I got this book based on a presentation from my MBA studies. It was a great lecture about innovation portfolio management. So the lecturer had my attention and trust. He recommended it, I bought the book!
Very short, it is about a number of large successful Swedish companies being interviewed about how they handle innovations

Review of “Book of Metrics” by “innovation pioneers”

Silent “New Mail Alert” on the iPhone
There is only one…. ONE thing in the whole world that bugs me with the iPhone. I would like to have “new email” alerts only by vibrate and no sound. The sound drives my family crazy! I am already crazy so !
There is no built in feature for a silent “new email” alert. Either you have sound+vibration or nothing at all.

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Telling a good story is easy. Telling a story really good is much harder. Walter Isaacson’s ability to tell a story about a mans life. A man like Steve Jobs! I have a built in skepticism about biographies. It you think you are important enough to write about your life … well, maybe you think you [...]

Great by Choice by Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen
Jim Collins is one of my all time favorites. He has a rare gift of balancing the science, reality of everyday business and passion. I started by reading the “Good to Great” and then the other older books. Have been waiting for this one since it was first mentioned on Jim Collins website.

Use LinkedIn for finding a new job
By now, there are probably 100 job search-sites for each profession. To be successful in finding the right job you, have to get the few important basics down.

LinkedIn features for super users
80% of the linkeIn users are happy with their profile page and their LinkedIn home page. However, there are lots more to LinkedIn then that. Which version should you get? There are 4 different versions of LinkedIn. The free version and the rest you have to pay for. They all come in a subscription version. Most [...]

Essential WordPress plug-ins!
Not very often, but sometime, you get to use a tool so good. You just want more … I started to use WordPress and it just gets better. I have spent sometime playing around with plug-ins and have found the list below to be the essential list of plugins that you should definitely consider using. They are all tested with the latest version and they all play along nicely with each other.

LinkedIn super users; features & techniques
If you are new to the site try http://learn.linkedin.com/ this is the best starting point. If you already have a profile. Take a look at the following. You might find something useful.

How to get less blog readers, technical tricks!
This is the second blog about the different mistakes you can make as a blogger. Just a list of mistakes I personally did! At least don’t make the same mistakes I did. Make your own mistakes! ![]()
Once you get things going, here are some technical tricks you can use to keep your blogs up and get people to enjoy your site and blogs.

How to get less blog readers, a list of mistakes!
I am a less than moderate blogger and my site’s “all time high” is less than 100 per day. I would like to have thousands of readers and at least 25 comments everyday to reply to! I was thinking … how do I do that? I came out blank. However, here is what I have learned the hard way that I had to stop doing. Perhaps it will help you getting those thousands of visitors.
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Review of “Book of Metrics” by “innovation pioneers”
March 26, 2012
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Silent “New Mail Alert” on the iPhone
March 10, 2012
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
February 1, 2012
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Great by Choice by Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen
January 16, 2012
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Use LinkedIn for finding a new job
September 28, 2011
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Review of “Book of Metrics” by “innovation pioneers”
March 26, 2012
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