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Category Archives: Leadership and Management
Supply chain norms and incentives should be aligned internally as well
Have you heard of managers paying liquidated damages to their employer for defective manufacturing under their watch? Probably not, but sure you’ve heard of suppliers paying liquidated damages for defective supplies. Depending on the alignment of incentives and norms of internal folks the external relationships with the supply chain and distribution channel can work betterContinue reading “Supply chain norms and incentives should be aligned internally as well”
Strategic Oil Reserve and the “desultory” Libyan Conflict- Energizing Libyan Entrepreneurs
There was a BBC correspondent who came up with the word “desultory” to describe the Libyan conflict. Today there were visuals from both the rebel and Gaddafi camps that sort of supported this brilliant one word “desultory” description. Should US put out the 60 days Strategic Oil Reserve for something that might last a fewContinue reading “Strategic Oil Reserve and the “desultory” Libyan Conflict- Energizing Libyan Entrepreneurs”
Unemployment now under 9% -the Science and Math Education Value Chain
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“Worst” companies need to improve their websites: Fortune Most Admired Companies
Tonight those companies which made it to the top spots in each Fortune best category are churning out PR news releases , justly proud of their accomplishments. Those who appear in the “worst” list would be hiding or don’t even know it,I guess.For starters, those companies judged as “worst” should get their websites better organized. When I went to one such “worst” company’s website I was totally surprised to encounter all kinds of slow flash introductions, random pop ups and even a spam video!
[Note: This post is from March 3, 2011 and was updated for formatting on May 19, 2021]
Warren Buffet annual letter- America’s best days are ahead
Warren Buffet’s annual letter to shareholder’s is here. The stock market has taken positive note of the Oracle of Omaha‘s views and here is my favorite para from the top of page 4, with the last line in bold: …..Throughout my lifetime, politicians and pundits have constantly moaned about terrifying problems facing America. Yet ourContinue reading “Warren Buffet annual letter- America’s best days are ahead”
“Customer first Technology next” is the message from Yale Conference
The Yale Consumer Insights Conference on “Marketing and Innovation in a Shrinking World” was today. Dean Sharon Oster opened the conference with a reference to the momentous people’s movement in the Middle East and the enabling power of the Internet and social media which was echoed, in the marketing context, by several other speakers. AContinue reading ““Customer first Technology next” is the message from Yale Conference”
35B$ Boeng mega contract to create jobs in low-cost US locations: what about high cost States?
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Libya- is it time for private initiative to help Build,Operate,Transfer (BOT) democracy ?
One was aghast at seeing Libyan diplomats defect the Gaddafi Government. Diplomats are usually very circumspect folks and this brings up the idea of private initiatives to Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) democracies in entire parts of he world. Seems like an unusual business idea but by the time official folks in the UN andContinue reading “Libya- is it time for private initiative to help Build,Operate,Transfer (BOT) democracy ?”
Effecting change- leading by building consensus
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