Carlos Ghosn’s Arrest Emphasizes Key Man Risk
Barron’s quotes Karen Brenner, clinical professor of business at New York University Stern School of Business, in analyzing news that Carlos Ghosn, the chairman of Nissan Motor, was arrested in Tokyo for financial improprieties: “boards have to be really alert, especially in good times.” “It’s easy for a board to be alert when times are […]
Think Big but Start Small
Google executive Susan Wojcicki, currently CEO of YouTube, presents The Eight Pillars of Innovation, Think big but start small. No matter how ambitious the plan, you have to roll up your sleeves and start somewhere. Google Books, which has brought the content of millions of books online, was an idea that our founder, Larry Page, […]
The Best Venture Capital Decisions Usually Challenge the Status Quo
INSEAD Professor Henning Piezunka interviews Kleiner Perkins partner Randy Komisar: Our best investments usually come in very close calls or significant conflicts amongst the partners. If all the partners agree “yes” or “no,” it’s usually not a good decision. The best ventures usually challenge the status quo and make us think in ways that create […]
The 20 Best Places To Visit In 2020
Working with the Ovation Travel Group, Forbes’s Christopher Elliott compiles this list of the top leisure destinations to visit in 2020: Amangiri (Lake Powell,) Utah and Antelope Canyon, Arizona Palermo and Sicily, Italy Cape Town, South Africa Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina Kigali, Rwanda Marrakech, Morocco Porto and Douro Valley, Portugal Tel Aviv, Israel Atacama Desert, Chile […]
Eight Skills to Survive the Job Market in the Post-COVID World
COVID-19 is throwing up new job opportunities, but new graduates will have to be patient, notes Ven Sreenivasan of the Straits Times: Human resources consultant Bernard Marr highlights eight skills to survive the job market in the post-Covid world. These are tech savviness; adaptability and flexibility; creativity and innovation; data literacy; critical thinking; digital and […]
Speed Up and Delegate Decision-making
McKinsey on how companies can adopt new ways of working at speed: Make decisions faster without breaking the business. What this means in practice is fewer meetings and fewer decision makers in each meeting. Some organizations are taking to heart the “nine on a videoconference” principle. Others are keeping larger 30- to 40-person meetings (so […]
John Oliver: The Smug Brit on TV
Joe Carter of the Acton Institute on how John Oliver has become a darling to so many liberal anti-Trumpies: Have you ever watched HBO’s Last Week Tonight? It’s a show where British comedian John Oliver reads a teleprompter explaining to Americans what is wrong with our country. It’s also a show where smug, self-satisfied progressives […]
Singapore Offers Citizens “Tourism Credits” to Drive Local Spending
Singapore wants to dish out $320 million in “tourism credits” to spend domestically and support local businesses. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat (he’s also finance minister) said, Many Singaporeans love to travel but are unable to do so now. Local consumption will not fully make up for tourist spending, but I hope Singaporeans will […]
Big-tech’s Deeper Encroachment into American Lives
Peter Eavis and Steve Lohr of the New York Times examine how COVID-19 has been the ultimate catalyst for big-tech’s surge in wealth and influence in ways unseen in decades: The Coronavirus pandemic has lifted bit-tech to new heights, putting the industry in a position to dominate American business in a way unseen since the […]
Reverse Migration to Indian Villages
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked off reverse migration from India cities to villages, describes Anjana Pasricha of Voice of America (VOA): After cities were shuttered in late March and millions lost jobs, many faced the prospect of hunger as they were confined to small rooms during a stringent lockdown, while others made arduous journeys of […]