Volume

21

Issue

12

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2009

Abstract

News and Features

Harvard Ignored Warnings About Investments

Warnings fell on deaf ears on the president of Harvard,

Lawrence Summers, as the market crashed m the fall

of 2008. He and other Harvard officials were warned

that the school was being too aggresive with billions of

dollars in cash by investing in stocks, bonds, hedge

funds, and private equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

"Tame ' Information 'overload' to Boost Profit" When

you look at how much time it costs each day to sift

through (and digest) all of the information that is of

interest, you realize that "too much information" can

cost valuable time and money.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..……………….. 8

A Shark School for Goldfish : Seven Ways You Can

Thrive in a sea of Change It's true that the change

we are experiencing is like nothing we've experienced.

It's been swept away by an economic tidal wave.

However, despite the unemployment rate and economic

conditions, you can still be successful says Jon Glordon …………11

Grow Your Business With Mobile Applications

mobile applications, or apps for short are the future for

today 's businesses. Find out just how prevalent are

apps. A recent report says that nearrly half (48 percent)

of phone users shop for apps more than once a week. . . . . . . . . . . .15

Rebuilding After Difficult Times Tim Urrsiny states

that if you follow two main steps- let go of the past and

develop a captivating plan. rebuilding after difficult

times will be much easter. He goes on to say that

when we rebuild. confidence and tenacity will a1d us for

the rest of our life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …….…18

Columns

California Economic Forecast. ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 1

Management. ....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Investments and Finance ...................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Motivation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 & 18

Sales and Marketing ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The Lists:

Business Brokers Serving the Inland Empire. . . . . . 16

Computer. . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Real Estate Notes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................ 27

Inland Empire People and Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28

Manager's Bookshelf…….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

New Business Lists:

County of San Bernardino ................. . . . . . . . . ........ 40

County of Riverside ............................. . . . . . . . . ……. 41

Executive Time Out. .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 43

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