var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} The Climate change meeting of the United Nations at Copenhagen is considered really important by most of the world. Americans too have moved up in their climate concernsContinue reading “Climate Change and US jobs- some CEO green options”
Category Archives: Future
Where are the jobs? Some tips and cheer for tough times
Some years ago, we had a recruitment consultant speaker at one of the associations I am involved with. A participant asked the question: What should someone who is 60+ and looking for work- do? The speaker was a seasoned older professional from New York and not used to mincing his words …. ” This did not happen to you suddenly” was his answer, which I thought was rather cruel at the time.But today when I think about it, we tend to neglect our own professional development , even when everything is going rather well.
Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} No sooner I found out that President Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize , I called my old friend from Vadodara,India – the longtime hometown andContinue reading “Global B2B implications of Obama Nobel Prize, Free Global Telephony and Twitter”
Resurgence of innovation at Pittsburgh and the G-20 Summit
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Driving around the former steel towns can be daunting with rusty steel towers and Pittsburgh is one such former steel town. But when you hear Pittsburgh leaders talk,Continue reading “Resurgence of innovation at Pittsburgh and the G-20 Summit”
Increasing clicks and reducing bricks – why Amazon may match Wal-Mart
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} As the Internet moves to the next level of adoption I was excited to read that Amazon is going great with it’s non-books/CD’s business. I was reminded ofContinue reading “Increasing clicks and reducing bricks – why Amazon may match Wal-Mart”
MBA lessons from GM Bankruptcy
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} MBA classrooms across the world will reverberate with lessons from the GM Bankruptcy for future MBA's. Strangely though,since MBA's starting working for GM in the 1970's the lessonsContinue reading “MBA lessons from GM Bankruptcy”
Managing outsourcing – in tough times upcoming ISM Workshop
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}I am scheduled to speak at the 94th ISM conference on Monday, May 4 and the brief of the talk entitled ” You have a Great Global Outsourcing Contract-Continue reading “Managing outsourcing – in tough times upcoming ISM Workshop”
“Animal Spirits” by Robert Shiller- time to look across disciplines
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} "Animal Spirits" is a new book by Robert Shiller and George Akerlof. It's sort of interesting that Shiller an Economist, refers to Psychology pretty often in this videoContinue reading ““Animal Spirits” by Robert Shiller- time to look across disciplines”
Small Business, Google AdWords and B2B Marketing in a recession
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} If you think about it, most jobs,innovation and entrepreneurship is in the small sector. Strangely textbooks and academic work in B2B,Supply Chain and Innovation focuses on large organizations-Continue reading “Small Business, Google AdWords and B2B Marketing in a recession”
Managing risks, actuaries and lessons from AIG- where was the human factor?
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Actuarial sciences are primarily mathematical and depend on past data. Since there was no past data the risk of insuring the mortgage-backed securities was underestimated. AIG insured banksContinue reading “Managing risks, actuaries and lessons from AIG- where was the human factor?”