Archive for October, 2008

Anil K. Gupta on Managing a Globally Dispersed Value Chain

BrightSight Group speaker Anil K. Gupta was recently interviewed by University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith’s School of Business. Watch the video here….Anil is the co-author of Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World’s Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage and The Quest for Global Dominance: Transforming Global Presence into Global Competitive Advantage

Today’s Trojan Horse by Diana McLain Smith

BrightSight Group speaker and author, Diana McLain Smith was recently published in changethis.com. To read the full article, “Today’s Trojan Horse”…Diana is the author of Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength

Andy Stefanovich on Collaboration NOW with Donnie Deutsch

BrightSight Group speaker Andy Stefanovich recently appeard on CNBC’s Collaboration NOW with Donnie Deutsch. Watch video

Primal Branding named “must-read book” by The Drum

BrightSight Group speaker Pat Hanlon’s Primal Branding has been named one of “ten must-read books” by The Drum. Written by Katrina Michel of Planning Express, Pat’s book she says, “is a great book if a client comes to you with a brand that looks half formed. When a brand doesn’t have any standout attributes and looks bland, and you’re thinking, ‘Bloody hell, what am I going to do with this?’ this is great because it’s a method for positioning a belief system around a brand. Continue reading the full article

Dan Gross’s Latest Column on newsweek.com

BrightSight Group speaker and author Dan Gross’s latest column, “The Anatomy of Fear” appears on newsweek.com.  From the article, “The reality: markets are frequently inefficient, and dominated by humans, with all their frailties. “The view that people in finance are rational is wrong,” says Alex Edmans, a Wharton School of Business economist who studies behavioral finance. “They’re susceptible to emotion just like anyone.” In recent weeks, the emotions they have been expressing include anxiety, panic, rage and resignation.” Continue reading article

Dan is the author of Pop!: Why Bubbles Are Great For The Economy

Chandran Nair on Financial Times

According to BrightSight Group speaker Chandran Nair’s latest ft.com essay “Especially since becoming the Democratic party’s candidate, the international media have been filled with commentaries suggesting it is not just Europeans who see Mr Obama as the candidate of change – but also most Asians, Africans and Latin Americans.” Continue reading “Is Obama really the global candidate?”

Collaborating to Compete Exploring the value of a collaborative business environment, with CNBC’s Donny Deutsch

BrightSight Group speaker Peter Diamandis appeared on CNBC with Donnie Deutsch Collaborating to Compete. Exploring the value of a collaborative business environment, with CNBC’s Donny Deutsch. Peter Diamandis knows that innovations can be realized by breaking the rules, and that the future belongs to those who create it. In order to achieve radical breakthroughs in any field, risks must be taken, and conventional ways of thinking must be challenged. Peter’s creation, The X PRIZE Foundation, sees the potential in such competition. Through the foundation, Diamandis created the X PRIZE – a multi-million dollar award given to the first team to achieve a specific goal. This system catalyzes innovation by tapping directly into competitive and entrepreneurial spirits.

Peter Bergmann – Living at the Speed of Light

Listen to BrightSight Group speaker Peter Bergman speak about

  • Living at the Speed of Light: Increasing personal productivity in the face of the ever increasing shrinking of our time, our focus, our energy and our lives.
  • Nerd Of Mouth: Creating a relevant digital presence in a socially connected world.
  • Going Green: Making practical choices for sustainable living and personal responsibly in the ever greening landscape.
  • Living with Robots: The changing face of artificial life and second life.

Newsweek Reviews Billion Dollar Lessons

BrightSight Group speakers Chunka Mui and Paul B. Carroll, authors of Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Yearsare reviewd in Newsweek’s Executive Life, Quick Read.

What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years

Billion Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years

Fred Krupp on forbes.com, Calls for Carbon Cap

BrightSight Group speaker and author of Earth: The Sequel writes on forbes.com “cap-and-trade legislation, Congress finally can answer the public’s call for a solution to global warming, rising gas prices and the dangerous outflow of oil dollars abroad”. Continue reading.



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