Gary Hamel, our keynote speaker for the WPO Chicago Conference 2006, is back bigger and bolder than ever. 
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor is the largest and longest-standing globally focused entrepreneurship research. Researchers from Babson College, the London Business School, and a university team for each participating country, explore the role of entrepreneurship in national economic growth. More than 200 scholars and researchers are currently participating in the GEM project. The results of GEM data analysis are used as a key benchmarking indicator by a number of distinguished regional, national and supranational authorities around the world.
A great post by our friend Tom Peters. Bottom line: "Put women leaders in charge!" And one of the authors he mentions is Marti Barletta who will be speaking at our annual conference in Scottsdale, AZ in April! Read more here on Tom telling it like it is.
May 2007 be disciplined, committed, and focused on fearless growth.
It's becoming a rite of passage for retired or ousted chief executives to publish their memoirs, touting their leadership acumen and detailing their rise to the corner office. Here's a review of eight books that will challenge the way you think about leadership, risk-taking and self-knowledge -- and how those themes shape success and failure later in life.
For effective strategic partner recruitment, the author recommends an eight-step plan, which includes identifying your target market, developing partner selection criteria, and developing an alliance plan with a selected partner.
Gratitude is not just a "feel good" emotion when it comes to organizational life. When an employee believes his or her superiors are grateful for his or her work, the employee will benefit by having an improved sense of worth to the organization. This improved sense of worth can lead to performance improvement, thereby benefiting the organization.
Taken as a whole, the Best Business Books of 2006, assembled into eleven categories by the folks at strategy+business (Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.), reflect the political, social, technological, and economic churn that is reshaping the way business is done. Find out why here and start reading. Requires brief registration but it's worth it. 
When online gardening retailer Burpee.com began asking customers to post reviews of the products they purchased, company management imagined it would take several months to collect enough reviews to help boost the site's business. But they reaped some positive results much sooner than they expected. Find out how here.
This is the first special report from SmartMoney.com on eleven successful women business owners, including Bobbi Brown (pictured) who offer advice to women looking to start a business. They highlight their accomplishments, while underscoring some of the obstacles they've faced. Their compelling stories offer all entrepreneurs inspiration and a road map to success. 
Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. (pictured), president of our Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), was recognized as a national finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 awards in the Supporter of Entrepreneurship category. Marsha was among three finalists selected from approximately 300 regional award winners by an independent panel of judges.
Entrepreneurs are increasingly exuberant about the U.S. economy, according to a monthly survey released this morning from credit card outfit Discover, a unit of Morgan Stanley.
What we're thankful for.
Find out what venture capitalists have to say about funding a dream -- from how many deals they have done to how long your business plan should be to what mistakes entrepreneurs make when presenting.
A growing number of Web sites are trying to lure small firms and independent contractors to swap goods and services. Does your firm barter? If so, how?
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