December 20, 2005
Confessions of An Economic Hitman Excerpt
A big book from last year was John Perkins' Confessions of An Economic Hitman. In the book, Perkins recounts his life at Chas. T. Main, a Boston strategic-consulting firm. There is says he was an "economic hit man" where his primary job was to convince developing countries around the world to take multi-billion dollar loans for large infrastructure projects. When these governments could no longer pay for the massive loans, the International Monetary Fund or World Bank would step in and dictate what these countries could and could not do.
mp3, 6:42, 6.4MB
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December 5, 2005
Govindarajan/Trimble Interview
In this interview I talk with Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble, authors of 10 Rules for Strategic Innovators. They have a great message about the importance of forgetting, borrowing, and learning when you start new ventures in big companies.
mp3, 40:08, 27.6MB