The Myth: Most companies assume that innovation comes from an individual genius or small, sequestered teams. Yet companies that try to follow that model often end up frustrated -- and poorer for the effort. The Way It Works: Most innovations are created through networks -- groups of people working in concert. To lay the groundwork, organizations must make it easy for employees to talk to their peers, share ideas and collaborate. The Road Map: Among other strategies, companies should make an effort to break down the walls between company departments, rapidly test and refine ideas, and figure out whether there are people in the chain of command who are hard to work with. Something Interesting... http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118841662730312486.ht ml
I believe in God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings. "Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.""Most people think you need a lot of resources to do something of significance. But small teams can change the world," continues Ratzlaff. "The most successful products I was a part of at Apple started with only a few people with no formal structure or hierarchy and little corporate oversight." Steve Jobs “Illegitimis non carborundum. That’s Latin for: Don’t let the bastards grind you down.â€Pledge for Contribution
Reactors Inc. pledges to donate 2% to 10% of the yearly profits towards fighting extreme poverty; the company’s executives and the board of directors shall decide the amount of dollars to be donated towards the cause.
Why only 2% to 10%? Our goal as a company is to reinvest our profits towards becoming bigger and better so in the future that small amount will become a substantially larger number of dollars.
Our vision is not just to give money away, what we want is to give people the logistics, the strategies and the tools to build a new world and END extreme poverty.
Juan P Quezada
VP, COO
Reactors, Inc.
Chopra's Buddha reminds us of the need for balance in our personal lives. The book is a page-turner about The Buddha's early days as a wealthy prince, his enlightenment, his teachings. And a contemporary message: We're out of balance. Buddha "was showing us very practical ways to get the same insights" he discovered, says Chopra. Spirituality "has very little to do with religious dogma, ideology, or even self-righteous morality. The novel Buddha deals with the experience of a person and I hope shows that this is an experience open to all of us."
Get rich in fact ... and in spirit?
But will you find happiness and the meaning of your life when you become a millionaire and retire? Good question. But there's a much bigger challenge ... what's the meaning of life before you get a million bucks, now, today? And can you get "rich" before you're "rich?"
Getting rich in spirit will take you there, but if you want to get there for the wrong reasons you will be walking away from happiness. You have to be willing to risk the unusual or you will have to settle for the ordinary.
One of the key facts in life is to remember that formal education it is important, it will make you a living; but self-education will make you a fortune.
Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where all begins. Learn to be innovative; what has been written on the book is not a rule it is a starting point.