Description: Anyone looking for affordable housing in central or southern Florida is in for a wild ride — and that’s why two Florida theme parks are pledging to devote around 100 acres of land to ease the housing crunch. Source: NPR.org Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091586117/florida-disney-universal-theme-parks-affordable-housing Questions for discussion: What are the benefits that… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 3 Management: Empowering People to Achieve Business Objectives
The New York Dream of Cheap Rent and No Roommates? It’s Over.
Description: The city is thriving, but many who scored a deal now face rent-renewal sticker shock. Rents rose 33 percent between January of 2021 and January this year, according to an online listing site. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/realestate/nyc-rent-cost.html Questions for discussion: What does this report illustrate about the laws of supply… Read more »
Here’s where the jobs are — in one chart
Description: As Covid restrictions eased, rebounds in the leisure and hospitality and business sectors helped to drive a strong March jobs report.The U.S. economy added more than 400,000 jobs in the final month of the first quarter, the Labor Department said Friday. Source: CNBC.com Date: Apr 01, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/01/where-the-jobs-are-march-2022-chart.html Questions for discussion: What do the… Read more »
Liquidation store ‘treasure hunt’ grows in popularity, helps online stores like Amazon
Description: Experts say increased online shopping driving growth of liquidation stores Source: CBC.ca Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quick-pick-store-a-treasure-hunt-for-shoppers-1.6410353 Questions for discussion: Why is a liquidation store necessary for online business operators like Amazon? Who are the target customers, in your opinion? How is this store different from other discounters?
Jenny Blake On How To Love Your Work – This Week’s Six Pixels of Separation Podcast
Description: Time is not money. Time is life force. This is the core of Jenny Blake‘s powerful new book, Free Time – Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business. Jenny is an author and podcaster (and friend) who loves helping people navigate change and free time to do more of their best work. Jenny is the author of… Read more »
The Huge Endeavor to Produce a Tiny Microchip
Description: As the global chip shortage continues, we take an inside look at how semiconductors are fabricated. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/technology/intel-chip-shortage.html? Questions for discussion: What are the direct economic benefits due to investments in these plants? What are the factors of production needed in order to set up these plants? Given… Read more »
Heineken and Carlsberg say they are leaving Russia.
Description: The brewing giants are quitting Russia as companies face pressure to completely pull out of the country. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 29, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/business/heineken-leaving-russia-carlsberg.html Questions for discussion: What are the good and bad consequences of these corporate decisions? What do you think of these actions? What would you advise management of these firms?… Read more »
He Built a $3 Billion Business to Solve Calendar Headaches. Here’s His Vision for the Future of Meetings
Description: Tope Awotona thinks meetings are due for a huge upgrade. Source: INC.com Date: Mar 31, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/magazine/202203/steven-i-weiss/tope-awotona-calendly-meetings-productivity.html Questions for discussion: What does the article say about how to better prepare and run meetings? What do you think about the ability of software to provide help?
French food giant and Toronto company team up to harness the new promise of Canadian oats
Description: Canada is great at growing oats, just not so great at processing them Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Mar 25, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/french-food-giant-and-toronto-company-team-up-to-harness-the-new-promise-of-canadian-oats Questions for discussion: What are the challenges facing these Canadian food businesses? What are the solutions presented in the article? What else would you advise the firms involved?
BlackRock’s Larry Fink, who oversees $10 trillion, says Russia-Ukraine war is ending globalization
Description: Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of the world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock, said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended the world order that had been in place since the end of the Cold War. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 24, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/24/blackrocks-larry-fink-who-oversees-10-trillion-says-russia-ukraine-war-is-ending-globalization.html Questions for discussion: Do you agree with the Larry Fink’s assessment… Read more »
