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P&L targets are supposed to help a company create more value. But used incorrectly, they can erode business value and consume growth opportunities from the inside. We saw a business recently that was being “eaten” by its P&L targets

iPhone Reuters is reporting a poll of potential purchasers of smartphones in several nations--and top of the list sails Apple's iPhone.

What can technology companies learn from a 50-year-old hardware store?

These simple strategies will keep you energized through the holidays and well into the new year. It's getting toward the end of the year, so with the holidays in sight, I thought it appropriate to give you all a little gift: a column that I guarantee will make you more more successful in the coming year. Here are 14 quick strategies to get and keep yourself motivated: 1.

After crunching the numbers, you'll see that you can afford to outsource almost everything that does not contribute to your bottom line.

[youtube nNbj2G3GmAo] New Nao Nao, from young French firm Aldebaran Robotics, is one of the better known small humanoid education and research robots--but he's about to be replaced: By Nao Next Gen .

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Here's a look at the companies that provide the scoreboards, displays, shielding, and safety nets that make it possible for the Philadelphia Flyers to entertain fans at a hometown game. Shielding and safety nets On this night, 19,593 fans packed the Wells Fargo Center. To help keep them safe from pucks and other projectiles, the rink is surrounded by 522 linear feet of acrylic shielding made by Sport Systems Unlimited/Athletica, which has facilities in Minneapolis and Waterloo, Ontario

What if you took a product, service, or company that only existed in an alternate reality--and then made it real? Thats the gist of reverse product placement.

My company set out to revolutionize the workout. But first, we had to put our name on the map

How can Google strike back at the Facebook mob? With games . Google and Kabam hope to do just that with the exclusively-for-Google+ The Godfather: Five Families

Brooklyn's business leaders ponder the future of hacking, crowdfunding, and your customers' shopping habits in the second TEDxBrooklyn. How will you "redefine better" in 2012? Friday's TEDxBrooklyn conference focused on that theme by bringing together some of the biggest forces that have "bettered" the borough in recent years

The new tablet from Amazon is selling like crazy, and plenty of people are calling it a threat to the iPad. But the real story is how it flipped the script on the many makers of tablets running Google's operating system.

Kim Vandenbroucke, Game Inventor .boxxy {display:inline-block;width:280px;border:none;margin:6px;vertical-align:top;} Photo by Brian Kelly When it comes to goofing off, Kim Vandenbroucke is a pro. As a board game and toy inventor, she has developed products such as Cranium Party Playoff for Hasbro, Barbie Mini Kingdom for Mattel, and Scattergories Categories for Winning Moves. Trained in industrial design, the 32-year-old Chicagoan mixes the fundamentals of product design with a passion for play

Forget slashing prices and big ad campaigns. With just a few days left, here's how to max your sales in three easy steps. Black Friday is almost upon us and the big box stores are gearing up for the usual insanity