Description: The uproar around yogawear retailer Lululemon Athletica two years ago was about a little too much transparency. Now some shareholders are complaining about a lack of it. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: April 29, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/lululemon-athletica-inc-facing-calls-for-board-reform-transparency-from-shareholders Questions for discussion: What are the upper management problems and concerns described in this article? How do you think the… Read more »
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
You scratch his back, he’ll scratch mine and I’ll scratch yours: Why CEOs give each other raises
Description: Who tends to determine what a CEO should be paid? The compensation committee. Who tends to sit on the compensation committee? CEOs from other companies, of course. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: April 28, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/executive/leadership/you-scratch-his-back-hell-scratch-mine-and-ill-scratch-yours-why-ceos-give-each-other-raises Questions for Discussions: What is “anticipated reciprocity? Explain the experiments and the results derived. How can the system be… Read more »
How do you succeed as the CEO of a tech company?
Description: Mike Gregoire, CEO of CA Inc., talks with Fortune’s Susie Gharib about the best advice he’s ever received, and what it takes to stay on top of an ever-changing tech field. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1IDiuuX Questions for Discussions: What does Mike Gregoire have to say about leadership… Read more »
How Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ could hurt small businesses
Description: Starting Tuesday, sites that aren’t optimized for mobile devices could see a drop in their Google search ratings. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1QfJPbT Questions for Discussions: What is the problem facing small businesses? How should they respond?
Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible. And This Man Very Rich
Description: Asprey, 42, is a self-described biohacker—somebody who uses science and technology to make his or her body function better and more efficiently. There are about 100,000 biohackers worldwide, Asprey estimates, and among them, he’s a celebrity. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-04-21/buttered-coffee-could-make-you-invincible-and-this-man-very-rich Questions for Discussions: How has social media… Read more »
Amazon.com Inc expands with new travel and hotel booking services, taking on Expedia, TripAdvisor
Description: NEW YORK • The site that sells everything from toilet paper to toys can now send you on a romantic getaway. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: April 21, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/amazon-com-inc-expands-with-new-travel-and-hotel-booking-services-taking-on-expedia-tripadvisor?__lsa=30e8-a84a Questions for discussion: Why do you think Amazon is expanding into these services? Do these areas require any new managerial considerations? Is there a potential… Read more »
Will Facebook Finally Pass YouTube for Video Ads?
Description: More ad execs plan to run video campaigns on Facebook than any other network this year Source: eMarketer.com Date: April 22, 2015 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Will-Facebook-Finally-Pass-YouTube-Video-Ads/1012383/3#sthash.iyHDjiXi.dpuf Questions for Discussions: Why is FaceBook growing in popularity when it comes to social promotional campaigns? How will advertising managers likely respond to this trend, from a planning point of… Read more »
Gravity CEO on why he cut his $1M salary
Description: Dan Price explains that cutting his salary to pay his employees more is “empowerment” and will help them perform better. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: April 16, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/04/15/dan-price-gravity-intv.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What do you think the impact of a doubling of pay will have on employees at Gravity? Do you think… Read more »
Low-wage workers rally for $15/hour
Description: Workers gathered in Brooklyn, NY to protest for higher wages on tax day. ‘I have to depend on the government to provide for me when I shouldn’t have to,’ says one woman who makes $8.75 an hour. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: April 16, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/04/15/low-wage-workers-protest-15-hour.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How is this… Read more »
At Tesla, Workers Team Up with Robot Superheroes
Description: At Tesla’s Freemont, California plant, the biggest robots on the assembly floor are named after comic book X-Men superheroes. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: April 15, 2015 Link: http://www.wsj.com/video/at-tesla-workers-team-up-with-robot-superheroes/F9732D42-BAC6-47AE-B226-87E945966ADF.html Questions for Discussions: Why do you think naming the robots changes the way workers interact and think about them? How else could management improve… Read more »
