Description: By 2018, one in five US households will not subscribe to cable or satellite TV Source: eMarketer.com Date: Dec 10, 2015 Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Americans-Cutting-Cable-TV-Cord-Increasing-Pace/1013327?ecid=NL1003#sthash.NccTCixj.dpuf Questions for Discussions: What do the numbers say about viewing behaviors? Is there any strategy for the cable industry that would mitigate this growing erosion of their industry?
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
Why It’s The Best Time To Be A Consumer
Description: The founders of TaskRabbit, Stitch Fix, and Brit + Co discuss the downside of the outsourced economy. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1N47msb Questions for Discussions: What is the “outsourced” economy mean? What does this report say about consumer behavior today? Do you think these business models are sustainable?
Susan Wojcicki Discusses Gender Bias and YouTube Red
Description: The YouTube CEO sits down with Fortune’s Michal Lev-Ram. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1NpXoRp Questions for Discussions: What is the YouTube Red business model? How is it different from what was done before at YouTube? What do you think about Susan Wojcicki’s answers related to being a woman… Read more »
What’s Zuckerberg Worth Without 99% of His Fortune?
Description: Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to donate 99 percent of his Facebook stock is setting new philanthropy standards. He’s starting young, and he’s structuring his Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as a limited liability corporation — meaning it can do more than just give to charity. Bloomberg’s Caleb Melby breaks down the estimated $45 billion gift. (Source: Bloomberg)… Read more »
Barnes & Noble Wants to Become More Than Books
Description: Ron Boire is under pressure to reverse the fortunes of Barnes & Noble, which has been stung by losses at its Nook division. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 03, 2015 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/business/media/barnes-noble-wants-to-become-more-than-books.html?_r=0 Questions for Discussions: Prepare a SWOT analysis for B&N. Evaluate the recent responses presented by management. Do you think they have helped? What… Read more »
Brittany Furlan: Building a Career With Vine
Description: Brittany Furlan was a struggling actress before she turned to Vine. Mike Kofsky reports on how she became one of the most popular Vine personalities with her six-second humor. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: Nov 26, 2015 Link: http://on.wsj.com/1Q1Hb9U Questions for Discussions: What does this report say to artists and the entertainment industry?… Read more »
The Secret to Great Leadership
Description: Notre Dame’s former head football coach Lou Holtz offers insight on effective team building in a discussion with WSJ’s Jerry Seib at CEO Council. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: Nov 17, 2015 Link: http://on.wsj.com/1S2eqsV Questions for Discussions: What does Lou Holz have to say about leadership and management activities in general? Do you… Read more »
Episode 416: Why The Price Of Coke Didn’t Change For 70 Years
Description: Prices go up. Occasionally, prices go down. But for 70 years, the price of a bottle of Coca-Cola didn’t change. From 1886 until the late 1950s, a bottle of Coke cost a nickel. Source: NPR.org Date: Nov 19, 2015 Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/11/18/456410327/episode-416-why-the-price-of-coke-didnt-change-for-70-years Questions for discussion: Why did Coke keep the 5 cent price for so… Read more »
12 Reasons Entrepreneurs With Type-A Personalities Are Unstoppable
Description: Personalities fit into one of two groups — Type A and Type B — it’s one or the other. Type A’s typically are extremely motivated individuals with lofty goals and the internal fire to go after anything they desire. Type B’s are typically more laid back, lacking the same level of intense self-motivation that… Read more »
CEO: Manufacturing Jobs Should Be Celebrated
Description: Snap-On CEO Nick Pinchuk says jobs in manufacturing need to be celebrated and respected as much as CEOs or lawyers in order to grow the middle class. He spoke with WSJ’s Shelby Holliday at CEO Council. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: Nov 18, 2015 Link: http://on.wsj.com/1S4K1Ks Questions for Discussions: What advice does Nick… Read more »
