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Rick Maher

ASU Supply Chain Program Notoriety

October 27, 2010

I just came across the video below lauding the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and in particular the Supply Chain Management program. I happen to have a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management from this very program. Of course it is good to hear that the program is maintaining it’s [...]

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Meet Me At MIX – Management Innovation eXchange

May 21, 2010
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If you want to be up on the latest in management trends and buzz, the place to be is at MIX, Gary Hamel’s latest website – a derivation from MLab I think. For those not aware of who Gary Hamel is, think modern day Drucker. MIX stands for Management Innovation eXchange, and the website is [...]

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Harvard Business School Strategy FREE!

April 26, 2010
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Booz & Co (top tier global strategy consultancy) runs one of my favorite websites, Strategy + Business, where they share their latest thinking and tons of great business and industry analysis. Recently they published an article entitled Putting Strategy into Practice which is good in and of itself, but it has an amazing bonus! Click [...]

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Why You Gotta Be Good at Social Engineering

April 20, 2010
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A friend and I were talking about an experience he deals with in his business. Basically he finds that his customers fall into three categories: Happy Customers Unhappy Customers Effective at Rectifying their Unhappiness Unhappy Customers Ineffective at Rectifying their Unhappiness We were analyzing how customers control their own destiny in achieving their category, but [...]

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Big Idea – One Card

April 20, 2010
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I want to start a business. Usually that statement evokes one of two responses: Why don’t you? So do it! I respond similarly for both: I have a ton of business ideas that I think are viable and could be lucrative, but I don’t love them, and can’t imagine dedicating myself to them at this [...]

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