Description: Carlos Brito is walking the aisles of a vast São Paulo supermarket, continually stopping to pick up pieces of trash — a paper cup, a plastic fork — or to pull certain cartons of beer to the front of the shelves for better visibility. These are the kinds of menial tasks most executives wouldn’t… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
DirecTV launches TV network for dogs
Description: Dog TV…will it turn your dog into a canine couch potato? For only $5 a month, your dog can watch this commercial-free network at any time of the day. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/08/08/n-dog-tv-network.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What do you think about this concept? Do you think the… Read more »
Cory Vines: The Warby Parker of Activewear
Description: Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — Cory Vines CEO Dan Lieberman discusses the company’s activewear with Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/1ey3ZIw Questions for Discussions: How does the Internet allow new businesses to enter the marketplace more easily? What are the special… Read more »
Rhea Lana’s Unpaid Moms ‘Don’t Care About Making Minimum Wage’
Description: Rhea Lana Riner is on a mission to get government off her back. As chief executive and founder of Rhea Lana’s, a children’s consignment franchise business based in Conway, Ark., Riner has been investigated twice in the past two years for labor violations, first by the Arkansas Department of Labor and then by the wage… Read more »
News media, meet Jeff Bezos
Description: Commentary: Amazon boss and his new hobby could be a good long-term fit Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-media-meet-jeff-bezos-2013-08-07?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What is the strategic thinking suggested behind Bezos’ acquisition of the Washington Post? Do you think he will be successful?
The 7 Deadly Sins Of Management
Description: A friend and colleague just sent me a blog post about David Ogilvy, the original Mad Man and legendary American advertising guru, and his ideas on management. Some of them are timeless and sharp; some seem dated (especially the conspicuous absence of any references to women). Some make me think he must have been… Read more »
Foodie’s Dream Job: Meet a Whole Foods forager
Description: Bloomberg’s Carol Massar takes us on the road with Whole Foods forager Elly Truesdell as she searches America, looking for the freshest food in the land. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: June 07, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/15H03SS Questions for Discussions: How is Whole Foods forager Elly Truesdell’s job different than that of a buyer… Read more »
Costco CEO Craig Jelinek Leads the Cheapest, Happiest Company in the World
Description: Joe Carcello has a great job. The 59-year-old has an annual salary of $52,700, gets five weeks of vacation a year, and is looking forward to retiring on the sizable nest egg in his 401(k), which his employer augments with matching funds. After 26 years at his company, he’s not worried about layoffs. In… Read more »
Where cell phones go to die
Description: Much of the world’s electronic waste ends up in Guiyu, China, where old parts are recycled but chemicals like mercury leak into the water. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: May 31, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/05/31/t-china-electronic-waste.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Who should be held responsible for e-waste? Explain why the e-waste recycling business is centralized in… Read more »
Ignored, Now Courted: Hulu Is Belle of the Ball
Description: Hulu in focus as players figure out delivery of online content. Source: WSJ.com – video report Date: May 24, 2013 Link: http://on.wsj.com/19aiodZ Questions for Discussions: What sort of business model do see evolving for the delivery of content by the entertainment industry? Do you think consumers will be willing to pay for access to… Read more »
