Tim Buchanan

Are You For or Against?

Tim — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:12:15 +0000

While the Occupy Wall Street movement is hanging in there, they haven’t made a real difference. The biggest press they seem to be getting focuses on arrests. Tuesday night, Occupy Oakland had over 100 people arrested in a clash with police. This seems to be the norm as local police departments have decided enough is ...read more

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The Real Legacy of Steve Jobs

Tim — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:59:33 +0000

Not enough can be said about Steve Jobs and his contributions to the world we live in today. The world never needed his inventions as much as it still needs the spirit of his vision. There will be a plethora of commentaries on his life and work. There will also be all kinds of prognostications about the future ...read more

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Lessons from “Occupy Wall Street”

Tim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:25:30 +0000

“Occupy Wall Street” is a phenomenon that can happen in any business that quits listening to its employees or customers. When people feel frustrated trying to give feedback to someone, they will resort to alternative methods. The “Occupy Wall Street” movement is a great example of this. This has been a spontaneous, organic, and soon ...read more

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Apple’s Vision Without Steve Jobs

Tim — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:48:04 +0000

Everyone wants to know what will happen to Apple’s vision now that Steve Jobs is leaving. The bigger question is: what will happen to the vision of your company when you leave? Most people think being a visionary is something you are born with and not a skill you can develop. Even though some people ...read more

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Value Needs a Voice

Tim — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:50:28 +0000

I am willing to guess that the number of valuable ideas that are left unspoken every day in this world are staggering. You yourself have ideas that you are unwilling to communicate to someone. You have them all the time and yet you stifle them so as not to embarrass yourself. Before anyone ever has ...read more

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People Want Value – Not Volumes

Tim — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:46:17 +0000

Today we are surrounded by more data than we know what to do with and it is growing exponentially every day. What we really need today is someone who can take all the data on any given subject and transform it into relatable information that is actually useful to someone. That is what we call ...read more

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Could You Do What BOA Did?

Tim — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:40:02 +0000

What makes sense on paper does not always play well in the marketplace. It seems easy to think you would never do something to trash your company’s stock, but it can happen very fast these days. If Bank of America (BOA) fell victim to it, then you need to be sure you don’t. (Bank of ...read more

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