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...Explain how ROWE works. How is ROWE like Tivo...
...best way to explain how ROWE works is to look at our 13 guideposts. Of these, the most integral ones are also the ones that freak people out the most. One is, "Every meeting is optional." That one makes managers crazy. It's a shift in power from the person calling the meeting to the people attending, who get to vote with their presence whether or not it's worth their time...
...business columnist for the New York Times who spent a decade at FORTUNE, energetically updates some of the biggest business stories of the past two decades. Warren Buffett, T. Boone Pickens Jr. and Henry Blodget, among others, get the close-up Nocera treatment, which uses their stories to explain the intricacies of business to readers. His smart writing and keen insight are a treat for those who find Steve Jobs a more compelling celebrity than Britney Spears...
Nearly as unlikely as the Wii's world-beating success is that of the man behind it. A self-professed doodler from a rural town outside Kyoto, Miyamoto once dreamed of becoming a puppeteer, which may help explain the leisurely five years he spent earning his degree in industrial design. His dad got him in touch with reality in 1977 by calling a friend--who happened to head Nintendo--and landed Miyamoto his first job, as a staff artist for what was then a toymaker. In 1981, Miyamoto created an arcade game inspired by pairing the fictional ape King Kong...
...past two decades, few politicians have publicly denounced special interests more often than John McCain. But for much of 2008, he has struggled to explain the fact that many of his advisers are current or former influence peddlers. The issue remained mostly a distraction until early May, when McCain parted ways with two aides whose firm once lobbied for the Burmese military junta, a regime he condemns. Now the lobbyist issue is roiling McCainLand, prompting more departures--including top fund raiser and former Representative Thomas Loeffler--and a strict conflict-of-interest policy. The sudden house-cleaning has raised...