Portfolio author Ron Adner was on MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show to discuss how, when it comes to innovation, just having an idea isn’t enough. He touches on examples from Apple, Phillips, and yes, even Linsanity.
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David Novak and Ian Bremmer Discuss Doing Business in China with Charlie Rose
Portfolio authors David Novak and Ian Bremmer joined a panel discussion on Charlie Rose to discuss doing business in China. Novak is CEO of Yum! Brands and the author of the New York Times bestseller Taking People With You. Bremmer is President of Eurasia Group and the author of the forthcoming Every Nation for Itself (on sale May 1).
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Shlomo Benartzi at TED
Portfolio’s newest addition to the TED community: economist Shlomo Benartzi, author of Save More Tomorrow.
Benartzi—the author of Portfolio’s forthcoming book on behavior finance and the co-founder of the Behavioral Finance Forum—recently presented a TED talk to discuss how we succeed or fail to plan for our financial futures, and why.
Self-control is not a problem in the future. It’s only a problem now when the chocolate is next to us.
Here’s the full video:
“Every Nation for Itself” Author Live Debate
Earlier this month, Every Nation for Itself author Ian Bremmer participated in an Intelligence Squared live debate titled, “China Does Capitalism Better Than America”. You can watch the debate and hear Ian’s argument that the proposed resolution is false here.
Ian discussed the challenges to doing business with China on “Charlie Rose” earlier this week. Visit www.ianbremmer.com for footage, and for more updates about Ian. Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World will be published on May 1st.
Barron’s CEO Spotlight on David Novak, bestselling author of TAKING PEOPLE WITH YOU
Lawrence Strauss of Barron’s recently sat down with David Novak, CEO of Yum! Brands and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller TAKING PEOPLE WITH YOU. Among other things, they discussed Yum’s future in emerging markets, why CEO’s don’t always need an MBA, and why Novak gave rubber chickens to his employees. Here’s the full article.
Lou Dobbs speaks with John Quelch, author of ALL BUSINESS IS LOCAL
Portfolio author John Quelch was in town this week to promote his new book ALL BUSINESS IS LOCAL. He sat down with Lou Dobbs to discuss innovation, entrepreneurship, and how US businesses can compete with China. Here’s the clip: