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Description: In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton Dean Erika James and Simmons University President Lynn Perry Wooten explain how “vicarious learning” can prepare you and your team to weather any crisis.

Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/

Date: Feb 14, 2023

Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/crisis-leadership-harness-the-experience-of-others/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=2-15-2023&utm_content=Crisis_Leadership:_Harness_the_Experience_of_Others

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the process described in this article.
  • What is the relationship between leaders and employees before, during and after a crisis?

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Description: As your company evolves, so should its core values. Here are four steps to revising them.

Source: INC.com

Date: Feb 14, 2023

Link: https://www.inc.com/heidi-zak/companies-should-revise-their-core-values-every-2-3-years-heres-why-how.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Why is it important for a company to revise its core values every few years?
  • Summarize the process as described in this article.
  • How do you think the process affects employees and management?

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Description: 7 months into search for new CEO signs some shareholders are losing patience

Source: FinancialPost.ca

Date: Feb 14, 2023

Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/suncor-activist-investor-truce-faces-test

Questions for discussion:

  • How is the search for a new CEO going, according to the report?
  • How is the activist investor affecting the process?
  • What does the activist investor expect to change, as a result of new leadership?

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Description: Toyland is a treacherous place these days, and Mattel is the latest victim. Quarterly sales for the company plummeted 22%, and earnings missed forecasts.

Source: MediaPost.com

Date: Feb 10, 2023

Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382432/turmoil-in-toyland-mattel-sales-tumble-hasbro-ha.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readnow&utm_campaign=129253&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ

Questions for discussion:

  • Is this a marketing, management or financial problem?
  • What are the possible explanations for these financial results?
  • How does Mattel compare to the industry as a whole?
  • What would you advise the company do at this time?

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Description: Adidas is launching a new line with actress Jenna Ortega Adidas unexpectedly updated its financial guidance for the coming year, warning investors that the aftershocks of its dealing with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, keep on coming. If it does not sell the existing Yeezy stock, it could lower sales by $1.3 billion and reduce operating profit by $535 million.

Source: MediaPost.com

Date: Feb 10, 2023

Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/382445/haunted-by-kanye-deal-adidas-posts-warning.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=129253&hashid=7T9TCmQZSDGbnu-424RuBQ

Questions for discussion:

  • How much is this situation due to the cancelled working relationship with Kanye West?
  • What are other possible explanations for these financial results?
  • Do you think moving ahead with Jenna Ortega makes sense?
  • What would you advise the company do at this time?

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Description: Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell thinks the slew of new salary transparency laws sweeping the nation will help advance pay equity, although it may not raise salaries overall.

Source: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/

Date: Feb 07, 2023

Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/wharton-business-daily-podcast/will-salary-transparency-become-standard/?utm_campaign=KatW2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=2-8-2023&utm_content=Will_Salary_Transparency_Become_Standard

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the arguments over salary transparency.
  • How is greater transparency expected to influence workplace relationships?
  • What are your thoughts on the issue?

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Description: If you’re the CEO of a company that just announced it would lay off a large number employees, you probably expect your next all-company meeting to be rough. Your employees are going to have some questions, many of which won’t have easy answers.

Source: INC.com

Date: Feb 02, 2023

Link: https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/googles-ceo-answered-criticism-over-layoffs-at-a-heated-all-company-meeting-this-1-word-stood-out.html?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inc%20-%20Top%2010.Newsletter%20-%20Inc%20-%20Top%2010%202-5-23&leadId=261346&mkt_tok=NjEwLUxFRS04NzIAAAGJwN0SShqig6EJGYCV-UYmpvsmCp_PlE857cgKFayjr6y7Y9I52F4EaZRHVK_318t0P-ebxNkBm6n-uZKo3VAWEzQ6hkRqz2hiog7mJ0E

Questions for discussion:

  • What was the reason given by Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai for the massive layoff of employees?
  • Is the criticism directed at him in this article fair, in your opinion?
  • When it comes to employment and hiring, does Google operate any differently than the rest of the IT industry?

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Description: Nelson Peltz declared his proxy fight with Disney was over Thursday after the entertainment giant unveiled a vast restructuring plan, cost cuts and 7,000 layoffs.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Feb 09, 2023

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/09/activist-investor-nelson-peltz-declares-disney-proxy-fight-is-over-after-iger-unveils-restructuring.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Summarize the results of this settlement.
  • How will this affect management decision-making and planning in the future?

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Description: Hybrid and remote arrangements that became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic may not be going away any time soon, but some big Canadian employers want people to clock in from their office desks more frequently.

Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report

Date: Feb 09, 2023

Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canadian-employers-face-resistance-as-they-seek-to-increase-office-days-1.1881692

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the report say is happening to workplaces as employers increasingly shift more employees back to the office?
  • How do you think this effort is affecting the workplace and how should management deal with employees who may be unwilling to return to the office?

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Description: In 1986, a New York zoning activist made a startling discovery: A newly constructed building was over a dozen floors too high. What followed was one of the strangest outcomes in the history of big-city housing.

Source: TheHustle.co

Date: Feb 03, 2023

Link: https://link.thehustle.co/view/6336092910af034736048108i4gus.4amh/236068f4

Questions for discussion:

  • What does the article say about the working relationship between city governments and real estate developers?
  • Was there a better decision to be made in the case of the Parkview?
  • Do you think there should be greater and stricter regulation or less? Explain your thinking.