by Larry Putterman | Advisory Board, Boards, Business, Disabilities, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Organizations
No Greatness Without Goodness – 2014 Fast Company’s 10 Books You Need To Read this Year.Nearly 70% of individuals with disabilities and 95% of people with severe cognitive disabilities such as autism will never hold down a job. The reason is that no matter...
by Larry Putterman | Advisory Board, Boards, Business, Leadership, Management, Outside Director, Vision
A company without a CEO can flounder and crash. Companies that lack CEO leadership are like a ship without a rudder. An Interim CEO fills this leadership gap. An Interim CEO is an individual who is temporarily chosen to act as CEO and fills the gap between a CEO...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Technology, Vision
“Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure.” Steven Blank Disruptive innovation is creating new products or services that did not exist before. The innovation creates a new market that disrupts an...
by Larry Putterman | Advisory Board, Boards, Business, Cybercrime, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Outside Director, Technology
Target, a national retailer, announced 40 million credit and debit card accounts of customers had been stolen. The Target breach is officially the second largest breach of a retailer in history. Cybercrime threatens all businesses. Cyber threats are increasing in...
by Larry Putterman | Business, Leadership, Management, Organizations, Vision
The odds are against entrepreneurs. Most fail. I asked Marty Zwilling, author, CEO, and founder of Startup Professionals, Inc, why 9 out of 10 startups fail? Marty said, “The #1 reason is entrepreneurs get tired and just give up. “ 6 reasons entrepreneurs...