Description: Information sharing and collaboration suffer when you work from home — or when your colleague works from home Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Sep 09, 2021 Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-work/employees-talk-and-collaborate-less-when-everyone-works-from-home-study Questions for discussion: What does the report have to say about the impact working from home has had on employee performance? What do you think… Read more »
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How Amazon’s cloud business generates billions in profit
Description: Every year since at least 2014, more than half of Amazon’s operating profit has come from the online retailer’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services, which provides online services and tools that software developers can stitch together to run websites and applications. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 05, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/05/how-amazon-web-services-makes-money-estimated-margins-by-service.html Questions for discussion: Are… Read more »
How the office will be different for workers when they return
Description: As workers start to prepare to return to the office, the workplace that will welcome them will be drastically different than what they remember pre-pandemic. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/02/how-the-office-will-be-different-for-workers-when-they-return.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about changes to workplace environments as more people return to… Read more »
Survey: One-Third of People Who Quit Their Jobs Plan to Start Businesses
Description: People are leaving their jobs at record rates. For a remarkable number of them, entrepreneurship could be the next step. Source: INC.com Date: Aug 31, 2021 Link: https://www.inc.com/gabrielle-bienasz/quitting-entrepreneurship-survey-great-resignation.html Questions for discussion: What are the reasons cited for people leaving their jobs? Why would entrepreneurship appear to be a possible next step for many?
SPOS #790 – Dave McKeown On The Self-Evolved Leader
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #790 – Host: Mitch Joel. He works with leadership teams to help them set and achieve their strategic growth goals with ease. Dave McKeown is the Founder of Outfield Leadership, author of The Self-Evolved Leader and a keynote speaker, leadership trainer and growth advisor. He also has a podcast called, Lead Like you… Read more »
Bizspeak: The ‘new normal’ isn’t new and it’s definitely not normal
Description: Painting what we’re left with as ‘normal’ fails to acknowledge the lived experiences of so many Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Aug 31, 2021 Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-work/bizspeak-the-new-normal-isnt-new-and-its-definitely-not-normal Questions for discussion: What does the report have to say about the experiences we have all had as a result of Covid-19? Do you agree… Read more »
American Eagle shares drop after revenue falls short, e-commerce sales slow from last year
Description: American Eagle shares tumbled Thursday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue short of analysts’ estimates, as its e-commerce business decelerated compared with the prior year. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/02/american-eagle-aeo-q2-2021-earnings.html Questions for discussion: Explain the problems retailers like American Eagle are facing as they adapt to the ever… Read more »
Small Businesses Unite to Push Vaccinations
Description: Vaccines are crucial for returning to business as usual. Employers are eager to help. Source: INC.com Date: Apr 07, 2021 Link: https://www.inc.com/mary-yang/small-businesses-vaccine-leaders-pledge.html Questions for discussion: What are the managerial issues related to participation in this initiative? How would you advise management to promote vaccination within their organization while dealing with expected rejection by some… Read more »
Jeff Bezos Is Taunting Politicians. Will They Take the Bait?
Description: A labor battle in Alabama is a referendum on Amazon’s strategy. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 3, 2021 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/opinion/bezos-politicians-tech-regulations.html Questions for discussion: According to the article, what is the strategy being followed by Jeff Bezos and other tech firms? Do you think the labor movement will gain momentum from developments in this industry? What… Read more »
Populists are threatening Europe’s independent public broadcasters
Description: If you can’t take them over, defund them Source: Economist.com Date: Apr 6, 2021 Link: https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/04/06/populists-are-threatening-europes-independent-public-broadcasters?utm_campaign=the-economist-today&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=2021-04-06&utm_content=article-image-2&etear=nl_today_2 Questions for discussion: What are the challenges facing these broadcasters and their management? What advice would you suggest to governments and the public? What would public defunding by governments do to the situation?
