![]() | Anyone out there feeling like they're willing to take a $340 million bet on the turnaround being right around the corner? That's approximately how much Disney is thinking about shelling out on an overhaul its retail outlets, right now, in the very midst of a recession that has seen consumer spending drop off a cliff. » Read more |
![]() | It’s true that Post-Traumatic Layoff Disorder isn’t recognized along the lines of real-life documented conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (not yet, anyway), but the aftershocks appear to be just as real. » Read more |
![]() | Next week we will learn the official government unemployment number for October and it’s likely to be above 10%. So even as the stock market has been climbing and some banks have been reporting strong results, more and more Americans are getting pushed out of work. » Read more |
![]() | Take your nose out of your work for a moment and think: who are your stakeholders? Is your boss a stakeholder? Is it people in the department that you often have to share data with? Is it senior management, two or three levels above you? Is it your mentor, from an area of the company that isn’t much related to yours? Do you know where your stakeholders are? » Read more |
![]() | With unemployment still rising and the corporate caution light still flashing yellow, it is now clear to all of us that when it comes to recruiting this will be a buyer’s market for a good long time. » Read more |
![]() | Modern-day managers must do three things: challenge dogma; explore the fringe; and experiment. David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlyle Group had lots of similar advice for business leaders: focus on areas that are likely to grow; improve your skills of persuasion; and, take some entrepreneurial risk in your career. » Read more |
![]() | The World Business Forum that took place this week was definitely the place to be to pick up advice on leadership, and how you and your company can be best positioned for what's in store through the end of the current crisis we're in, and on into recovery. In case you missed it, here are the highlights. » Read more |
