Yum! CEO of Taco Bell/KFC/Pizza Hut, David Novak, was named Best CEO of 2012 by Chief Executive magazine. The selection committee described him with these key words: compelling vision, ...
More info US companies are posting record profits, as the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 had the highest operating earnings for S&P 500 companies since 1981. That being said, 3rd Quarter profits and ...
More info On election night, Mitt Romney did not have a concession speech. With the assumption of victory, his campaign team mistakenly posted a government transition website in the determined expectation ...
More info Living in Austin, one of our celebrities is Lance Armstrong. His dominating performance for 7 years in the Tour de France was undercut last month with his admission of suspected, and vehemently ...
More info Things that will disappear soon and causes of the disappearance: checks – due to credit cards and mobile transactions, post offices – due to carriers like FedEx, newspapers – ...
More info Below are some highlights from a Wharton interview with IBM’s previous CEO, Sam Palmisano (K@W, 1/18/2012.) Companies have a hard time seeing Act Two because they are so wedded to the product, ...
More info Google spent $12B last year for Motorola’s mobile-patents. Facebook paid Microsoft $550 million for some of the patents that Microsoft bought from AOL.The question is… for business or ...
More info The co-CEO’s of Research in Motion (makers of Blackberry) resigned this time last year, due to sliding market share (3/4 of value in 2 years). Investors were frustrated that the new CEO was ...
More info As we look forward to a New Year, it is necessary to assess your corporate strategy. During this analysis, you must consider 2012’s internal performance and strategy execution, as well as ...
More info Some companies throw holiday parties and give presents. One present that all companies should give is affirmation to employees: celebrating their individual contribution to the company’s success ...
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