$1.8M Ferrari race car for amateurs

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Description: Ferrari XX Program allows a few of the most passionate fans to buy a FXX or a 599XX race cars and drive them on race tracks around the world. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2014/03/14/pf-latt-ferrari-599xx-race-car-formula-one.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for discussion: How does this program promote the Ferrari brand internationally? Who is… Read more »

Your Job Taught to Machines Puts Half U.S. Work at Risk

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Description: Who needs an army of lawyers when you have a computer? When Minneapolis attorney William Greene faced the task of combing through 1.3 million electronic documents in a recent case, he turned to a so-called smart computer program. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 12, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-12/your-job-taught-to-machines-puts-half-u-s-work-at-risk.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the highlights in this… Read more »

Facebook Unveils Video Ads to Court TV’s Market

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Description: Facebook Inc. (FB) is releasing its long-awaited video-advertising product today, as the world’s largest social network moves to diversify its revenue by tapping into television-marketing budgets. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-13/facebook-unveils-video-ads-to-court-tv-s-market.html Questions for Discussions: Describe this new business model at Facebook? Do you think it fits into the Facebook user experience?… Read more »

Looking forward to performance reviews?

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Description: Performance reviews can be scary, but they can also mean a fatter paycheck. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 04, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2014/02/28/pf-performance-reviews.moneymag/index.html Questions for Discussions: Summarize the commentary presented about performance reviews. What stands out for managers and for the employee facing a review?

Why Mary Barra has never asked for a raise

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Description: The first female CEO of a major automaker explains her philosophy on climbing up the corporate ladder. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2014/03/03/gm-ceo-mary-barra-career.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for discussion: What does this report tell you about the personality and character of Mary Barra? Do you think she exemplifies common characteristics in managers… Read more »

What I Learned (the Hard Way) About Outsourcing

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Description: Many businesses outsource work to other countries. But outsourcing can be scary. How do you know you’re not going to be ripped off, with a job that will return half-baked or not at all? Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 04, 2014 Link: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/what-i-learned-the-hard-way-about-outsourcing/?ref=smallbusiness Questions for Discussions: What are the lessons learned about outsourcing, as reported… Read more »

‘The Internet of Everything’: Cisco Canada’s president explains why he’s moved past the telework debate

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Description: For Nitin Kawale, the debate over the efficacy of telework in spurring productivity is yesterday’s news. From the vantage point of Cisco Canada‘s president, there’s no longer a debate at all; it’s a revolution that is already underway in most workplaces and is about to enter a much more comprehensive phase — a phase he… Read more »

LinkedIn drama! How to avoid it

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Description: You may have heard about the professional who took heat for aggressively responding to a networking request. Here’s how to avoid such drama. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/28/t-how-to-avoid-drama-on-linkedin.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the lessons here for users looking to social networks like LinkedIn as a route to… Read more »

BlackBerry’s turnaround strategy

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Description: BlackBerry CEO John Chen talks about the need for the struggling phone maker to keep enterprise customers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 26, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/26/t-blackberry-ceo-chen-mwc.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for discussion: What is John Chen’s turn around strategy for BlackBerry? Do you think it will succeed?