Tag: Strategy

  • A Rock Star Simple Way To Identify Poor Processes

    At the height of their popularity, 80s hard rock band Van Halen was known for their crazy backstage antics, which included incredibly specific food requests. But one of the strangest contract stipulations may have actually had a legitimate business purpose.

    According to their biography, “The most egregious rumor about the band was that its contract rider demanded a bowl of M&Ms backstage—with all the brown ones removed. There were tales of Roth walking backstage, spotting a single brown M&M, and freaking out, trashing (more…)

  • The Uncomfortable Google

    So, there i read (again) about how Google still trying to improve their search engine. I am impressed with their Google Instant, and while i havent finished enjoying their excellent search capability, Google is now saying they are going to improve their search engine. 🙂

    I am amazed with their unrest, how they always think they are far from perfect and keep improving. Why can’t we? Most companies just think they know everything and think they are the best in their industry, they stop learning and stop improving. They will eventually stop earning. We should act like Google: being uncomfortable, being haunted. That’s when we will get better.

    http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17619943?nclick_check=1