These Young Workers Are ‘Romanticizing’ the Return to Office

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Description: As many others chafe against employer mandates, creators on TikTok —  some new to the work force — are trying to show that the office can be fun.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Nov 27, 2022

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/business/tiktok-office-influencers.html?smid=em-share

Questions for discussion:

  • How can Tik Tok influencers help attract employees back to office?
  • What are the risks associated with using this social media platform for HR related issues like publicizing work environments?

In defensive interview, Sam Bankman-Fried claims he’s broke and committed no fraud

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Description: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, in possibly the understatement of 2022, said Wednesday, “I’ve had a bad month.” The former billionaire added that he “didn’t do a good job” at upholding his responsibilities to regulators, customers and investors in a hotly anticipated conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Dec 01, 2022

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-says-i-didnt-ever-try-to-commit-fraud.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize your understanding of the events that lead to the collapse of FTX.
  • How would you characterize public perception of Bankman-Fried’s behavior and explanations.
  • How do you think this story will impact business decision-making in the future?

Have the Anticapitalists Reached Harvard Business School?

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Description: Social justice joins discounted cash flows on the syllabus as essential knowledge for aspiring corporate leaders.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Nov 28, 2022

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/business/business-school-social-justice.html?smid=em-share

Questions for discussion:

  • What are the main arguments presented in this article?
  • Where do you stand on these questions?
  • What do you believe are the obligations of the corporation to society?

New Report: How Companies Are Faking Their DEI Strategy and Making It Worse for Workers

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Description: While more employers truly care about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), it is just a box to tick for many others

​Source: INC.com

Date: Nov 21, 2022

Link: https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/new-report-how-companies-are-faking-their-dei-strategy-making-it-worse-for-workers.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the research presented.
  • Do you agree with the analysis and explanations for the results presented?
  • What does this report say about the status of DEI to management and employees?
  • What would you advise employers and employees?

Bob Iger returns as Disney CEO, replacing Bob Chapek after a brief, tumultuous tenure

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Description: Bob Iger is back. Disney, in a shocking late Sunday announcement, said it had reappointed Iger as chief executive, effective immediately, after Iger’s hand-picked successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, came under fire for his management of the entertainment giant.

Source: CNBC.com

Date: Nov 21, 2022

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/bob-iger-named-disney-ceo-effective-immediately.html

Questions for discussion:

  • What does this story say about the managerial roles of the board of directors and the CEO?
  • Do you believe Bob Iger bears some responsibility for the selection of Bob Chapek?
  • How should the board and CEO now go about selecting the next CEO, given the two-year window available?
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Disney’s CEO Boomerang Reveals Iger’s Biggest Failing

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Description: The hero’s return should be viewed as a failure in leadership when it comes to the essential task of picking a worthy successor.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Nov 22, 2022

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-11-22/disney-s-ceo-boomerang-reveals-bob-iger-s-biggest-failing?srnd=premium-canada&leadSource=uverify%20wall

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the evaluation of Bob Iger’s leadership in this opinion piece.
  • Do you agree with this assessment?

‘Nobody wants that job’: Some businesses are turning to robots to solve labour shortage woes

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Description: Hiring problems have forced some to embrace automation, but business investment faces headwinds in a slowing economy

Source: FinancialPost.com

Date: Nov 22, 2022

Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-work/nobody-wants-that-job-some-businesses-are-turning-to-robots-to-solve-labour-shortage-woes

Questions for discussion:

  • What is driving investment towards greater mechanization, automation and robotics?
  • Has the model for business decision-making about the choice between employees versus machines changed?
  • Do you believe there are limits to the use of machines?

Elon Musk’s backers cheer him on, even if they aren’t sure what he’s doing to Twitter

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Description: Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has not exactly taken off like a rocket.
After trying desperately to get out of the $44 billion purchase, he faced a court battle for reneging. So he went through with it, while complaining that he was “obviously overpaying.” Mass layoffs and mass resignations have left Twitter a shadow of its former self. And Musk’s decision to put blue checkmarks — Twitter’s confirmation of a user’s identity — up for purchase has scared away advertisers, who provide nearly all of the company’s revenue.

Source: NPR.org

Date: Nov 21, 2022

Link: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/21/1138064606/elon-musk-twitter-investors-fans

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the report say about perceptions of Elon Musk and his handling of Twitter?
  • What do you think about his decisions?
  • Do you believe his actions at Twitter will have wider ramifications for other businesses he is tied to such as Tesla?

Iger announces first big moves in new tenure as Disney CEO: Restructuring and departure of Chapek right hand Kareem Daniel

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Description: Bob Iger, less than 24 hours after returning to the helm of Disney, told employees Monday that the company would be undergoing a restructuring in coming weeks. One of the first steps, Iger announced, would be the departure of Kareem Daniel, the company’s head of media and entertainment, and right hand to now-departed CEO Bob Chapek.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Nov 21, 2022

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/kareem-daniel-disney-head-of-media-and-chapeks-right-hand-is-out-following-igers-return.html

Questions for discussion:

  • How has the organization been reset by Iger?
  • Do you think Iger’s changes and his reasons given make sense?
  • Why do you believe Disney was in financial trouble?
  • Do you believe the actions taken by Chapek were on track for success if given time?
  • What would you advise the firm do today?

Why Employee-owned Companies Are Better at Building Worker Wealth

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Description: Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Corey Rosen, founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership, about how employee ownership plans are structured and why they yield great financial benefits for companies and workers alike.

​Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu

Date: Nov 11, 2022

Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-employee-owned-companies-are-better-at-building-worker-wealth/?utm_campaign=KatW2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=11-16-2022&utm_content=Why_Employee-owned_Companies_Are_Better_at_Building_Worker_Wealth

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the research presented.
  • What is the explanation for these findings?
  • What does this mean for companies that do not have employee ownership plans?
  • Are there alternatives to ownership plans that can work as well, in your opinion?