Geoff Colvin

An evening with Geoff Colvin, author of TALENT IS OVERRATED

We’re thrilled to announce that the Alan Flusser Custom Shop will be hosting a book signing event with Portfolio author Geoff Colvin on Thursday, November 19th in NYC. Colvin is a Senior Editor at Large of Fortune Magazine and the author of TALENT IS OVERRATED: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else (a Wall Street [...]

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When crisis creates opportunity

Next week, we’re publishing THE UPSIDE OF THE DOWNTURN — the new book from Geoff Colvin, Senior Editor at Large of FORTUNE Magazine and the author of TALENT IS OVERRATED. Here’s a great video of Colvin discussing why some businesses – and some people – will emerge from this downturn stronger and more dominant than [...]

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Corporate layoffs: Closing a door, but opening a window?

Here’s an interesting column from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal about how lots of companies hire as they fire – including Microsoft, AT&T, and Time Warner. WSJ reporter Cari Tuna explains that while layoffs mount, many of the same employers also are hiring – in other business units, in other places, or for other skills. She [...]

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Wanted: Talented People

In the wake of the current recession, many businesses have rushed  to cut employees as a way to quickly and drastically cut costs. But, as George Anders notes in The New York Times, certain savvy companies in the entertainment, venture capital, and medical research fields are actually using these tough times as an opportunity to [...]

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