Description: Dov Seidman says leaders need to embrace emotion in a digital world. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2gPH5pT Questions for Discussions: What is Dov Seidman’s message to management about the culture of ethics and leadership? What do you think about this line of thinking?
Posts By: Brahm Canzer
Here’s How Samasource Is Connecting People in Slums to High-Paying Jobs
Description: CEO Leila Janah explains Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2gurP3r Questions for Discussions: How does this business model work? How has technology made this business model possible? Do you think it is a model that will grow in popularity?
Trump: Companies will be punished for leaving U.S.
Description: Trump claims victory at Carrier, but critics aren’t so sure Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/12/01/trump-carrier-victory-speech-critics.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the concerns about the intervention at Carrier? Do you think this sets precedence for other businesses? How should business managers deal with this item?
Brit + Co founder: ‘Women are too honest’
Description: Brit + Co founder: ‘Women are too honest’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2016/12/01/brit-co-founder-diy-women-entrepreneurs-imposter-syndrome.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the messages to potential entrepreneurs in this video? Do you think there is a particular message being sent to women?
The Generation Z Consultants
Description: In the summer of 2015, at a Cornell University camp for high school students, a teenager from California named Melinda Guo met a boy from New Jersey named Ziad Ahmed. They shared an interest in business, marketing, and philanthropy. “You’re probably going to be the only person I keep in touch with after this,”… Read more »
Trump and Carrier: How a Modern Economy Is Like a Parking Garage
Description: In the two hours that President-elect Donald J. Trump spent flying to Indiana on Thursday to boast that he saved 1,000 jobs, about 6,000 private-sector jobs in the United States were probably destroyed. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/upshot/trump-and-carrier-how-a-modern-economy-is-like-a-parking-garage.html?_r=0 Questions for Discussions: What are the economic arguments presented in this article? What… Read more »
This Vancouver theatre company is proving the arts are anything but the antithesis of successful business
Description: Business and the arts often appear to be at odds, but the truth is that the best arts showcases are also very good at business. It makes sense, since both follow a similar path, in that they design a product or service, create it, promote it and sell it. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Nov 23,… Read more »
Nooyi: People are always giving me ideas for Pepsico
Description: Nooyi: People Are Always Giving Me Ideas for PepsiCo Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 22, 2016 Link: http://bloom.bg/2glz4Za Questions for Discussions: How would you describe CEO Indra Nooyi’s managerial style? Do you think it makes sense to look for ideas as she says she does?
Elon Musk vs. the Trolls
Description: Are business rivals behind online attacks on the Tesla CEO? Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 22, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-22/elon-musk-vs-the-trolls Questions for Discussions: What are the online publishing risks facing executives and their businesses? How can they counter these risks?
Iceland is suing a supermarket that’s using its name
Description: Iceland is a country. But in Britain, Iceland is also a supermarket chain. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: Nov 25, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/25/news/iceland-store-country-lawsuit/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for discussion: What are the arguments that could be used by each side? How would you decide the outcome in this dispute? What are the issues as globalization grows?
