Description: The Biden Labor Department released a proposal Tuesday that could pave the way for regulators and courts to reclassify gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 11, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/11/uber-doordash-plunge-as-labor-dept-proposes-gig-worker-change.html Questions for discussion: What are the business implications for this change in status? Overall, do you think this is… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Want to Promote–or Hire–the Best Candidate? Follow the Rule of Skill Over Talent
Description: Understanding the difference between talent and skill can make all the difference for promotion decisions. And for starting a small business. Source: INC.com Date: Oct 07, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/promotion-hiring-skill.html Questions for discussion: What is the difference between skill and talent? Do you agree with the analysis and recommendations made in the article? Do you… Read more »
Hockey Canada’s problems show that the government needs to regulate sport in Canada
Description: The departure of Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith and the resignation of the sporting body’s entire board of directors are the latest signs of the deep problems within Canadian hockey. Source: TheConversation.com Date: Oct 12, 2022 Link:https://theconversation.com/hockey-canadas-problems-show-that-the-government-needs-to-regulate-sport-in-canada-192052 Questions for discussion: Summarize the damage done and how management failed. Do you think the organization can… Read more »
Mismanagement and ‘Monster Trains’ Have Wrecked American Rail
Description: After World War II, railroad companies ceded freight, including mail and perishables, to semi trucks and instead favored goods like newsprint, chemicals and steel coils, which could sit in rail yards for days. Many freight companies made this change enthusiastically; trucking’s rise gave them a strong reason to stop servicing goods that were financial and… Read more »
The economics of Costco rotisserie chicken
Description: Costco’s popular chickens have stayed fixed at $4.99 for more than a decade — even in the face of raging inflation. But it’s come at a cost. Source: TheHustle.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-costco-rotisserie-chicken/ Questions for discussion: Why has Costco kept chicken prices fixed? How has this strategy fit with overall branding strategy?… Read more »
Can Its New Partnership With Dick’s Fix Peloton?
Description: Peloton may still be on the ropes, but its just-announced arrangement with Dick’s Sporting Goods shows it can go at least a few more rounds. Source: MediaPost.com Date: Sep 29, 2022 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/378279/can-its-new-partnership-with-dicks-fix-peloton.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readnow&utm_campaign=127772&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ Questions for discussion: How does this arrangement change management operations for the firm and marketing to potential customers? Do you think… Read more »
SPOS #846 – Dr. Ella F. Washington On Making Real Progress On Equity And Inclusion
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #846. Candid conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity are never easy. Dr. Ella F. Washington is an organizational psychologist and DEI expert with a wealth of experience through her involvement as the Founder and CEO of Ellavate Solutions, a Professor of Practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School… Read more »
Technology Can Make Your Relationships Shallower. But it’s all in how you use it.
Description: In 1995, decades before she began assisting with research on this column, Rena Rudavsky and her family were selected to participate in a novel psychology experiment: Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University would install a computer in their dining room and connect it to the internet. At the time, only 9 percent of Americans used the… Read more »
Howard Levitt: Shakedowns in the guise of whistleblower complaints can have severe consequences
Description: In the employment law world, whistleblower complaints are usually coupled with the aggrieved employee alleging a reprisal after they raised the troubling allegations with their employer. The reprisal usually looks like mistreatment at work, ostracization from people and tasks, harassment from the aggressor (sometimes continued harassment), unwarranted discipline, and in some cases — termination. Source: FinancialPost.com Date:… Read more »
How YouTube Created the Attention Economy
Description: YouTube has consumed a good part of my days for more than a decade. As a teen-ager, I used the video-streaming platform to scrounge for crumbs of knowledge, watching free lectures on everything from algebra to literary modernism. Now I navigate to the YouTube app on my television most mornings to watch the news…. Read more »
