Perspectives on a Changing World

School of Business 06/27/09

Russ and John present the not-your-business-as-usual show for the artists and the athletes of our free enterprise system. Includes the Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon and Dumbest Moments in Business History.

Marvin Zonis, Global Political Economist

Russ conducts a fascinating interview with Marvin Zonis, University of Chicago, where he teaches courses on international political economy, leadership and business strategy; he is a studied expert on the global economy, digital technology and on the Middle East. This man is expert on everything we want to know!

• WebXtra - Marvin Zonis

Flashback - Dr John Lienhard, The Engines of Our Ingenuity

Russ flashes back to his interview last year with the brilliant Dr. John Lienhard, author and voice of “The Engines of Our Ingenuity,” heard on National Public Radio. Dr. Lienhard offers intriguing perspectives on change, technology and the global economy.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Making IT Investments

Studies show that companies that reprioritize—not just cut back on—their projects and technology spending now will emerge stronger from the economic downturn. Greg Price offers ways to make your company stronger today AND tomorrow.

Survivor Tip - Individual Initiative

Want to survive the next big layoff? One way to make yourself indispensable is to improve your individual initiative. Dr Don Minnick offers tips to help you increase your security in the workplace and multiply your options.

He’s a “Weird Cat”

by Karen Stearns May 14, 2009

That’s what Jason Pontin laughingly calls himself. Pontin, editor and publisher of M.I.T.’s Technology Review magazine, was Russ Capper’s featured guest on The Businessmakers Show this past weekend. Obviously, he has a sense of humor, but he’s also brilliant and he is brutally honest.

Why Downsizing is a Good Thing

by Don Minnick April 24, 2009

In the boom years of the mid-20th century American organizations grew with the assumption that bigger was better. The United States became home to some of the largest corporations in the world. At the time, these companies faced little or no competition from foreign firms or even from smaller American companies. There were ready markets for any goods or services that could be produced.

Thoughts From The Rice Alliance Business Plan Competition

by Karen Stearns April 19, 2009

The Rice competition is the largest intercollegiate business plan competition in the world, this year hosting 42 teams of collegiate competitors who each have developed a product worthy of prize money—more than $800,000—to finance future development and/or research. Any one of these products could change the world. Think I’m exaggerating?

2 Survival Instincts That Protect Your Job in Tough Times

by Don Minnick April 14, 2009

When asked who the go to people are managers will usually rattle off two or three employees who they depend on the most. In tough times companies build their organizations around these people. Find out what makes them different and how you can take advantage of those characteristics.