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The Good, Bad And Ugly Apple, Google And Dell

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13 April, 2012

The Good, Bad And Ugly Apple, Google And Dell

The Good - AppleApple's latest news to start paying a big dividend, and buying back shares, is a boon for investors.  ......

Don't Stay Too Long At The Success Party Like Oracle & Best Buy

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13 April, 2012

Don't Stay Too Long At The Success Party Like Oracle & Best Buy

It's a wise person who knows never to be the last person at a business holiday party. Things never go well ......

How "Best Practices" Kill Productivity, Innovation & Growth

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13 April, 2012

How "Best Practices" Kill Productivity, Innovation & Growth

How much access do your employees have to Facebook, Twitter, Linked-in, GroupOn, FourSquare, and texting in their daily work, ......

Cost-cutting Is Not Enough: Lessons From American Airlines

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29 November, 2011

Cost-cutting Is Not Enough: Lessons From American Airlines

Airline company AMR, owner of the popular American Airlines, filed bankruptcy last week. To which most people responded: Again? The ......

Leadership Matters: Ballmer Versus Bezos

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29 November, 2011

Leadership Matters: Ballmer Versus Bezos

Not far from each other, in the area around Seattle, are two striking contrasts in leadership. They provide significant ......

Gladiators Get Killed; Dump Wal-Mart, Buy Amazon

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17 October, 2011

Gladiators Get Killed; Dump Wal-Mart, Buy Amazon

Wal-Mart has had nine consecutive quarters of declining same-store sales, reports Reuters. Now that's a serious growth stall,...

Will Meg Whitman Be More Like Steve Jobs Or Carol Bartz?

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28 September, 2011

Will Meg Whitman Be More Like Steve Jobs Or Carol Bartz?

The media enjoyed a field day last week amidst the ouster of Leo Apotheker as Hewlett Packard's CEO and ......

Where Bartz Blew It And What Yahoo! Needs To Do Now

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12 September, 2011

Where Bartz Blew It And What Yahoo! Needs To Do Now

Carol Bartz was unceremoniously fired as CEO by the Yahoo! board last week. Fearing their decision might leak, the ......

Why A Bad CEO Is A Company Killer

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26 August, 2011

Why A Bad CEO Is A Company Killer

"You've got to be kidding me," was the line tennis great John McEnroe made famous. He would yell it at ......

Google's Motorola Deal: From The Frying Pan Into The Fire

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23 August, 2011

Google's Motorola Deal: From The Frying Pan Into The Fire

The business world was surprised when Google announced it was acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion – 63 per cent ......