Description: Regulators expected to take fresh interest after LendingClub’s CEO ouster Source: MarketWatch.com Date: May 09, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lendingclub-saga-may-yield-increased-scrutiny-of-the-peer-to-peer-lending-2016-05-09 Questions for Discussions: What are the managerial issues at the center of this story? What lessons should be taken by all managers, regardless of the nature of their industry?
Posts Categorized: Management
Hulu and YouTube Are Tapping Into Cable TV
Description: One more reason to cut the cord. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: May 04, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1rvvaBv Questions for Discussions: Do you think Hulu can distinguish itself from other providers by way of producing content entertainment? How important is price, in the battle to build a subscriber base in this industry? What do… Read more »
Here’s Robert Herjavec’s Advice to Prospective Business Owners
Description: He says there’s one thing he wishes he understood earlier. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: May 03, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1W4ZkI4 Questions for discussion: What advice does technology-entrepreneur Robert Herjavec offer to those starting businesses today? What advice is most important? In your opinion, how does his advice jive with the motivation of most… Read more »
How You’re Making Facebook a Money Machine
Description: What you do when waiting for the bus or avoiding work goes a long way to explaining a tectonic shift in business and media. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 30, 2016 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/upshot/how-youre-making-facebook-a-money-machine.html Questions for Discussions: How are Apple and Facebook similar, according the article? What is the revenue engine driving each company? How can… Read more »
On This Waterfront, Robot Longshoremen Are the New Contenders
Description: On one end of a dock at America’s busiest port, tractor-trailers haul containers through dense, stop-and-go traffic. Sometimes they collide. Sometimes the drivers must wait, diesel engines idling, as piles are unstacked to find the specific container they need. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Apr 25, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-25/on-this-waterfront-robot-longshoremen-are-the-new-contenders Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Where the world’s good (and great) jobs are
Description: Disappointed by the state of the U.S. job market? Well, take heart. Source: WashingtonPost.com Date: Apr 28, 2016 Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/28/where-the-worlds-good-and-great-jobs-are/ Questions for Discussions: What does the research say about how people around the world think about their jobs? What does this mean for managers of these employees?
Here’s What the First Female Network President Has to Say About Gender Barriers
Description: Kay Koplovitz founded USA Networks in 1977. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Apr 29, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1SNITMO Questions for Discussions: What does Kay Koplovitz say about her career and corporate experiences? Do you think the business world has changed “enough” since she began her career? Why do you think gender is an “issue”… Read more »
Here’s How Wearable Devices Could Save Lives
Description: Information is the key in preventative care. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Apr 28, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1qYjYNf Questions for discussion: How can wearable devices change our health-behavior and communications with medical specialists? How should companies like Apple, market these innovative products?
This Company Wants to Be the Disney of Lifestyle Brands
Description: But don’t expect any cruises Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Apr 28, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1rkP55V Questions for discussion: What lessons about management, entrepreneurship, and leadership does Jason Wachob of Mindbodygreen share in this interview? Review the website http://www.mindbodygreen.com and compare how this business model is different that others in this field.
Only one woman was named CEO of a major company in North America in 2015
Description: Just four percent of S&P 500 CEOs are women. Only 19 percent of those companies’ board members are women. Source: WashingtonPost.com Date: Apr 21, 2016 Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/04/21/only-one-woman-was-named-ceo-of-a-major-company-in-north-america-in-2015/ Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the success of women executives? What is your interpretation of the statistics?
