Tyranny of Dead Ideas. In his chapter on the folly of employer-provided health insurance, Miller gives us today’s startling factoid:“It’s crazy but true: Starbucks spends more on health care than on coffee; General Motors spends more on health care than on steel.”  

ROWE, ROWE, ROWE your company — Part 2

Read Part 1 of my interview with Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. Check out the reader comments, too. They’re interesting. PINK: You’ve done a great job of anticipating these “Yeah, buts” — and even have a whole chapter telling people how to respond. […]