Naked Value Pre-Release

by Kristin Aldred Cheek on May 18, 2012

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Howard Brown was the keynote speaker at a recent KMI EHS conference. He brought along copies of Naked Value: 6 Things Every Business Leader Needs to Know About Resources, Innovation & Competition for all of the participants. One attendee called the ideas “revolutionary thinking,” while others captured many of his key messages as he spoke.

Howard Brown (center) sharing the new book Naked Value at a conference in Niagara Falls, Canada with Matt Airhart (L) and Laura Murphy (R) of KMI.

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