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Ballmer Resigning - Next? 24 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
Steve Ballmer announced he would be retiring as CEO of Microsoft within the next 12 months. This extended timing, rather than immediately, shows clear the Board is ready for him to go but there is no...
Be Really Glad Bezos Bought The Washington Post 7 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon worth $25.2B just paid $250 million to become sole owner of The Washington Post. Some think the recent rash of of billionaires buying newspapers is simply rich folks bu....
Will Living Wage Trend Kill or Make McDonald's and Walmart? 2 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
Horatio Alger wrote books in the 1800s about young poor boys who became wealthy via clean living and hard work. Americans loved the idea that anyone can become rich, and loved those stories. We love...
Fighting Trends is Expensive - Coke and McDonald's 27 Jul 2013 | 01:53 am
Both Coca-Cola and McDonald's have produced good investor returns over the last decade. From stock lows in early 2009, Coke has more than doubled. After shutting many stores and investing heavily in...
How CEO Lampert's BIAS Is Killing Sears - and Maybe Your Company Too 19 Jul 2013 | 02:42 am
Sears has performed horribly since acquired by Fast Eddie Lampert's KMart in 2005. Revenues are down 25%, same store sales have declined persistently, store margins have eroded and the company has re...
Some Leaders Never Learn - Tribune's Big, Dumb Bet 11 Jul 2013 | 03:22 am
Tribune Corporation finally emerged from a 4 year bankruptcy on the last day of 2012. Before the ink hardly dried on the documents, leadership has decided to triple company debt to double up the numb...
Why Tesla Beats GM, Ford, Nissan 28 Jun 2013 | 11:24 pm
The last 12 months Tesla Motors stock has been on a tear. From $25 it has more than quadrupled to over $100. And most analysts still recommend owning the stock, even though the company has never mad...
6 Best Apps for Business on the Go 22 Jun 2013 | 08:22 pm
If you're frequently on the go, then your smartphone or tablet is a simple tool that can keep you connected to work from virtually anywhere. However, your device is hardly useful without the right app...
Octopus Pants: A Great Lesson for Business and win for Ralph Lauren 18 Jun 2013 | 02:47 am
Ralph Lauren did a brilliant job of winning the sponsor trophy (in my book) for the US Open by smart planning and using social media
Octopus Pants: A Great Lesson for Business and win for Ralph Lauren 18 Jun 2013 | 02:47 am
If you're not a golfer, you may not understand the title. But it is important. Sunday was the final, of four days, of the U.S. Open. Golf is clearly not as fan-favorited as soccer, football, basket...
