Description:  Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel says that more regulation of oil pipeline safety will give the public greater confidence in the oil industry. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 10/13/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/10/12/n_enbridge_oil_sands_pipeline.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: What are the advantages and disadvantages of a pipeline supplying energy? Do you think a pipeline delivering energy from Canada’s… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Top Performance through Empowerment Teamwork and Communication (p284)
Language Line Plans a Roll-Up as Translation Demand Soars
Description: The University of California Medical Center in San Francisco spends more than $3 million a year on translation services for thousands of patients who don’t speak English. Since 2009, the demand for foreign language interpreters from the center’s medical personnel has risen by a third, for languages ranging from Farsi to Mongolian. Source: Bloomberg.com… Read more »
The Shadowy World of iPhone Cases
Description: Smartphone case makers rely on rumors and leaks to get their products on the market first Source: Businessweek.com Date: 10/14/2011 Link:  http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-shadowy-world-of-iphone-cases-10132011.html Questions for discussion: What did you learn in this report about risk-taking and the planning process? How would you make decisions in this business environment?
Firing Steve Jobs was “a terrible mistake”
Description:  Former Apple CEO John Sculley reflects on how Steve Jobs recruited him to run the tech company and why its board ultimately fired Jobs in 1985. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 10/06/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/10/06/t_gc_sculley_jobs.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: According to John Sculley, what sort of businessman and entrepreneur was Steve Jobs? Do you think… Read more »
Toyota Said to Tell Partsmakers to Cut Prices
Description: Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), Asia’s biggest carmaker, is telling parts suppliers in Japan to slash prices or face being replaced by overseas rivals as the yen’s value appreciates, four people involved with the discussions said.. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 10/07/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-07/toyota-said-to-tell-partsmakers-in-japan-to-slash-prices-as-yen-advances.html Questions for discussion: Explain the connection between the value of the Japanese currency… Read more »
Five Steps to Job Creation
Description: First off, forget budget-cutting and think about training your existing staff Source: Businessweek.com Date: 10/04/2011 Link:  http://www.businessweek.com/management/five-steps-to-job-creation-10042011.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the prescriptions for job creation presented in the article. Do you think small businesses are more likely to respond to these suggestions?
BullHorn: Battle of the tech heavyweights
Description:  Apple or Amazon? IBM or HP? Three out of the four are knock-out stocks. Can you guess who has the glass chin? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 09/27/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/09/27/mkts_bh_tech_heavyweights.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights reported for each firm. Do you agree with the conclusions reported? What advice would you suggest to… Read more »
HP’s decade of mistakes
Description: The firing of CEO Leo Apotheker is just the latest in a 10 year series of strategic and ethical stumbles for the tech giant. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 09/22/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/09/22/t_hp_apotheker_mistakes.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the failings of HP’s management? Which do you think was the most damaging to the overall management… Read more »
Did H-P Board Blow it by Selecting Whitman?
Description: WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Rolfe Winkler discusses how Meg Whitman might impact Hewlett-Packard as a corporation now that the board of directors has selected her as the company’s CEO. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 09/22/2011 Link:  http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/did-h-p-board-blow-it-by-selecting-whitman/D28479BC-4537-4B91-A697-73B13622DC13 Questions for discussion: Do you think the board of directors at HP has made… Read more »
Stitching a business from scratch
Description: Fashion designer Eileen Fisher didn’t even know how to sew when she started her clothing company but had the determination to succeed. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 09/16/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2011/09/16/hwgs_eileen_fisher.fortune/ Questions for discussion: How would you describe the entrepreneurial character of Eileen Fisher? Do you think her success is due more to her… Read more »
