‘The Internet of Everything’: Cisco Canada’s president explains why he’s moved past the telework debate

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Description: For Nitin Kawale, the debate over the efficacy of telework in spurring productivity is yesterday’s news. From the vantage point of Cisco Canada‘s president, there’s no longer a debate at all; it’s a revolution that is already underway in most workplaces and is about to enter a much more comprehensive phase — a phase he… Read more »

LinkedIn drama! How to avoid it

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Description: You may have heard about the professional who took heat for aggressively responding to a networking request. Here’s how to avoid such drama. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/28/t-how-to-avoid-drama-on-linkedin.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the lessons here for users looking to social networks like LinkedIn as a route to… Read more »

BlackBerry’s turnaround strategy

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Description: BlackBerry CEO John Chen talks about the need for the struggling phone maker to keep enterprise customers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 26, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/26/t-blackberry-ceo-chen-mwc.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for discussion: What is John Chen’s turn around strategy for BlackBerry? Do you think it will succeed?

Netflix’s Reed Hastings: The man to watch

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Description: With 44-million subscribers and counting, Netflix is changing the way we watch TV and movies. The man with the remote? Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/21/n-netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-business-of-being.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Identify the key decisions taken by management that either boosted or hurt Netflix growth? What… Read more »

At Hasbro, Girls Toys Become a Big Market

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Description: Shortly after joining toymaker Hasbro (HAS) as a senior executive more than a decade ago, Brian Goldner took his 5-year-old daughter, Brooke, on a tour of headquarters. She wasn’t impressed. “She put her hands on her hips and said, ‘Dad, the way I see it, you don’t have any toys for girls,’?” recalls Goldner,… Read more »

World’s Most Admired Companies

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Description: Atop our annual ranking: innovators, disrupters, and companies that overcome adversity. (And a familiar No. 1.) Source: Fortune.com Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/most-admired/2014/snapshots/670.html?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: What are the characteristics shared by many of these companies? How important is the perception of the firms’ management and products in making this evaluation?