Restoring humanity to leadership: There is no value in asking yourself “Am I a leader?” Instead, ask “Who am I leading? And where am I going?” – Bamboo Innovator Daily: 5 Jun (Fri)
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Life
- Restoring humanity to leadership; There is no value in asking yourself “Am I a leader?” Instead, ask “Who am I leading? And where am I going?”: Forbes
- Michael Lombardi on Decision Making, The Four Elements of Leadership, The Difference Between Good and Bad Coaches: Farnam
- The Art of Science Communication: William Zinsser on How to Write Well About Science; How to master the inverse pyramid of transmuting information into wisdom.: BP
- Do Something Syndrome: Farnam
- It’s OK to Move Down (Yes, Down) the Value Chain: HBR
- The Self-Tuning Enterprise; How Alibaba uses algorithmic thinking to constantly reinvent itself: HBR
- Hungarian leaders often speak with pride of the innovations the country has given the world: the ballpoint pen, the espresso machine and the Rubik’s Cube.: FT
- Alan Bond dead: Bond Corp’s demise left bad taste in the West; Alan Bond, America’s Cup Hero and Corporate Villain, Dies at 77: TheAge, WSJ
Books
- The 1% Windfall: How Successful Companies Use Price to Profit and Grow : Amazon
- On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction: Amazon
Investing Process
- Special Effects Firm’s Stock Tumbles, as Does a Tycoon; Che Feng, of Digital Domain Holdings, said to be detained in capital day before firm’s share price slumped 40 percent: caixin
- Common Valuation Issues with Illiquid Securities; Private and otherwise illiquid securities have increased in number and complexity in recent years, leading to increased scrutiny from auditors and regulators regarding their valuation. AccountingToday
- Lessons from Jones the Grocer’s collapse: BT
- How Understanding CEO Candor Can Make You Money: CFA
Greater China
- World’s largest hospital in China criticized for pursuing money: WCT
- Disenchanted Chinese tech companies plot escape from New York: Reuters
- Alibaba Invests $194M Into China Business News To Build A Financial Data Platform: Techcrunch
- Who Needs IMF When You Have Alibaba? China Sells Bad Debt Online: Bloomberg
- The World’s Wildest Investors Are Shaking Up Hong Kong’s Stocks: Bloomberg
India
- The Indian economy’s prospects rest on broken state banks that are only slowly being repaired: Economist
- India’s Micromax Churns Out Phones Like Fast Fashion; Handset maker designs dozens of new models a year, most costing less than $150: WSJ
Japan & Korea
- The prospects for shaking up Japanese firms have never looked so good: Economist
- Korean corporate governance a work in progress: Nikkei
- Toyota: Rebirth of a brand; As the Japanese carmaker embarks on a radical reorganisation just how real is its rebound in fortunes?: FT
- Chaebol issues lurk at heart of Elliott’s criticism of Samsung: FT
- Japan’s Robot Revolution Is Attracting Venture Capitalists: Bloomberg
- Interested in Debt? Best Korean Buys Are From the 100 Trillion Club: Bloomberg
- The Man Behind Japan’s Governance Blueprint Is Feeling Pleased: Bloomberg
ASEAN
- Thai Tycoons Develop Taste For Regional Expansion: Forbes
- Cash for Clunkers, Thai Style: Forbes
- Fourth Generation: Caroline Link is Being Groomed To Run Thailand’s B. Grimm: Forbes
- Thai Infrastructure Tycoons Are High On Hopes Of Mega Projects: Forbes
- Tackling market concerns should be priority for new SGX CEO: BT
- Singapore’s Worst Souring Loans Since 2009 Show Asian Contagion: Bloomberg
- Singapore’s Homebuyers to Seek Bargains on Discounts Disclosure: Bloomberg
Macro
- Buyout Firms Cash Out at the Exit: WSJ
- You Call This a Bond Rout? Wait Until the Real Selling Starts: Bloomberg
- SEC Gets Statistical In Search For Median Employee’s Pay: WSJ
Energy & Commodities
Healthcare
- Doctors are trying-with some success-to recruit the immune system to help with the war on cancer: Economist
- Elizabeth Holmes still won’t explain how her $9 billion technology actually works: BI
TMT
- Helicopter technology: Strange new rotor-blade arrangements make for faster helicopters: Economist
- David Caldwell and his magic touch; A dozen years ago touchscreen pioneer David Caldwell narrowly missed a chance to revolutionise consumer electronics. Can his latest invention bring redemption?: Forbes
- This startup is teaming up with Minecraft to make wearables aimed at kids: Fortune
- How Facebook’s video-traffic explosion is shaking up the advertising world: Fortune
- Mutual funds chase head start on hit IPOs with pre-public investing: Reuters
- In Places Where Banks Don’t Exist, the Mobile Phone Breaks New Ground: Bloomberg
- Amazon Adds Minions to E-Commerce Shipping Competition; The online retailer’s deal with Universal Pictures may offset costs for distributing millions of daily parcels: WSJ
Consumer & Others
- Costco’s warehouse clubs have become big sellers of cars; More than 398,000 vehicles were sold through Costco’s warehouse stores last year vs. more than 199,000 in 2008.: Bloomberg
- Why America is betting big on bullet trains: Fortune
- Why GE is retaining one bit of its finance arm in capital goods: Economist
- The man who’s reinventing Walmart: Fortune
- Of Course Disney Should Use Surge Pricing at Its Theme Parks: HBR
- 13 reasons why Stew Leonard’s is actually the best grocery store in America: BI
- How Denny’s completely turned business around: BI
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