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Is Your Business All About the Product? Or the People?

Mitch Joel | Posted 09.09.2012 | Canada Business
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There is a major shift in business focus that is under way. Digital media has forced businesses to change. Dramatically. This is nothing new. What's interesting is that we're seeing two, distinct, breeds of business being born: product-focused businesses, and customer-focused businesses. Which one do you work for?

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Can Leaderless Organizations Win?

Mitch Joel | Posted 01.01.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Cognitive Surplus, Software Development, Leadership, Leaderless Organization, Open Source, Internet Culture, Clay Shirky, Barcamp, Conference, Government, Tea Party Movement, Social Media, Here Comes Everybody, Business Book, Online Channel, Self Organized, Occupy Wall Street, Podcamp Boston, Arab Spring, Faceless, Canada Politics News
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Whether it's the Arab Spring, the Tea Party movement or Occupy Wall Street, what is it about leaderless organizations that makes it all seem so strange to us? Because we expect others to lead us. Because there is no defined 'leader,' they are chastised for not having in place a more traditional (and hierarchical) structure.

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