<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.8.5" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Intended Consequences</title>
	<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog</link>
	<description>The Business and Strategy Blog with a Purpose</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:08:47 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>A Higher Calling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the Tour de France came to an end in Paris last week, Lance Armstrong’s gritty performance was overshadowed by allegations of doping during his remarkable 7 year run as champion.  The Tour is itself a test of character; a 3100 mile trek across the Alps and Pyrenees, amongst the wind, rain, crashes and dramatic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/27/a-higher-calling/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Emotional Decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again. Suddenly, people are fleeing the stock market for the safety of muni’s and other low risk investments. The U.S. dollar is strong only because of the weakness of the Euro and other foreign currencies supported by extraordinary deficits.  Emerging markets such as China, India and Singapore are the only ones growing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/23/emotional-decisions/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>You are Not Alone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have the opportunity to work with hundreds of executives every year.  I hear it all, from the upbeat to the melancholy. Quite regularly I hear a group whine: why don’t we do have controls for this, or why don’t we have a strategy for that.
The reality is that organizations on their face are dysfunctional.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/14/you-are-not-alone/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Giving it Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The publication of my first book, “Intended Consequences” has opened many doors for me.  The book is a manifesto on strategic planning and explains in some detail “how to” go about the formation of strategy. In effect, I gave away all my secrets for a mere $17.95, and our business is thriving.
I often hear objections [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/07/07/giving-it-away/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>The Platform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of carrying on ad nauseam about iEverthing, iPad is sold out for weeks just about everywhere. I went into a packed Apple store this week looking for one and felt like I was in an electronic Disneyland except Mickey Mouse was a 20 something with bad hair. I also took note that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/29/the-platform/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Has Green Gone Mainstream?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2008, there was a waiting list to buy a new Toyota Prius. As oil prices surged, hybrid vehicles exploded on the scene. In the first half of 2009, the economy and gas prices slumped, and “Cash for Clunkers” drove automobile demand. Prius sales fell off a cliff (declining by 45%).
For years, idealogs have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/22/has-green-gone-mainstream/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>No Soup For You!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amongst my favorite Seinfeld episodes was that of “The Soup Nazi”.  As you may remember the story line, The Soup Nazi banished Elaine from his soup kitchen with his announcement “No Soup for You!” While the Seinfeld clan’s attraction to the Soup Nazi may have been soup of extraordinary flavor, the episode offers marketers a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/15/no-soup-for-you/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Epic Changes in Distribution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a bold move this month, Amazon doubled royalties paid to authors for electronic books. Given the surging popularity of book readers and the release of the iPad, Amazon is attempting to lock in its position as the distributor of e-books. The segment tripled in volume in 2009.
As an author, what is of particular interest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/10/epic-changes-in-distribution/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I lost my idol on Friday night.
John Wooden was perhaps the only person I have ever met for which I was in complete awe. His teachings left an indelible mark on my life. John Wooden was one of those rare people who instantly made you want to be a better human being. He made us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/05/coach/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Is Privacy Dead?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year some overzealous Google developers decided it would be OK if the company’s new social networking site (Google Buzz) would automatically select friends for their users based on who they emailed most. The release of “Buzz” created buzz of the worst kind, a backlash on internet security and privacy, which was the pregame for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://optimizeinc.net/icblog/2010/06/02/is-privacy-dead/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
