Nick Bonfiglio Honors Composition II February 9, 2010 Brooke Hessler Stephen Colbert The “Truthiness” of Comic Ingenuity Acclaimed satirist Stephen Colbert has become renowned for his revolutionary comedic style, as well as his amazing marketing techniques that have shot him to the top of the cable ratings within the few years his television show, The Colbert Report, has been in existence. Since 2005, The Colbert Report, a Daily Show spin-off, parodies the conventions of television news broadcasting, particularly cable-personality political talk shows like The O'Reilly Factor, The Glenn Beck Program and Scarborough Country. Colbert hosts the show in-character as a pompous right wing pundit, who in Colbert’s own words is described as a “well intentioned, poorly informed, high status idiot.” (Rabin) Unlike its parent program, the series focuses less on the day-to-day events, more so concentrating on the foibles of the host-character himself. The Report has been nominated for four Emmy Awards for three consecutive years, and has had made a significant cultural impact in the five years it has been on the air. (Lauria) In formulating his radical satirical presence, Colbert developed a unique set of mental processes worth studying for any individual seeking to self actualize themselves in their specialty.
In this paper I will discuss the philanthropic acts of Prometheus from Hesiod's Theogony and how they reflected on John D. Rockefeller Jr and his contributions to society. I will also explain the hectic relationship between Zeus and Prometheus and relate it to the relationship between Nelson Rockefeller and one of his artists Diego Rivera. Lastly I will propose that the Rockefeller's saw some aspects of themselves in each of the mythical artworks in the Rockefeller Center. In Hesiod’s Theogony, Prometheus loves human beings. He wants them to progress civilization so he does what is necessary.
500 list of fast growing companies in the US * It raised funding of $105 million * For achieving market dominance they were able to raise $260 million. * Faxtech was unstoppable force in Telecommunication Industry * Terry supported Dave when he wanted to start his new business Telephony Translations INC. * They acquired they required patents and the technology required for the same. * TTI had people from original team. * Dave’s father managed to get VC Bob Cooper of Signit venture for investment in TTI. * George was the new CEO appointed by Dave because ehe shared great understanding with him for TTI * Partnering with Indica helped TTI to grab onto an existing niche amd
Microsoft is an organization spread throughout multiple countries and the sell software related products for computers and similar devices – personal and business. However, for this particular paper I will be looking in-depth at how Microsoft has implemented the following organizational concepts and if they were successful, if they were not why – organizational structure, organizational culture, and their human resource practices. Have these concepts helped Microsoft in achieving their successes, not just small successes either. One company representative, in Microsoft’s flash presentation on their website contributed their successes to four factors, “…passion, long-term approach, the expectation of great results, and the expectation of individual excellence” (Microsoft, 2008). Will my research agree?
Case Analysis 2 Pixar: Animated Geniuses March 29, 2011 Case 14: Pixar: Animated Geniuses What Motivates Jobs Steve Jobs has spent millions of dollars investing in Pixar against what seemed to be insurmountable odds. However, just as Alvy Ray Smith states, “Steve just would not suffer a defeat”(Schermerhorn, 2007, p. 449). This statement personifies Steve Jobs’ motivation; the driving force of all his expended efforts, aimed at achieving his set goals. Some of the needs theories discussed in chapter fourteen may offer some insight as to why Jobs relentlessly sought success. For example, some motivation to work may be attributed to Abraham Maslow’s higher-order needs.
He was awarded TIME Person of the Year (Isaacson 40). Jobs and his various accomplishments tell everyone today how successful he actually was. Having a tough childhood and being fired from Apple didn’t stop Steve Jobs from being successful. In fact, he revolutionized multiple industries in his life. Today, Steve Jobs has a huge variety of electronics on the market.
Achor provides stories and case studies from his research among many Fortune 500 companies and executives in 42 different countries, to explain how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive to gain a competitive edge at work. Achor has established seven principles that serve as a foundation to the characteristics of the happiness advantage to show how they can be beneficial to maximizing individual potential. Happiness is the precursor to success, not merely the result… happiness and optimism actually fuels performance and achievement (Achor, 4). Positive psychology researchers conducted over 200 studies on 275,000 people worldwide and found exactly what Achor depicts in the book, happiness leads to success in nearly every domain including work, health, friendship, sociability, creativity and energy. Thus, when people become more positive their brains will become more engaged, creative, motivated energetic, healthier, resilient, and productive.
Bob was a legend in the rental business and was known all over the world for his keen business abilities. Only a year and a half ago, some of the executives of Rentall and some additional outside investors offered to buy Rentall from Bob. Bob was close to retirement, and the offer was unbelievable. His children and their children would be able to live in high style off the proceeds of the sale. Folley, Smith, and Christensen developed the contracts for the executives of Rentall and other investors, and the sale was made.
Steve Jobs and the Antennagate The Creative Leader Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc., is a well-known American entrepreneur for his creative ideas, ideas that are shaping our lives. He simply takes an existing technology, re-invents it – exploring new dimensions – and the end result is a creative product establishing a new market trend. A quick look at the Mac and any standard laptop, the iPod and the Walkman/Discman, the iPhone and any smart phone, and recently the iPad; these are examples of the innovations of Steve Jobs. ‘There's an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.'
Its complete product line includes a variety of software applications, for a range of hardware platforms. The company's first product, a spreadsheet application commonly called 1-2-3, is the most popular personal computer software application in the world, with more than 1.7 million users, and it remains one of the company's most important products. Most product development is done in the Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters. Other development activities are located throughout the US and internationally. Lotus was attempting to stay on the top and grow by (1) diversifying beyond business spreadsheets and (2) becoming the worldwide leader in a full range of high productivity microsoftware and services for the business and professional market.