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Business Thinking Blog

Business Thinking Blog

http://www.lukehoughton.com

My blog covers the basics of business thinking that moves beyond the typical hyperbole of the web. I am looking to create a base for an intelligent website developed for the learning business person.

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  • Is it possible to be a good manager and have a heart?

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 16:23 in rants

    No.  Why not?  In my limited experience there comes a time when you have to make choices that will benefit the corporation and hurt people.  You can only go so far before you will be required to sell your soul to get ahead.   There might come a ...

  • Doing the right thing

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 16:23 in the heart

    After suffering at the hands of administrators more than once, as I am sure you have too, I have reached a conclusion.  It’s easy to do what’s right but even harder to do the right thing.  Doing what’s right means following establ...

  • The practical problem of pragmatism in problems

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 18:31 in Strategy, making decisions, life problems

    Here’s a short thought: Problems can only be practically solved because of the things we take to practically restrict their solving them.  People often blame politics, the environment, marketing, accounting but the biggest issue is what’...

  • Why Chihuahuas make great companions

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 09:04 in rants

    There is a dog, a proud member of the canine species called the Chihuahua.  Some of the uneducated call these wonderful creatures, ‘rats’ or some such pejorative, which portrays the Chihuahua as ugly or evil.  There are big raggedy dogs, loyal ...

  • On Hits and Misses 3: The Cutthroat Island Problem

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 04:34 in Strategy

    Previously in this series I have talked about engagement and other important things to do with hits and misses.  What I want to finish this on is the problem of timing in hits and misses or what I call the Cutthroat Island problem.  So what is this...

  • On Hits and Misses Part 2: Engagement and Why things become popular

    Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 20:36 in Strategy, creativity

    In my previous post on Hits and Misses, I talked about Pipe Size. In this post I plan on talking about ‘engagement’ and why things become popular. Engagement The level of excitement we feel for something and the degree of participation th...

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