Description: This author and public speaker shares her tips for overcoming fear and shedding the labels that others put on you. Source: Entrepreneur.com – video report Date: Nov 30, 2019 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/video/343041 Questions for discussion: What did you learn about professional growth and development from this interview? Do you agree or disagree with any of… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Leadership
Fiat Chrysler, auto union reach tentative deal on contract
Description: Fiat Chrysler is the last company to settle on a new contract with the union Source: CBC.ca Date: Dec 02, 2019 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/fiat-chrysler-uaw-contract-1.5380562 Questions for discussion: How well did each side do in the end? How would you characterize the future of auto union power to influence corporate decisions?
Google’s ‘Thanksgiving Four’ present a challenge to leadership as campus activism rises
Description: Google leadership may consider the leaking of sensitive information by employees as the biggest threat to its culture. But the more pressing issue the company faces is a massive wave of activism that’s now turned some of its loudest critics into heroes. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 27, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/27/googles-thanksgiving-four-present-a-challenge-to-leadership.html Questions for… Read more »
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon: ‘We could go away at any minute’
Description: Walmart is constantly evolving to avoid dying off, as plenty of other retailers have, according to the company’s chief executive officer. “Walmart is not arrogant,” CEO Doug McMillon said at CNBC’s Evolve Summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning. “We could go away at any minute. I think most of us act that way… Read more »
Former Amazon executive on the 5-star success lesson he learned from online giant’s customer ratings
Description: Dan Lewis, CEO of trucking logistics start-up Convoy, spent many years at Amazon before founding his own company. Among the biggest projects he worked on as Amazon’s general manager of new shopping experiences was helping to build an online ratings and reviews model. It was a big problem from the online retail giant in… Read more »
YouTube CEO implores video creators to take some time off
Description: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says in 2019, she’s been hearing more about creators feeling the need to constantly produce content, resulting in burnout. So much so, that she asked her product teams to pull some data. Source: CNBC.com Date: Nov 22, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/youtube-ceo-anne-wojicki-to-video-creators-take-some-time-off.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: What do you think about how the… Read more »
Rethinking McKinsey
Description: Disrupting the management priesthood Source: TheEconomist.com Date: Nov 23, 2019 Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2019/11/21/rethinking-mckinsey?cid1=cust/ednew/n/bl/n/2019/11/21n/owned/n/n/nwl/n/n/NA/346869/n Questions for discussion: Summarize what the report says about McKinsey and the industry challenges taking place. What do you think the firm will look like in the future?
Apple to Ban Vaping Apps From Its Store
Description: A respiratory condition linked to vaping has caused more than 40 deaths and over 2,000 illnesses, according to United States health authorities. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 15, 2019 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/business/apple-vaping-apps.html Questions for discussion: What benefits accrue to Apple as a result of this decision? Could management be mitigating the risk of future lawsuits by… Read more »
Alphabet’s Board Probes Company’s Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
Description: Google’s parent Alphabet is investigating how the company has managed sexual harassment and misconduct claims, some of which have targeted its own executives. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Nov 06, 2019 Link: https://fortune.com/2019/11/06/google-parent-alphabet-probe-sexual-harassment-misconduct/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=ceo-daily&utm_content=2019110712pm Questions for discussion: What are the management issues raised in this report? Do you think the firms mentioned have responded… Read more »
Are Elon Musk’s Warnings About AI Manipulating Social Media Coming True?
Description: Elon Musk voiced a dire warning about AI. Should we be worried? Source: Fortune.com Date: Nov 05, 2019 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/341650?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the concerns related to AI and future possibilities? What do you believe the direction will be? What role is there for management to play in order… Read more »
