eugene kleiner's laws

Eugene Kleiner was a founder of Fairchild Semiconductor where he played a key role in the growth of the company and the semiconductor industry.

Eugene received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York and an MS in Industrial Engineering from New York University. In 1989, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering Degree from the Polytechnic University of New York.

Kleiner’s Laws

* Make sure the dog wants to eat the dog food. No matter how ground-breaking a new technology, how large a potential market, make certain customers actually want it.
* Build one business at a time. Most business plans are overly ambitious. Concentrate on being successful in one endeavor first.
* The time to take the tarts is when they're being passed. If an environment is right for funding, go for it. Eugene, more than anyone, knew that venture capital goes in cycles.
* The problem with most companies is they don't know what business they're in.
* Even turkeys can fly in a high wind. In times of strong economies, even bad companies can look good.
* It's easier to get a piece of an existing market than to create a new one.
* It's difficult to see the picture when you're inside the frame.
* After learning some of the tricks of the trade, some people think they know the trade. This reflected some of Eugene's own humility; he recognized that many venture capitalists thought they were experts when they had just a bit of knowledge.
* Venture capitalists will stop at nothing to copy success.
* Invest in people, not just products. Eugene always respected founding entrepreneurs. He wanted to build companies with them not just with their ideas.

how not to conduct meetings from daily idea

how not to conduct meetings.

enjoy.

5 tips from leo kiely on meshing two established business cultures

5 tips from leo kiely on meshing two established business cultures

1. stay focused on what you have in common.
2. keep a healthy respect for the differences that makeyou stronger.
3. set big goals that inspire your leadership team and your people through times of transition.
4. say it again and again and again. it takes a long time to communicate your vision and future to every employee,everywhere.
5. share best practices and celebrate the wins. nothing sends a clear message about the way to work together than calling out the best in the business and celebrating together.

two(2) online m.b.a programs in uk ....

two(2) online m.b.a programs in uk that doesn't necessarily require a bachelor's degree

henley management college, oxfordshire, england - http://www.henleymc.ac.uk

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5 Tips from Alan Mulally for Taking On a New company in an Unfamiliar Industry

i read this from an article on wall st. journal.

5 Tips from Alan Mulally for Taking On a New company in an Unfamiliar Industry

1. deal with reality, and restructure accordingly.
2. talk to everybody - customers, dealers, employees, union leaders, supplliers, investors.
3. fine-tune the business plan every week - not once a year.
4. get all the players at the table.
5. encourage subordinates to disclose problems.

5 Tips for Assuming a Leadership Position from David Zaslav

1. Get on board and lead.
2. In the toughest times be positive and optimistic.
3. People still want to learn and be inspired.
4. It pays to set a high standard, be patient and do things differently.
5. Take a job that you love.

The Speechmaker: How Bill Gates Got Ready for Harvard

In one of the issues of the Wall St. Journal last week there was an article about how Bill Gates prepared for his harvard's commencement speech. He started the process six months prior to the event. He read Nobel Prize acceptance speeches of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi abd bacteriologist Robert Koch, among others. He also studied Harvard commencement speeches of Bill Clinton and Bono.

Then he saw the framed copy of George Marshall Harvard's speech at the State Deptartment. It was about how "enormous complexity" of problems facing postwar Europe makes it "exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation."

The word complexity struck him because he had been talking to the billionaire investor Mr. Warren Buffet about how the complexity of certain things in society hinders people from fully understanding them, and ultimately impedes growth.In his analytical style which he became famous in high-tech circles, he recommended a four-point plan for attacking a complex problem:
* determine a goal,
* find the "highest-leverage approach,"
* discover the ideal technology for that approach,"
* and in the meantime, make the smartest application of the technology that you already have."

He used "The AIDS epidemic" in citing each of the points.He exhorted that each graduates to take on an issue and "become a specialist on it" even if they devote just a few hours everyweek.

Thanks Mr. Gates.

Leadership

From Leadership Wired by John Maxwell
Defining Qualities of a 360° Leader

1. Adaptability – Quickly adjusts to change.
   
   Leaders in the middle may not be the first to know, but they are often the ones in charge of implementation. Adaptable managers in the middle are willing to embrace a change operationally even if they are not yet ready to do so emotionally.
2. Discernment – Understands the real issues.
   
   Good leaders cut through the clutter to see the real issues. A smart person believes only half of what he hears, but a truly smart person knows which half to believe.
3. Security – Finds identity in self, not position.
   
   Effective 360° leaders are secure enough in who they are to not worry about where they are. Instead of focusing on reaching a position, they focus on reaching their potential.
4. Service – Gains fulfillment in serving everyone.
   
   A servant leader serves the mission and leads by serving those on mission with him or her. The true measure of leaders is not the number of people who serve them but the number of people they serve.
5. Resourcefulness – Finds creative ways to make things happen.
   
   Creativity is the joy of not knowing it all. We seldom, if ever, have all the answers, but we always have the imagination to create solutions to our problems.
6. Maturity – Puts the team before self. Nobody who possesses an unrelenting me-first attitude is able to develop much influence with others. A mature leader sees beyond his or her personal vantage point and has the courage to make sacrifices which advance the team.

2. Communication – Links to all levels of the organization. We often think of communication in organizations as being primarily top-down. Leaders at the top cast vision, set direction, reward progress, etc. However, good communication is a 360-degree proposition. In fact, oftentimes the most critical communication comes from leaders identifying problems or solutions at the ground level and sending them up the chain of command.

In the book Becoming a Coaching Leader, Daniel Harkavy describes a set of activities which equip a coach to help team members:

- Discover and define purpose;
- Draw a picture of their dreams;
- Develop and execute a plan to arrive at their dream detination.

What I came across this morning....

i came across this article by brian fling of "blue flavor" about the future of mobile web. i read his developers guide which provides a good picture what the challenges are in mobile web development and how to overcome them.

Blog of Brian Fling - Blue Flavor http://www.blueflavor.com/blog/tips_tricks/putting_out_fires.php

Readings: dotMobi Mobile Web Developers Guide

mobile web design strategy by brian fling

1. Do nothing.
2. Kill all styling and allow raw HTML to be rendered.
3. Use media="handheld" stylesheets.
4. Repurpose content, code, and images specifically for mobile users.

Strategy #4 is the preferred one. The ROI for user value and browsing speed is unmatched by the other three.

i saw the following while surfing the tv channels this morning.

a great show to look forward to from cnbc
"the millionaire inside"

featuring:
david bach
barbara corcoran
Phil Town
Loral Langemeier

great site:
http://www.barbaracorcoran.com

take home:
- case of good luck
- be an early adopter
- don't be afraid to try things out
- be adventurous and learn from your mistakes and others
- technique
- hire the right people
- marketing

Informed Readings:
golf:
wall street journal had an article yesterday on how to break 100 in six months.
- one needs to immerse himself with golf during these period
- hire a good teacher
- work on each basics in the right sequence
- be comfortable with the greens
- learn the etiquette

Marketing:
from an article in wall street journal 19.04.2007
"companies overlook how products are used" - mit sloan management review
- there should be a comprehesive examination into how customers actually use products, rather than how they claim to use them.
- companies also should look for signs of customers awkwardly compensating for the absence of a product that can do what they really want.

"the customer rarely buys what the business thinks it sells him." - Peter Drucker, business guru