Description: Apple has been without Steve Jobs for one year now, and it has become clear that what the company misses most is not Jobs’s innovative thinking, but his micro-management. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Oct.11, 2012 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-11/in-praise-of-micromanagers#r=hpt-fs Questions for Discussions: Summarize the points made in the article about micro-managers. Do you agree with these sentiments?
Posts Tagged: Groups & Teams
Carol Bartz’s advice to Marissa Mayer
Description: Ex-Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s advice to the current CEO Marissa Mayer – ‘changing culture is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 03, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/10/02/f-mpw-carol-bartz-advice-to-mayer.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Summarize the views presented by Carol Bartz. What is your opinion of these positions?
How a Dashboard Can Set You Free
Description: Creating value in a business often starts with a change in the behavior of the owner. See if this sounds like you: Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/how-a-dashboard-can-set-you-free/?ref=smallbusiness Questions for Discussions: What is the Dashboard concept and how is it supposed to help managers? Describe the specific problems faced by the author of… Read more »
H-P’s services meltdown offers no easy fix
Description: The magnitude of the meltdown of Hewlett-Packard Co.’s services business has surprised many analysts and is a major reason why the tech giant has stretched its turnaround plan into at least the next two fiscal years. Source: Moneywatch.com Date: Oct 04, 2012 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/h-ps-services-meltdown-offers-no-easy-fix-2012-10-04 Questions for Discussions: Explain the reasons for HP’s situation. What… Read more »
The farmers market goes digital
Description: Mobile apps can shorten the food chain, skipping grocery stores and connecting farmers directly to consumers. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/09/27/n-farmigo-digital-farmers-market.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Which marketing functions are being provided by the Internet system that is connecting farmers directly with consumers? How is this system more socially responsible?… Read more »
How a tech co. ended up in Concord, Mass.
Description: Concord, Mass. wasn’t co-founder Paul English’s first choice for Kayak’s HQ, but he did it for the sake of recruiting the best talent. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2012/09/26/ldrshp-kayak-4.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the way in which businesses are formed and business people are… Read more »
U.S. Is Tightening Web Privacy Rule to Shield Young
Description: Federal regulators are about to take the biggest steps in more than a decade to protect children online. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 27, 2012 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/technology/ftc-moves-to-tighten-online-privacy-protections-for-children.html?ref=technology Questions for Discussions: What are the social concerns that Web managers will have to deal with as a result of this movement in legislation? Do you believe web… Read more »
How to argue with the boss — and win
Description: (MoneyWatch) The whole problem with advice on how to deal with boss issues is it’s usually black and white. That’s because writing without a distinct point of view is usually very boring. In social media terms, that means it’s not very “clickable.” Source: CBSMoneyWatch.com Date: Sep 25, 2012 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57519430/how-to-argue-with-the-boss-and-win/?tag=nl.e664&s_cid=e664 Questions for Discussions: Summarize… Read more »
Harley-Davidson Revs Up for Leaner Times
Description: Harley-Davidson has fine-tuned its operations for smooth riding should the economy slip back into a slump. James Hagerty has details on The News Hub. Photo: Bloomberg. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: Sep 21, 2012 Link: http://on.wsj.com/ONkNP3 Questions for Discussions: How has Harley-Davidson changed production in order to improve productivity? Why do you think… Read more »
Wal-Mart stops selling Amazon Kindles
Description: Wal-Mart is joining Target in the decision to stop selling Amazon Kindles, in a move that appears to have come after a pricing dispute. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Sep 20, 2012 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/20/technology/walmart-kindle/index.html?iid=SF_BN_River Questions for Discussions: Do you think management has made a wise decision to halt sales of Kindles at Wal-Mart? What should Amazon… Read more »
