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4/23/08
Wanna Be a (Canuck) Politician?
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 72, May, 2008
Magazine Link:  www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2008.05-politics-barry-campbell-life-in-ottawa-part-iii

3/27/08
Obama-rama 2.
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 36, March 20, 2008
Link: www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/19106326

2/6/08
Nuclear Spinning.
Rating:
4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 56, January-February, 2008
Link: http://www.utne.com/2008-01-01/Environment/Atomic-Dreams.aspx

1/10/08
Why Obama Matters.
Rating:
4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 40, December, 2007
Link:  http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/obama

11/06/07
I’m Eating WHAT?
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 235, November, 2007
Links:  www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/15-11/ff_clonedmeat

10/11/07
New Environmentalism?
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 128, October, 2007
Links: http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/magazine/15-10/mf_burning

8/22/07
New Insights into Leadership?
Rating:
4.4 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 22, August/September, 2007
Links:  http://www.sciammind.com

7/19/07
Blogs and Politics: Digital Democracy?
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 30, July/August, 2007
Links:  http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/07/meet_the_new_bosses.html


3/29/07
Lessons from the White House Spin Machine.
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:  Page 136, April, 2007
Links: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/04/wolff200704

2/15/07
Truth Must be Attended By a Bodyguard of Lies...
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 56, February, 2007
Links: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200701/cannon-lying

12/20/06
Spin, Leak and Cajole: Lessons from the anti-Walmart Campaign.
Rating: : 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 125, December 11, 2006
Links: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395445/index.htm

11/30/06
Tell Me a Story.
Rating: 4.9 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 82, Fall, 2006
Links: http://cmr.berkeley.edu/contents_online_content.html

10/5/06
There Still is Life in GOP Land
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 20, October 9, 2006
Links: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1541295,00.html

9/6/06
Who Killed the Newspaper?
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 9, August 26th - September 1, 2006
Links:
Editorial - http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7830218
Report - http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7827135

6/16/06
The Future of Advertising.
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 38, Issue 43, Summer 2006
Link: http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/06204?pg=0 (you may have to create a log-in for yourself to access the article.)

5/31/06
Research for Designs.
Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 64, June 2006
Link: (Regrettably, you can't pick up the article at the website, so you'll need to purchase the magazine.) www.howdesign.com

5/11/06
Are Your Leaders Delivering?
Rating: 4.7 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 115, Harvard Business Review, May, 2006
Link: (Note: you can read a detailed description of the article at this link, but you have to pay to download the article.) http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml;jsessionid=5VE1HEJCU2WCUAKRGWCB5VQBKE0YOISW?id=R0605G

4/20/06
Pity the Press Secretary (Scott McClellan).
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 100, Vanity Fair, May, 2006
Link: http://www.vanityfair.com/features/general/articles/060404fege01

4/6/06
The Technical Side of Crises: New Orleans.
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 35, Baseline, March, 2006
Link: http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1397,1935020,00.asp

3/16/06
How Ya Doin now? How're Ya GONNA Be Doin?
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 51, Fast Company, March, 2006
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/fast50_06

2/2/06
Gimme Dat Old Time Reporting!
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: January 23 & 30, 2006.
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060123fa_fact1

1/11/06
Lessons from Church Marketing.
Rating: 4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: December, 2005
Link: http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1397,1896787,00.asp

3/29/05
Pitch Me, Baby…
Rating: 4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: April, 2005
Publisher’s Link: www.business2.com/b2/subscribers/articles/0,17863,1035892-2,00.html

2/8/05
They're So Dumb!!
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: January/February, 2005
Publisher's Link: http://www.business2.com/b2/web/dumbest/

12/13/04
Your Identity and How to Re-Make It.
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: December, 2004.
Pubisher's Link: http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,750240,00.html

11/1/04
Goodbye Enron, Hello Insurance Industry.
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: October 23, 2004 issue.
The Economist Link: http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3308447
Business Week Link: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041028_3129_db016.htm

10/4/04
China - the new dominating global force.
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: October 4, 2004 issue.
Link: http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/articles/0,15114,698529,00.html

8/2/04
Science and Technology = New Toys.
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: August, 2004
Link: www.technologyreview.com

7/5/04
It's all Management Hooey…
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 166, June 28, 2004
Link: www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500/articles/0,15114,649109,00.html

6/7/04
To Google or Not to Google…
Rating:
4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 100, June, 2004
Link: www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/1,17863,634420,00.html

5/17/04
Alpha Males Get Things Done, But…
Rating:
4.7 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 58, May, 2004
Link: www.hbr.org

5/3/04
Whither California?
Rating:
4.7 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 54, May 1-7, 2004
Link: www.economist.com

4/5/04
Who Should Leaders Trust as Advisors.
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 136, April 5, 2004
Link: www.fortune.com/fortune/fortune500/articles/0,15114,601498,00.html

3/15/04

Who Should Leaders Trust as Advisors.
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 82, March, 2004
Link: www.hbr.org (then go to the articles in the March issue - they provide only an abstract, but also include an order form for the article. Or just pick the magazine at your local bookstore or magazine stand.)

2/16/04
And the Dimbo Award Goes To…
Rating:
5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 72, January/February, 2004
Link:
www.business2.com/b2/web/dumbest

1/19/04
The Lean, Mean, Techno-Dean Machine.
Rating:
4.8 stars (out of 5)
References:
Page 138, January, 2004
Link: www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.01/dean.html

12/8/03
Crisis = Learning?
Rating:
4.9 stars (out of 5)
References:
Page 16, Strategy + Business, Issue 33, Winter, 2003
Links:
www.strategy-business.com (Note: This site requires that you register - at no charge - to get into it. If you are not comfortable with this, the magazine is usually available at large bookstores and news magazine shops.)

11/10/03
Sell Me Value!
Rating:
4.7 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 83, November, 2003
Link:
www.fastcompany.com/magazine/76/priceisright.html

10/27/03

Be a Better Brander!
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 29, Issue 4, 2003
Link:
http://premium.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1349&L2=16&L3=14

10/14/03

Don’t Fall in Love with Your Own Story.
Rating:
5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Harvard Business Review, October, 2003
Links:
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml;jsessionid=CBSIMQK1YA0AWCTEQENB5VQKMSARWIPS?id=R0310B (Note: As we’ve said before, you only get a summary from HBR’s website. The magazine is worth buying.)

9/29/03

Pitch Me, Baby!
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 117, September, 2003
Link:
(Harvard Business Review charges for all articles, but you may still be able to buy this issue at your favorite magazine stand.) harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml;jsessionid=15VRKMA1WDFIUCTEQENSELQ?id=R0309J

8/11/03
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right at CBC.
Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 17, Summer, 2003
Link:
www.ryerson.ca/rrj/summer2003.htm

7/21/03
Is Marketing Strategy Growing Up?
Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 14, Summer, 2003
Link: www.strategy-business.com/press/article/?art=50171193&pg=0


7/7/03
Duelling DIY-er's: Home Depot vs. Lowe's.
Rating: Stars (4.5 out of 5)
Reference: Pages 60 & 64, June, 2003
Link: Home Depot - www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,1124588,00.asp
Lowe's - www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,1124618,00.asp


6/23/03
Learning From Our Mistakes.
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 84, July, 2003
Link: www.fastcompany.com/magazine/72/7habits.html
Author's Link: www.whysmartexecutivesfail.com

6/9/03
The Context of Our Evolving World.
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 115, June, 2003
Link: www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.06/newworld.html
More about Koolhaas: www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Rem_Koolhaas.html

5/26/03
The Price of Employee Silence.
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 52, May, 2003
Link: www.hbr.org (HBR doesn’t make free text available. You can order the reprint by going to the May Table of Contents – or just buy the magazine.)

5/12/03
In Touch with First Nations.
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 70, May, 2003
Link: www.bcbusinessmagazine.com/displayArticle.php?artId=279

4/28/03
Case Study on Competing: Delta Airlines.
Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 38, April, 2003
Link: www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,1016969,00.asp

4/14/03
Wal-Mart: Hero or Villain?
Rating: 4.9 stars (out of 5) for both articles.
References:
Fortune, Page 64, March 3, 2003
Mother Jones, Page 55, April, 2003
Links:
Fortune: www.fortune.com/fortune/mostadmired/0,16642,,00.html; Also, see: www.fortune.com/fortune/mostadmired/articles/0,15114,423053,00.html
Mother Jones: www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/10/ma_276_01.html

3/31/03

Learning from Mistakes.
Rating: 4.75 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 94, Business 2.0, April, 2003
Link: www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,47750,00.html

3/17/03
When Opponents Know Your Audiences.
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 72, Harvard Business Review, March, 2003
Link: Regrettably, this article can not be viewed on the HBR site. You can see the abstract and can order the article direct from the following link (or you can buy the magazine): http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/common/item_detail.jhtml;jsessionid=ZRLEC01BMQLJOCTEQENB5VQKMSARWIPS?id=R0303E

3/3/03
The Fear Factor Lives.
Rating:
4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 33, Discovery magazine, March, 2003
Link:
www.discover.com/mar_03/gthere.html?article=gthere.html?article=featfear.html

2/17/03
It’s Not Just the Deal…
Rating: 5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 66, Harvard Business Review, February, 2003
Link: Regrettably, HBR only sells their articles now, so you can either buy the magazine or purchase the article at:
www.harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/

2/3/03
Beating our Breasts.
Rating: 4.9 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 88, Business 2.0, February, 2003
Link: www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,46296,00.html

1/6/03
Mock the System.
Rating: 4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 225, Forbes, December 23, 2002
Link: Article not available at www.forbes.com, unless you’re a subscriber. But this is a “special anniversary issue” of Forbes, so it should still be on newsstands this week.

