Posts Tagged ‘ Business/Entrepreneurship ’

The silence of Mammon, The Secular Meaning of Christmas

Dec 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: This morning's reading

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The silence of Mammon […] Most hard-headed business people are no doubt reluctant to make these arguments. They are more concerned with balancing their books than with engaging in worthy debates about freedom and democracy. But they would do well to become a bit less reticent: […]




WalMart CEO is for simplicity, Communication should be unequivocal

May 27th, 2009 | By | Category: This morning's reading

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. WalMart CEO interview (NYTimes) Q. So you find that people make business more complicated than it is? A. No doubt about it. I think that all of us read far too many business books. I’ve worked 30 years now in management roles, and a number of […]




10 things hotel booking websites should have

Mar 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Business/Entrepreneurship, Featured Articles, Popular

Original hotel descriptions (and not the hotel’s own!) Original photos (again, not just the oh-so-perfect-images the hotel provides) Clear price-list, including all taxes (show all periods,  without having to enter dates) Testimonials for the travel service/website/business Transparent about who handles the booking and who is responsible for customer satisfaction Clear, plain-english quotes and terms (without […]