Businesses are accustomed to regular employee horror stories, yet CEOs worldwide must be terrified by the recent response to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater’s choice of how and when to resign. Many have come to his defense, stating, “It’s...
Smithfield Foods was in the news last week after delivering some disappointing news to thousands of company employees. After hundreds of employees tested positive for coronavirus at a single Sioux Falls, SD processing plant, the company announced that it...
Interesting article in the New York Times recently about how some networks are producing new reality shows that revolve around entrepreneurs. From America’s Next Great restaurant to Shark Tank, entrepreneurs are becoming personalities on these programs, and I think...
Memorial Day is a holiday dedicated to the remembrance of the sacrifice that members of the armed forces make for the well-being of their country. While the purpose of a business is to make money for their owners, remembering...
As a communicator I have learned a long time ago to expect the unexpected. Still, I am nevertheless continually surprised, both from both the positive and negative side of the fence. A book I was sent the other day, from...
The word on the streets in Manhattan and inside my network of CEO’s is that the Venture Capitalists are back. They collected their gains from 2009 which ended strongly and started off a robust Q1 2010. With funds starting...
The digital industry of thought leadership is becoming more and more crowded, with plenty of people turning their attention from social media following towards more valuable characteristics.
One of the main reasons behind this is the belief that the number...
You know when books on tape became popular to commuters and travelers … still are for many. Well, podcasts allow a similar advantage to that. A podcast is all in the listening, you don’t have to worry about watching...
There’s no time better than the present to get into the streaming media game. At least, that may be part of the thinking behind NBC’s decision to launch its new video-streaming service, Peacock, even though many shows will not...
This week we were informed by Ben Bernanke that Friday’s report will show the June unemployment rate is once again on the rise. Naturally this points out that there are new laid-off employees or new jobseekers, who failed to...
