Links for Jan 17 2010

Forget means to an end, and find the meaning of life by Jared Goralnick on Technotheory.com

Seizing opportunities in turbulent markets: The Tingyi story by Don Sull on Don Sull’s Blog

“What gets measured gets done.” by Tim Walker on Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

Documents Are Not Strategy by Jamie Notter on Get Me Jamie Notter

The elasticity factor: How CIOs are hedging IT budgets and hiring by Linda Tucci on TotalCIO

How to create great work environments by Scott Berkun

Are Your Goals Impossible and Counterproductive? by Susan David on HarvardBusiness.org

The Big Ifs of IT Leadership by Doug Moran on CIO Insight

Just do something! by Jeffrey Phillips on Innovate on Purpose

Will you be happier on Saturday? by Dan Pink

Knowledge Flows and the New Way to Network by Shannon Paul on Shannon Paul’s Very Official Blog

Look within if you don’t want to be without by Jim Connolly on Jim’s Marketing Blog

Do One Thing Very Well by Chris Brogan on chrisbrogan.com

It’s Not Them. It’s You by Amber Naslund on Altitude Branding

5 Myths That Can Kill a Startup by Michael Fisher and Marty Abbott on GigaOM

How A Leader Needs To Think Like A Plumber (No Wrench Required) by Terry Starbucker on TerryStarbucker.com