Description: Companies with robot workers tend to have 15 per cent more human employees Source: CBC.ca Date: Nov 05, 2020 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/robot-workers-statscan-1.5786528 Questions for discussion: What does the research say about the relationship between the use of robots and human workers? Explain the changes to the roles of managers and management employment?
Posts Categorized: Decision Making
Increased Screen Time for Children and Teens Is Likely Here to Stay
Description: The screen-time wars are over in many households, with parents having surrendered en masse. In a period when large numbers of parents and school kids are stuck at home with one another, this is one battle many parents choose to forego, at least for now. Source: eMarketers.com Date: Nov 04, 2020 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/increased-screen-time-children-teens-likely-here-stay?ecid=NL1001 Questions… Read more »
Why Isn’t Your Brand Bigger? The Data Point to One Answer
Description: Gallup’s workplace data suggest that the most likely cause of your brand problems is not related to marketing dollars. Source: Gallup.org Date: Nov 04, 2020 Link: https://www.gallup.com/workplace/323165/why-isn-brand-bigger-data-point-one-answer.aspx Questions for discussion: What does the Ed Boyle say is misunderstood by most businesses? What should management focus on in order to improve their brand and profitability?… Read more »
Venus Williams’ Advice For Entrepreneurs: Don’t Let Fear Take Over—Just Push Through It
Description: Tennis champion and Olympic gold medalist Venus Williams has some advice for the more than 30 million small business owners and entrepreneurs across the U.S. struggling to find their footing in the new normal: Don’t let fear take over. It’s a lesson she learned at the age of 19 while competing with sister Serena,… Read more »
This Office Landlord Is Betting CEOs Will End Work-From-Home
Description: Working from home is overrated and everyone will be back in the office before you know it. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 29, 2020 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/brookfield-ceo-bets-work-from-home-won-t-last-when-cities-revive?srnd=premium-canada Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the future for office workplaces? Do you agree with these assessments? How should managers deal with the fast changing workplace… Read more »
How Amazon keeps a close eye on employee activism to head off unions
Description: Amazon warehouse workers have a long history of agitating for change. But the coronavirus crisis has generated new momentum for employees to speak candidly about workplace conditions. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 24, 2020 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/how-amazon-prevents-unions-by-surveilling-employee-activism.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: How does the report describe the attitude of Amazon management toward organization efforts to unionize? Do you… Read more »
Restaurant Brands to modernize drive-thru at 10,000 Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes as profit slumps
Description: Restaurant Brands said it would modernize drive-thrus at more than 10,000 Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes outlets in North America, beginning the rollout with the chicken sandwich chain this year. Source: FinancialPost.com – video report Date: Oct 27, 2020 Link: https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/restaurant-brands-to-modernize-drive-thru-at-10000-tim-hortons-burger-king-and-popeyes-as-profit-slumps Questions for discussion: What are the plans to revitalize sales? Do you… Read more »
Opinion: Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google all produce record sales amid Big Tech backlash
Description: Amid congressional tongue-lashing, antitrust issues and pandemic, Big Tech earnings soar again Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Oct 29, 2020 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-amazon-facebook-and-google-all-produce-record-sales-amid-big-tech-backlash-11604020309?mod=home-page Questions for discussion: Summarize what is happening at these tech firms and why? What sort of future do you see for these firms over the next six months? Explain your thinking and advice to… Read more »
Social Intelligence Strategies for Early Stage Companies
Description: Growing a startup business can be challenging on many fronts, from raising capital to developing technology, but there is one thing that is even more important to its long-term success: hiring the right people. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Oct 22, 2020 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/357851 Questions for discussion: What does social intelligence mean to a firm, in your opinion? How should… Read more »
Microsoft Shows Minimal Increases in Ranks of Black, Latino Employees
Description: Microsoft Corp., which in June announced a plan to double the number of Black managers and leaders at the company, released new annual diversity data today that show the company still struggling to meaningfully increase Black and Latino representation in its workforce. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Oct 21, 2020 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/microsoft-shows-minimal-increases-in-ranks-of-black-latino-employees Questions for discussion: What does the… Read more »
