This week, unions were in the news. The issue of unions is complex. On one hand, unions have helped employee rights over time and prevented some companies from overstepping their boundaries as reasonable employers. On the other hand, unions have also done a lot to damage American business by demanding more than companies should be [...]
The E-Commerce Rut
Oct 20, 2005 By Leave a Comment
A new study (like one of those doesn't pop up every day) shows that ten percent of the world's population has actually spent money online. "We wanted to know how far the Internet had gone beyond the simple exchange of information and were extremely surprised," said Bhawani Singh, managing director of consumer research at ACNielsen [...]
Mmmmmm, Diminishing Returns
Oct 17, 2005 By Leave a Comment
It appears that Krispy Kreme's approach to growth still continues to backfire. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. shares dived as much as 15% Monday after the retailer said that it purchased equity it didn't already own in a Philadelphia franchisee that had filed for bankruptcy protection and owed the company $24.1 million. …. The company has [...]
Apple of the Future
Oct 12, 2005 By Leave a Comment
In the future, Apple Computers will be studied for their ability to continue to innovate new products against expectations. With the new iPod, Apple keeps on invoking technolust. The new video iPod, available in black or white, will be able to play video and podcasts. A 30-gigabyte version will sell for $299 and a 60-gigabyte, [...]
What Can We Learn from FEMA?
Sep 29, 2005 By Leave a Comment
One of These Shapes is Just Like the Other
Sep 21, 2005 By Leave a Comment
As I pointed out a couple of days ago, Quark is really proud of their new logo. They were so proud they sent out an email hailing their logo as the savior of their company. It supposedly represents their new direction. However, I'm thinking they should get a refund on their logo research fees. But [...]
When Not to Throw Chairs
Sep 13, 2005 By Leave a Comment
I'm getting spammed by some Microsoft hater who is linking to a story reported on CNET about Steve Ballmer going nuts and having a tantrum about Google (see Court docs: Ballmer vowed to 'kill' Google). The message itself quotes the article and then has some extra commentary about trusting Microsoft and a few quotes from [...]
Good Enough for a Friday Rant
Jul 29, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Is it possible to change today's business culture? To do so requires CEO buy-in and they make up much of the problem. The change I'm writing about is how business should treat employees, treat customers, and demand excellence of itself. Mediocrity seemingly runs the business world. At the risk of sounding like Ayn Rand, this [...]
How Business Can Rock
Jul 19, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Long Way From Home by The Heavy