While many look forward to the new year, there is at least one item from 2008 that merits attention. It may be the year that the end of company retirement plan support begins. It all started with companies eliminating pensions, of course. That part is old news. The new news is that more and more… Continue Reading
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You are the new CEO of General Motors
What would you do to fix the company?
Takeover Case Study: Failed Strategy
Most companies fail because they choose the wrong strategy for the environment or because they fail to execute the chosen strategy. The outward and visible strategies offer much wisdom about how companies succeed and fail: General Motors has a strategy of selling large trucks and SUV’s. Lehman Brothers had a strategy to own derivatives and… Continue Reading
Wednesday Career Management Notes
I’m posting less this week as I am getting some away time. But, there are a few events I’d like to take note of even though they are not a full post at this time. You have a Personal Brand All you need to see this is witness the spectacular information gathering going on with… Continue Reading
Career Management Monday, October 27, 2008
After a long weekend of being on the receiving end of a “Distributed Denial of Service Attack,” it is tough to get back to draining the swamp, so to speak. There has been some news for our careers, though. Here is some of it: With the credit crisis and the 40% reduction in the stock… Continue Reading