The Economist has a recent article (“Revisiting Ricardo”) on the reasons behind the growing economic inequalities within the poorest countries. One point discussed is that better educated and better skilled individuals are able to connect with individuals and companies in … Read More
Maggie Smith’s classic line in Downton Abbey, the aristocratically innocent “What is a weekend?”, conveys the idea of the rich who are so idle that they have no concept of the need for a day off from work. They have … Read More
Google didn’t just make news this week, it made the front cover of Time magazine with the provocative story “Can Google Solve Death?” It is a demonstration of the speed of change that the question can be asked seriously by … Read More
Business acumen is a subject that we normally teach within Fortune 500 companies like HP, Abbott Labs, Heinz and Ashland, or in academic programs like the Executive MBAs at Cornell-Queen’s, Kennesaw State and Villanova. However we also provide pro bono … Read More
There’s a question I hear occasionally about the use of Income/Outcome for teaching fundamental business concepts: “But would it work in other countries?” That’s like asking if the Periodic Table of elements applies on other planets. The answer is Yes. … Read More
Americans and Canadians think they have problems with bureaucracy. I agree that bureaucracy can be an evil that prevents business development and stifles entrepreneurial initiative and limits an entire country to being an economic backwater. I’m not talking about an … Read More
The Economist had a recent leader (editorial) headed Visas for entrepreneurs: Let the job-creators in. This in turn was triggered by an article in the same issue, looking at the initiatives of Chile and other countries to attract entrepreneurial immigrants … Read More
The idea of the 3D printer is now becoming familiar, and home kits are available for hobbyists and entrepreneurs who have $350 to $2,000 to spend for printing out projects and prototypes on their kitchen tables. The Wikipedia article on … Read More
For the past couple of years Andromeda Training has been working directly with various organizations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as the rapid changes in the region fuel demands for better business acumen. Humans have been walking out of … Read More
In 2001 Eliza and I went to Kitwe in the Copper Belt area of Zambia, to run Income/Outcome workshops for Chambishi Metals and to license them to do their own training. We ran a ‘Finance For Everyone’ (Level 2) workshop … Read More