Nilofer Merchant: May 2006 Archives
Here you’ll find a collection of blog entries published during the month of Nilofer Merchant: May 2006.
Creativity: build or buy?
By Nilofer Merchant on May 18, 2006
Apple is known for creativity, HP is not. Is that random, or a series of choices that accumulates to one direction or the other? Asking what makes an organization or leader ‘creative’ is bound to get some soft answers….
It’s a Hit!
By Nilofer Merchant on May 16, 2006
Ever conceive an idea and then find someone else takes it to market? I had this feeling when reading today’s release of Sandhill’s publication. Mike Mace forwarded it to me and said ‘it’s your song’. Even better, is that the…
The day after Mother’s Day and I was back at work…
By Nilofer Merchant on May 15, 2006
I leave the house. Almost always in the same way. Smoochies in the morning from the big guy and the little guy. The little guy every now and then withholds, because he knows it’ll prolong the leaving. It’s a…
Looking forward, what will be the real impact of SaaS?
By Nilofer Merchant on May 14, 2006
The real impact of SaaS business model is the new way to sell to Enterprise customers.
Capturing Ideas = Yes!
By Nilofer Merchant on May 11, 2006
Paper + Organization — ways to capture ideas… Love it! I’m always looking for new paper and organization books. When I give one to a friend, I’m saying something to the affect of, I care. Because ideas are like gems,…
Sparked!
By Nilofer Merchant on May 10, 2006
Last night, a little venue called Spark was held. The notion was to connect really smart people - who are down-to-earth good leaders in high-tech - to learn from our firm the latest on transforming business and marketing models,…
What’s Next for Technology Innovation in the Valley
By Nilofer Merchant on May 9, 2006
Wanted to share with you an article that captures the fundamental shift in the technology innovation model. Some people call this shift ‘atomized’ software development. With AJAX (a new form of development using Javascript and XML), weaving together applications is…
Talk with, not At
By Nilofer Merchant on May 8, 2006
An industry commentary on how marketing in high-tech is changing. I think there’s way more ahead than banner ads and search word optimization when it comes to high-tech consumer marketing. I think that we will move from non-personal ways of advertising to customer engaged ways of connecting. I have provided some examples as illustrations and then provided what I think it means.
10 Ways to Convince Other Execs to Follow YOU!
By Nilofer Merchant on May 7, 2006
At a speech last month at a women’s exec group, one audience member asked “how do I build a business case so I get heard”. Great question. In my day job, I help execs form business cases all the time,…
HP redefines their value proposition for PCs!
By Nilofer Merchant on May 5, 2006
Do you know what you are selling to the user? Is it a thing (a unit, a box, a software package) or does that thing get associated with a solution, or feeling or a belief? In this day and age…
Courage is the frontier of leadership
By Nilofer Merchant on May 4, 2006
We need more courage in organizations today. More courage to speak the truth, more courage to call out an issue, more courage to praise the tough choice. More courage to be better people while we work. Here’s 3 ideas for ways to do it.
Video, video — oh how you’ve changed
By Nilofer Merchant on May 3, 2006
A brainiac Rubicon teammate, Bruce LaFetra did a commentary in our last newsletter on the changing drivers of digital video capture. The premise is that the 15 second shots of video capture on digital cameras made more sense to…
Truth in Business
By Nilofer Merchant on May 2, 2006
Truth in business. Is that possible? The spirit is nourished by truth, and goodness. So if in business, we don’t have truth, then does that mean business is soulless? I hope not. I hope that we create openness and truth…