Description: Bloomberg’s Middle East Business Editor Elliott Gotkine takes you for a ride in a car that is powered by air and water, giving you 1,000 miles per tank. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Countdown.” Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 21, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/10lO3VJ Questions for Discussions: What are the unique features of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Nextdoor: Social Network for Neighbors
Description: Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia delivers his Power Pitch to CNBC Host Tyler Mathisen; LightBank Partner Paul Lee; and CNBC’s Entertainment and Media Reporter, Julia Boorstin. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Mar 19, 2013 Link: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000155459 Questions for Discussions: What criteria is used to evaluate the potential success of this start-up? How is the… Read more »
The Attachment That Still Makes Noise
Description: DO you have a stapler? If you do, maybe it’s a little dusty in this age of PDFs. Or maybe it’s been missing for a while, after someone borrowed it and never brought it back. Or maybe you’ve affixed your name to your stapler with a piece of clear tape, so your co-workers know:… Read more »
50 greatest business rivalries of all time
Description: These stories of no-holds-barred competition, contempt, and all-out conflict shaped the modern business world. Here’s what you can learn from them. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Mar 22, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/companies/2013/03/21/greatest-business-rivalries.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: What can you learn from a review of these cases? What do these stories tell you about management over the years?
Questioning the TOMS Shoes Model for Social Enterprise
Description: After visiting Argentina and seeing the impact of poverty on some of its children, Blake Mycoskie was inspired to create a philanthropic “for-profit business that was sustainable and not reliant on donations.” The result was Toms Shoes, which promised that for every pair of shoes it sold, it would give away another pair to… Read more »
Sheryl Sandberg’s advice for men
Description: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks to Fortune Senior Editor-At-Large Pattie Sellers about her book ‘Lean In’ and her advice for men in the workplace. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2013/03/13/news-sheryl-sandberg-men.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What are the highlights in Sheryl Sandberg’s advice for men in management? Do you think these… Read more »
Homing in on the telecommuting issue
Description: Inside the chase: Does working from home help or hinder productivity? BNN Chase Producer Zena Olijnyk examines the pros and cons of telecommuting. The image of people who telecommute is often one of them sitting around at home in their bunny slippers and pyjamas. But then there are studies that show people who work… Read more »
Spinoff of Time Inc. Rattles Employees
Description: It was an elite reception at a glittery Manhattan setting: prominent media figures like Gayle King and Lesley Stahl gathered on the 10th floor of the Time Warner Center on Monday night to toast Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook executive who recently released a book about her life. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link:… Read more »
The Misery of Mentoring Millennials
Description: When Christina Wallace, then 25, started a job at a management consulting firm in 2009, she was assigned two mentors: one, a career counselor; the other, an office-culture guru. “It all felt very awkward and forced,” she says. Source: Businessweeek.com Date: Mar 14, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/the-misery-of-mentoring-millennials#r=nav-fst Questions for Discussions: What does this report say… Read more »
Disruptor | Mark Bowles, ecoATM
Description: If ecoATM founder Mark Bowles ever invites you to a board meeting, make sure to bring a wetsuit. You’ll be visiting a California beach, not a conference room. Source: Smartplanet.com Date: Mar 14, 2013 Link: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/disruptor-mark-bowles-ecoatm/26762?tag=nl.e662&s_cid=e662&ttag=e662 Questions for Discussions: What did the reserach suggest were the reasons for poor recycling habits of consumers? How… Read more »