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How Royal Caribbean transformed innovation with a weird acronym

Richard Fain — Chairman and former CEO of Royal Caribbean Group — explains how a tongue-twister helped boost his company’s fortunes.

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Richard Fain

Richard Fain is Chairman and former CEO of Royal Caribbean Group. He was named one of the 30 World’s Best CEOs by Barron’s for three years running, and is the author of[…]

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5 ways immersion in art can boost your work-life happiness

Marine Tanguy — author and founder/CEO of MTArt Agency — argues that viewing and creating art has profound benefits.

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Marine Tanguy

Marine Tanguy is the author of The Visual Detox and founder/CEO of MTArt Agency. She was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list in 2018.

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How one key obsession can build and drive a legacy brand

Lew Frankfort — Chairman Emeritus of Coach, Inc. — reveals the surest way for a brand to stand the test of time.

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Lew Frankfort

Lew Frankfort is Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of Coach, Inc, co-founder of investment firm Benvolio Group, and the author of Bag Man.

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The inner game of long-term investing

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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“Bootstrapping”: How entrepreneurs can control their own destiny

Warren Buffett famously noted that Berkshire Hathaway would “never depend on the kindness of strangers to stay in business.” Startups take note.

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Barry Ritholtz on luck, humility, and how (not) to invest

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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“Culture lasts: Business is just a tactic”

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Strategic Thinking

The 6 disciplines of strategic thinking

Honing your skills as a strategic thinker does more than solve problems as they appear; it can be a fast track to the top.

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How to turn your job-seeking “doom list” into career gold

Networking — not zombie-crunching your job applications — gives you a better chance of getting sourced or referred for a role.

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An investigative approach to stock investing

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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How “Pasteur’s quadrant” enlightens the invention-innovation challenge

Groundbreaking invention does not always translate to commercial benefits. The challenges that faced Microsoft Research help explain why.

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How tiny experiments can lead to exponential outcomes

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Investing in an impermanent world: Lessons from mujō

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.