Description: CEO Matt Mullenweg looks back at WordPress’ 10-year career and says that Tumblr sold to Yahoo! ‘for too little.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 30, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/30/tech-co-wordpress-ceo-matt-mullenweg.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How are CEO Matt Mullenweg and WordPress similar to and yet quite different than conventional organizations and their management? What sort… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Leadership
Where cell phones go to die
Description: Much of the world’s electronic waste ends up in Guiyu, China, where old parts are recycled but chemicals like mercury leak into the water. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 31, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/31/t-china-electronic-waste.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Who should be held responsible for e-waste? Explain why the e-waste recycling business is centralized in… Read more »
One Obstacle Won’t Budge in Japan’s Fight With Deflation
Description: Vending machines stocked with sodas are ubiquitous here, tucked away, it seems, in every nook and cranny of the country. They are found along Omotesando, the tree-lined shopping avenue known as the Champs-Élysées of Tokyo, and their glow lights up the back streets of hot spring towns like Hakone. They are even atop Mount… Read more »
Can apps win the Stanley Cup?
Description: The New York Rangers take CNNMoney behind the scenes to show us how tech has been a game-changer for them. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 23, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/23/t-apps-stanley-cup.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: How has technology affected the management of hockey teams? How else can this sort of audio-visual technology help lead and… Read more »
Rinse, Repeat: P&G Brings Back Former CEO
Description: Regrouping at P&G under former CEO may not solve long term problems. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: May 24, 2013 Link: http://on.wsj.com/19afA0s Questions for Discussions: Why do you think the company brought back the former CEO at this time? What does this decision say about the company’s management and vision for the future?… Read more »
To Handle Big Data, Advertisers Turn to DMPs
Description: There’s a big to-do about Big Data and data management platforms (DMPs) in the digital advertising space. According to a new eMarketer report, “Data Management Platforms: Using Big Data to Power Marketing Performance,” DMPs enable marketers to use their Big Data to make smarter and more efficient marketing decisions. Source: eMarketer.com Date: May 24,… Read more »
What the Future Holds for Business Blogging
Description: Lately, the whole marketing community is abuzz about content. And rightfully so. Content is a necessity for any successful inbound marketing strategy, and with more and more marketers creating it, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the barrage of content out there — a lot of which is, well …. subpar (to… Read more »
About.me founder on AOL split
Description: About.me founder Tony Conrad says his social media company is for those who don’t fit into the LinkedIn ‘rubric,’ and that buying back his company from AOL was ‘amicable.’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 16, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/16/t-ts-tony-conrad-aboutme.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why do you think this acquisition failed to blend with AOL?… Read more »
Why Dreamworks is buying YouTube channels
Description: Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says he bought AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel, to target teens. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 16, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/05/16/n-cmr-dreaworks-awesomenesstv-katzenberg.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why are YouTube channels becoming more popular? Who do they appeal to and how can managers develop this environment? Why do you suppose management acquired… Read more »
CEOs Say Investing in Innovation Is Not Paying Off
Description: By now it is almost gospel that investing in innovative new products and services helps a company’s long-term success. That doesn’t mean it’s easy. A new study from Accenture, “Why ‘Low Risk’ Innovation Is Costly,” found that fewer than one in five chief executives believes his strategic investments in innovation are paying off, and… Read more »
