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Entries from February 2008

Why Build Pride In Your Organization

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices

Over the years I’ve worked at a variety of places in a variety of positions. Some were amazing and fulfilling, some were as painful and agonizing as having wisdom teeth extracted. I’ve also surrounded myself with a number of entrepreneurs and businessmen who have lofty aspirations for themselves and their companies. Through all this I [...]

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Sprint/Clearwire Closing in on WiMax Deal

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Technology

Woohoo!
Looks as if the Sprint/Clearwire deal is getting closer. Intel has pumped $2 billion into the project so this may actually come to fruition. It was estimated that the WiMax project would cost $5 billion had Sprint taken it all on themselves. Now we get Sprint and Clearwire working together, combining Sprint’s licenses in the [...]

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More Microsoft Acquisitions and Changes

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Mergers/Acquisitions, Technology

I’m still trying to figure out what Microsoft is up to with their latest round of actions. If you haven’t heard of their bid to take over Yahoo (which Yahoo turned down btw) then you may have been out of town or in a coma. You’ll have no shortage of articles and opinions to read [...]

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Motivation in the Workplace

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices

It’s surprising how many companies and organizations still don’t grasp the concept of “motivation”. If a company provides enough motivation for their employees, productivity proves to be higher and loyalty amongst the workers is much higher than it would be for the non-motivated workers. Now when I say “motivated”, I don’t necessarily mean you’ve got [...]

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Ponderings/Questions on the Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Technology

I’m sure by now you’re all aware of the Microsoft bid to snag Yahoo. I’ve read countless articles on it, discussed it with various people, and I STILL can’t make heads or tails of it. Microsoft…what exactly are you doing here? And why?
The immediate camp of thought is that Microsoft wants to go head to [...]

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