Cues from the internet

Chris Anderson’s “long tail” theory, the idea that the internet would transform our buying habits and give fringe products (and companies) a chance, providing diversity and giving capitalism a more human face, seems to be overly optimistic. Statistics show that blockbusters are getting almost all of the online business, at least in terms of percentage. Recommendation […]

An inside job

http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/insidejob.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe election is over and it’s red wine in the evening and discussing the important things of life. I read a nice article in TIME by Nancy Gibbs about the temperament of past presidents where she contrasted McCain with Obama, and said the latter won “on style and disposition”. […]

Financial crisis: reading

One of the many things on my to-do list is getting a better understanding of economics and how the financial system works. It can’t be totally incomprehensible, can it? Here’s a reading list of blogs: The Big Money Andrew Leonhard/ Salon’s How the World Works Calculated Risk The Big Picture Portfolio’s Felix Salmon Naked Capitalism NPR’s Planet Money […]

Lima calling

Nice to hear you, how are you? Not bad, thanks, I’m muddling through. And how are things at your end? Very busy, bills to send. Is your boss at work today? Can I help in any way? Could I leave a message, then? Sure, hang on, I’ll get a pen. I’m with Löwe in Peru […]

Up to Speed

Carole Eilertson & Louise Kennedy have just published their lovely EFL coursebook Up to Speed (Cornelsen) for business professionals who want to fine-tune their upper-intermediate English skills. Geared to one-to-one learners (and small groups), their book focusses on day-to-day operations, teamwork, meetings, presentations, networking and project management. What I like about their approach is a […]

Blue Ocean

“Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant”

A is for Alpha

You women out there, do you ever wonder why you play second fiddle to the men at work? Maybe, like me, you tend to break one of the unwritten codes of male business behavior.