Former executive lists 4 cultural values & behaviors of successful companies.

Optimism less pronounced with stronger corporate monitoring.

Many, if not most people, would argue that the ability for an organization to change over time is critical to that organization’s long-term survival. To this end, the literature is full of theories, methodologies, recommendations and analysis on how an organization should be structured in order to maximize the likelihood of obtaining successful change.

The key to long-term survival for many businesses is having a woman in charge, according to Cornell University researchers.

A scientist/manager’s role now includes much more than producing sound research results

Microbes set up their own markets, comparing bids for commodities, hoarding to obtain a better price, and generally behaving in ways more commonly associated with Wall Street than the microscopic world.

London, 9 January 2014 – Global IT spending will increase at a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6% to reach $40.8bn by 2017, predicts Ovum. According to new figures from the global analyst firm, highest growth will be in the Asia-Pacific region, in the small to mid-sized enterprise subsector, and in the BI and analytics solution area.

Around this time of year, I like to think back on the many challenges that communicators and their companies faced and figure out who really missed the mark. While there will never be a shortage of blunders to focus on, these were truly the biggest communications mistakes of the past 12 months. -- Paul Argenti