Our colleague, Mark Whitten from Microsoft (who looks after xbox accessories) told us about a great move to improve the consumption chain for soda drinkers. Seems that Alcoa (yes, the aluminum people) were brainstorming about… Read more »
Archives for November 2005
Presentation and communication tips for executives
In response to a reporter’s question about how to make more effective presentations, I offered the following perspective on cardinal sins. These form the basis of a short session I teach in at Columbia Executive… Read more »
Silent day in Bali
I learned this from a participant in a Columbia Executive Education program (Creating Breakthrough Strategy. He runs a luxury hotel there (the Hotel Padma Bali). He told our group about a tradition in Bali that… Read more »
Bad news early warnings business academics
I ran across a posting actually recruiting candidates into a school’s Ph.D. program in Management. This is very bad news for the field – I remember when I first joined, there were about 5 jobs… Read more »