12/16/02
Win in 2003!
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 87, BUSINESS 2.0, December, 2002/January, 2003
Link: http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,45624,00.html

12/9/02
Innovate Now!
Rating: 4.6 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 117, WIRED Magazine, December, 2002
Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/online/65/innovation.html
Author Link: http://www.strategos.com

12/2/02
The Ultimate Geek Gift Guide
Rating: 4.7 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 117, WIRED Magazine, December, 2002
Link: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.12/gift.html

11/25/02
The Best & the Brightest
Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 134, Esquire Magazine, December, 2002
Link: http://www.esquire.com

11/4/02
Going with the Gut
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 99, Business 2.0, November, 2002
Link: http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/current (note that the Nov. magazine comes on line Nov. 5/02)

10/21/02
The Digital Fountain of Youth
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 60, Photoshop User, November, 2002
Link:
http://www.photoshopuser.com (This website will only show you the magazine, but not the articles. Magazine is available by order and at some bookstores.)

10/15/02
What Do You Do When They Come After You?

Rating: 4.8 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 62, Fast Company, October, 2002
Link:
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/63/onethingdoneright.html

10/07/02
You CAN Work With Goliath

Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 58, Business 2.0 Magazine, October, 2002
Link:
http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,43502,FF.html

09/23/02
Winning With Wireless

Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 117, WIRED Magazine, October, 2002
Link:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.10/wireless.html

08/26/02
The Shape of Things to Come

Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 90, PC Magazine, September 3, 2002
Link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,425894,00.asp

08/19/02
Looking Beyond Just Selling to People

Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 58, Strategy + Business, Issue 28, Third Quarter, 2002
Link:
http://www.strategy-business.com

08/12/02
"Imaging" for the Retail Environment

Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 85, Business 2.0, August, 2002
Link:
http://www.business20.com/articles/mag/0,1640,42098,FF.html

08/06/02
There's Opportunity Swimming in These Rough Waters

Rating: 4.25 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 58, Fast Company, August, 2002
Link:
www.fastcompany.com/online/61/female_ceo.html

07/29/02
Make Your Values Mean Something

Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 113, Harvard Business, July, 2002
Link:
Harvard Business Online

07/02/02
The Payoff for Trying Harder

Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 84, Business 2.0 July, 2002
Link:
http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,41222,00.html

06/17/02
Starting Your Strategy With a Picture

Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference:
Page 77, Harvard Business, June, 2002
Link:
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/hbr/hbr_home.jhtml

05/27/02
Questioning the Status Quo in Business

Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 118, Fast Company Magazine, June, 2002
Links: www.fastcompany.com/online/59/ceo.html
www.henrymintzberg.com

05/21/02
Show Me Begins With In-House Design

Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 32, HOW Magazine, June, 2002
Link: www.howdesign.com

05/06/02

If You Want Honesty, Break Some Rules
Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 42, Harvard Business, April, 2002
Link: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/prod_detail.asp?R0204B
Author/Topic Link: Guidant Corporation -- www.guidant.com/about/employee.shtml

04/15/02
Predicting the Unpredictable
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Page 109, Harvard Business, March, 2002
Link: www.hbsp.harvard.edu/hbsp/prod_detail.asp?R0203J
Author Link: www.icosystem.com

04/01/02
The Next Wave of Corporate Community Involvement: Corporate Social Initiatives
Rating: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: California Management Review, Page 110, Winter 2002
Link: www.haas.berkeley.edu/News/cmr/contents_.html

03/20/02
No Risk, No Reward
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Fast Company, Page 81, April 2002
Link: www.fastcompany.com/online/57/riskreward.html

03/13/02
Testing the Web
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: HOW, Page 192, April 2002
Link: www.howdesign.com

03/06/02

Crisis Manager: The Trouble I've Seen
Rating: 3.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Harvard Business Review, Page 42, March 2002
Link: www.hbsp.harvard.edu/products/hbr/mar02/R0203B.html

02/27/02

Why Should Anyone Believe You?
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Business 2.0, Page 41, March 2002
Link: www.business2.com

02/20/02
The Eco-Economic Revolution
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: The Futurist, Page 23, March-April, 2002
Link: www.wfs.org/futcontma02.htm

02/13/02
Enron Again!
Rating: 5.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: The Economist, Page 9, February 9 - 15, 2002
Link: www.economist.com/opinion/index.cfm

Pretty Poison
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: The New York Times Archives
Link: www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/opinion/10DOWD.html

02/06/02
Addiction to the Tube
Rating: 4.0 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Scientific American, Page 74, February 2002
Link: www.sciam.com

01/30/02
The Post-Enron Economy
Rating: 3.5 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: WIRED, Page 47, February, 2002
Link: www.wired.com

Fixing a Broken Brand
Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: Fast Company, Page 74, February, 2002
Link: www.fastcompany.com

01/23/02
Customer Service: California Management Review
Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)
Reference: California Management Review, Vol. 44; No.1, Fall, 2001
Link: www.haas.berkeley,edu/cmr


 



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