Looking at our list of top stories for 2019, it’s hard not to be a little disappointed as an editor. After all, we pride ourselves in being a publication that […]
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Books 2019: Building a Healthy Organization to Recruit and Retain Workers
Book: The Advantage Author: Patrick Lencioni Review by: Nick Masino, President and CEO, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce I’m a big fan of Patrick Lencioni’s business fables —The Five Dysfunctions of […]
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Books 2019: Embracing Possibilities of the AI Competition With China
Book: AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order Author: Kai-Fu Lee Review by: Al Hodge, president of Hodge Consulting Services Artificial intelligence is a fascination of mine, […]
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Books 2019: Restoring Technology’s Ability to Serve Human Aims
Book: Team Human Author: Douglas Rushkoff Review by: Lee Foster, Executive Director, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University Although I have been working in the performing arts […]
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Books 2019: The Dangers of Not Talking to Strangers
Book: Talking to Strangers:What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know Author: Malcolm Gladwell Review by: Soumaya Khalifa, president, Khalifa Consulting and founder of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of […]
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Books 2019: Lessons, but No Simple Answers, From History’s Great Leaders
Title: Leaders: Myth and Reality Author: General Stanley McChrystal Review by: Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University What drew me to this book is the subtitle, not the title. Gen. […]
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China Approves Novelis Acquisition, Moving Deal Ahead
Novelis Inc. has received approval from Chinese regulators for a $2.6 billion acquisition of Aleris, a major benefit of which will in large part play out as synergies between the […]
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Japan: A Living Lab for Coca-Cola’s Beverage Evolution
For John Murphy, the business lessons from living in Japan couldn’t have been more instructive. The Coca-Cola Co. executive vice president and chief financial officer spent nearly a decade in […]
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Atlanta to Kick Off Federal Reserve’s Fintech ‘Office Hours’
The Federal Reserve Bank early next year will open the doors of its banks across the country to private banks and companies seeking insight on innovations in financial technology, with […]
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Merger With Fiat Creates Questions for French Auto Maker’s Atlanta Presence
When Groupe PSA was looking for a base in the U.S., Atlanta won the French automaker’s heart with its blend of automotive executive muscle and skilled tech workers to help […]