Money + Happiness

I found the article Spending on Happiness @ http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5944.html educational and insightful.

Useful links:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com

It's really amazing to uncover the domains in which money might lead to happiness.

Art Basel

Art Basel: The largest international contemporary art fair opened on June 4, 2008, in Basel, Switzerland.

Useful link:
www.artbasel.com

What's amazing is despite the financial market crisis and high energy prices, the art market is still booming.

First, Break All the Rules

First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham + Curt Coffman is a great book on identifying talent.

Useful links:
www.marcusbuckingham.com
www.curtcoffman.com

Hotel: An American History

Hotel: An American History by Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz is a wonderful book about the rise of hotels and the hospitality industry in the United States. What an eye-opener! I liked it.

Cleantech Entrepreneurial Community

I found the article Changing the World from the Edge @ http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/may2008/id20080530_606257.htm educational and inspiring.

Useful links:
http://berc.berkeley.edu
http://ceei.berkeley.edu
http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu
www.deloitte.com
http://www.edgeperspectives.typepad.com

Mastering Executricks

I am huge fan of Stanley Bing. Take Stanley Bing's quiz to find out if you're an accomplished trickster @ http://money.cnn.com/quizzes/2008/bing/executricks/index.html

Useful link:
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/stanleybing

Lab-grown Pink Diamonds

Gemesis, known for its lab-grown yellow diamonds, has added a new shade to its color palette -- pink; the pink stones will be about 1-2 carats rough, and about 30 percent to 50 percent of that weight once polished. Expect to see cut stones in jewelry stores by early 2009!

Useful links:
www.gemesisdiamondco.com
www.gemesis.com

Social and Environmental Stock Exchange

I found the article, A Stock Exchange for Do-Gooders @ http://www.newsweek.com/id/139436 inspiring. I wish there were more social stock exchanges embracing pragmatic business solutions fighting poverty. Hats off to Celso Grecco!

Useful links:
www.atitudemarketingsocial.com.br
www.bovespasocial.org.br