Description: Dairy Queen CEO John Gainor says ‘people need to be paid a fair wage,’ low wages are connected to turnover, and that the company is currently dealing with rising minimum wages in states. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 07, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/07/n-dairy-queen-ceo-minimum-wage.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does John Gainer see the impact… Read more »
Posts Tagged: HRM
Munger: ‘Finance needs a few prosecutions’
Description: Warren Buffett’s right hand man, Charlie Munger, says banks are behaving better, but it’s important to charge some individuals with crimes to really change the culture. Source: CNN.com – video report Date: May 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/06/n-charlie-munger-bank-prosecution-criminal-charges-financial-crisis.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does Charlie Munger have to say about controlling questionable behavior of top corporate… Read more »
How to get your products on Whole Foods shelves
Description: Barry Turner, co-founder and CEO of Lenny & Larry’s, discusses the company’s organic foods and expansion plans with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television’s “Taking Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: May 06, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-05-06/from-american-gladiator-to-organic-food-co-founder#r=nav-f-video Questions for Discussions: How important is Barry Turner’s identity as a body builder for the success… Read more »
For NBC, a bet on the Olympics is anything but a game
Description: The network’s extension through 2032 has media outlets gaping at the scope of this big gamble on the future of the Games. But the deal is anything but surprising. Source: Fortune.com Date: May 09, 2014 Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/05/09/for-nbc-a-bet-on-the-olympics-is-anything-but-a-game/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: According to the report, what motivated NBC management to make this deal? What are… Read more »
Blue Bottle Coffee and the Next Wave of Artisanal Coffee Shops
Description: This is going to be pleasant. We are going to talk about philosophy and classical music. We are going to appreciate things. I know this before I even see Blue Bottle Coffee founder James Freeman approach in his cardigan, tie, and glasses, a neat puff of gray hair bobbing professorially, looking like the guy… Read more »
Fireball Whisky: Selling a Brand, Shot by Shot
Description: Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is known in the spirits industry as a challenge shot. It’s an orange beverage that comes in a clear bottle with a prancing demon on the label. It tastes like a syrupy incarnation of Wrigley’s Big Red gum. It’s sweet, with a spicy burn. Source: Businessweek.com – video report Date: Apr… Read more »
Golden Parachutes: Why it’s bad business
Description: Exorbitant payouts to executives for leaving violates the idea of pay-for-performance. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/11/golden-parachutes-why-its-a-sour-deal-for-business/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues presented in the report concerning executive payouts. What is your opinion on this matter?
Maybe March Madness Boosts (Rather Than Kills) U.S. Productivity
Description: In 2006 an innovation was unleashed on the teeming, college-basketball-hungry masses that promised to unshackle us from the fear of watching NCAA March Madness tournament games at work. The Boss Button allowed basketball fans at work to switch between the live stream of a game and a phony financial statement or innocuous spreadsheet. Source:… Read more »
What to Expect From Starbucks’s New Booze Menu
Description: First, Starbucks (SBUX) wanted you in its cafes for lunch and the afternoon, so it spruced up its food offerings and started serving cold “Refreshers” and testing sodas. Now it wants you there in the evening, too, and it’s bringing out the booze. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Mar 20, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-20/what-to-expect-from-starbucks-new-booze-menu#r=nav-f-story Questions for discussion: Do… Read more »
Lessons from Nortel: Acquisitions spree, bad management calls led to tech giant’s fall, study says
Description: In the five years since Nortel went bankrupt, many possible explanations have been suggested for its demise. Poor strategy, weak finances, low-cost competition from China, a misguided board of directors, hubris, the federal government’s refusal to backstop it during the recession, you name it. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Mar 17, 2014 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/2014/03/17/lessons-from-nortel-acquisitions-spree-bad-management-calls-led-to-tech-giants-fall-study-says/ Questions for… Read more »
