Description: The reason Sbarro is having a rougher time than other, more solvent purveyors of not-good food goes to the root of its business: You eat Sbarro not because you want Sbarro, but because it is the food that is available at the moment you want some food. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 13, 2014 Link:… Read more »
Posts Tagged: HRM
Your Job Taught to Machines Puts Half U.S. Work at Risk
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 »
Looking forward to performance reviews?
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?
What I Learned (the Hard Way) About Outsourcing
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 »
BlackBerry’s turnaround strategy
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?
Netflix’s Reed Hastings: The man to watch
Description: With 44-million subscribers and counting, Netflix is changing the way we watch TV and movies. The man with the remote? Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/21/n-netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-business-of-being.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Identify the key decisions taken by management that either boosted or hurt Netflix growth? What… Read more »
How Zappos will run with no job titles
Description: Zappos is transitioning to a new organizational structure. It’s not what you’re used to, and it’s not a democracy. Here’s a look at how a company can run as a holacracy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/17/n-zappos-holacracy-no-job-titles.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is this new management practice all about? Is… Read more »
Has social media helped your career?
Description: From company branding to recruitment, New Yorkers sound off on how social media sites like Twitter and Facebook have helped them professionally. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 06, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/06/money-twitter-facebook-professional-career-job-social-media.moneymag/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report have to say about the way some people use social media? Do you think… Read more »
10 Ways Companies Drive Away Talent
Description: If there’s one word that’s almost certain to appear somewhere on every business’s website, that word is talent. Companies of every size love to talk about talent! They can talk about talent all day long. Source: Forbes.com Date: Feb 01, 2014 Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/02/01/ten-ways-companies-drive-away-talent/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the recommendations to managers who are concerned… Read more »
Manning’s Millions: On and off the field
Description: Business is booming for the superstar quarterback as he heads into the hunt for his second Super Bowl ring. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 31, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/31/n-business-of-being-peyton-manning.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the development of the Manning brand and what it represents to a marketing manager today. What would you recommend that… Read more »
