Warning! Warning! – This is NOT a political post. You will not find a single mention of either party or any candidate SO please proceed!! Yes, go ahead breathe a sigh of relief! This is not being written to persuade you to support my political views or beliefs. My purpose is merely to discuss one simple question – Do politics have a place in the office or not . . . and I am NOT referring to office politics?
Yearly Archives: 2012
In a recent posting on Business Week, I had written about the dynamic nature of outsourcing strategies and why companies must develop an exit decision model and an exit strategy concurrently when they first decide to outsource(offshore). The GM decision to insource their IT function, which had been 90% outsourced, might be a perfect example of that concept. They are currently looking for 10,000 IT professionals!!
As I was waiting for the coffee to brew in the office this morning, I was greeted by the “Bagel Supply Chain” process we have posted by our coffee station. The morning bagels are long gone (since we are all on diets) but the posted process is a…
One of the key factors Ben Horowitz uses in evaluating chief executives is their skill at making decisions. Horowitz should know. As a venture capitalist, he is in the business of hiring CEOs—lots of them.
I read a blog post today from the HBR Blog Network entitled “Solving Gen Y’s Passion Problem” written by a Generation Y member, Cal Newton. He notes several sources that have called this generation “Generation Me”, “The Worst Generation” and “Generation Why Bother”. They are often characterized as “pampered”, “high maintenance” and “perhaps . . . too happy at home checking Facebook”.