Posts in chronological order with tag Chris Grams

The official New Kind policy on policies

by David Burney August 18, 2010

My friend and business partner Chris Grams wrote a great blog earlier this week on whether or not companies should have vacation policies. We decided long ago at New Kind that we would not have a vacation or sick leave policy. You need or want time off, take it. We support it. [...]

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The King is dead; long live the king.

by David Burney August 5, 2010

My good friend and business partner, Chris Grams, writes that “formality in business is dying.” He isn’t referring to fashion or manners. Chris is referring to formal business practices such as the heavy emphasis on structure: the arranging of elements rather than content.
Amen, brother. And not a moment too soon.
Peter Drucker, the man who invented [...]

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Dark matters and tribal matters: Grams v Godin

by David Burney July 24, 2009

What we should not underemphasize is Dr. Martin’s call to the business leaders: Think. Become more like designers. In a world where innovative is truly strategic, creativity is an imperiative.

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