Description: Peloton on Monday announced the resignations of two of the company’s founders and another top executive, marking the end of an era for the struggling fitness-equipment company as CEO Barry McCarthy dramatically reshapes the business. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 13, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/12/peloton-co-founders-john-foley-hisao-kushi-are-leaving-company.html Questions for discussion: What has happened at the firm… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Leadership
Change Doesn’t Happen in a Day. That’s Why Consistency Is Key.
Description: Changing is an incremental, repetitive task that takes time. But if you earnestly do your best to better yourself, you will succeed. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Sep 01, 2022 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/change-doesnt-happen-in-a-day-so-stop-expecting-it-to/432656 Questions for discussion: Summarize what the article says about making change happen. Do you agree with this prescription for orchestrating change? What would you… Read more »
The 3 worst mistakes bosses can make during a recession that lead employees to quit
Description: In regular times, good bosses can be hard to find. Turbulent economic conditions — like a potentially looming recession — can make it so much worse. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 10, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/10/worst-mistakes-bosses-can-make-during-recessions-make-employees-quit.html Questions for discussion: Do you agree with this analysis? What would you add to the discussion?
Paging Dr. Retail: Walmart, CVS Expand Healthcare Reach
Description: Retail’s hunger for healthcare isn’t slowing down: Walmart is teaming up with UnitedHealth Group in a 10-year deal aimed at seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries. The news comes hours after CVS announced an $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health, a home-health giant. And it’s about a month after Amazon’s $4 billion purchase of OneMedical…. Read more »
Move over, quiet quitting — frugality is the latest trend in work-life balance
Description: Call it spending less to work less. The pandemic-fueled generational shift in attitudes toward work has led to the Great Resignation, the antiwork movement and now quiet quitting. But the quest for better work-life balance is also shedding new light on an old strategy: accepting lower pay for a less-demanding job. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Sep 02, 2022 Link:… Read more »
The American public is back in love with labor unions, so why aren’t workers?
Description: As major U.S. corporations from Amazon to Apple, Starbucks and Chipotle face a rising tide of unionization, one of the key questions among labor economists has been whether the headline attention will translate into significant increases in union membership, which has declined in recent decades. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 02, 2022… Read more »
How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
Description: The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/04/ev-manufacturing-may-shrink-us-midwest-auto-parts-trade.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the industry as the… Read more »
How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero
Description: After years on the decline, Barnes & Noble’s sales are up, its costs are down — and the same people who for decades saw the superchain as a supervillain are celebrating its success. Source: NYTimes.com Date: April 15, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/barnes-noble-bookstores.html Questions for discussion: What has happened to the bookselling business and to Barnes… Read more »
SPOS #822 – Marcus Buckingham On Love And Work
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #822 – Host: Mitch Joel. Marcus Buckingham is the author of two of the best-selling business books of all time, has two of Harvard Business Review’s most circulated, industry-changing cover articles, and has been the subject of countless in-depth profiles, including The Oprah Winfrey Show. After spending two decades studying… Read more »
Canada needs workers — so why aren’t more companies hiring the neurodivergent?
Description: Only 1 in 3 people with autism are employed. But many more of those on the spectrum want to work Source: CBC.ca Date: Apr 11, 2022 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/labour-market-neurodiversity-1.6413939 Questions for discussion: Summarize the key points raised in this report. How would you go about increasing corporate awareness? How should management approach this issue, in… Read more »
