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Rather Fail Than Change
Leadership4 min read

Rather Fail Than Change

the employees have taken to wearing plastic bracelets that say "Glenn’s Gotta Go" referring to a dismissal of the CEO (read article here.) And management is taking the tack that these employees are out of line with this behavior.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Racing to the Exit
Leadership2 min read

Racing to the Exit

The result was a negative impact on Jaguar and Land Rover, as the old Ford Success Formula drove down the value of these brands.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Pushing on a Rope
Leadership3 min read

Pushing on a Rope

"The paid digital download medium scarcely existed five years ago and now it’s the biggest growth area in the music business. (It may be the only growth area in the music business

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Punctuated Equilibrium
Leadership5 min read

Punctuated Equilibrium

The assumptions which underpinned the old economics, and norms for competition, become irrelevant.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Pollyanna
Leadership3 min read

Pollyanna

the Chicago Tribune published an article about the major companies in Chicago that have either failed, or done poorly, in the last decade

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Planning to Succeed
Leadership4 min read

Planning to Succeed

U.S. consumer consumption would decline (which has now happened for more than a year) as home values flattened, and then declined, because there would be less home equity to be used for buying stuff.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Planning From the Past Risks
Leadership3 min read

Planning From the Past Risks

The company sold more Razrs, but it ended up in terrrible shape because it didn’t launch enough new products for a rapidly evolving market.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Peering Into the Whirlpool – Pfizer
Leadership4 min read

Peering Into the Whirlpool – Pfizer

The old "S" curve is nearing its peak, while the emerging "S" curve – that started in the 1980s with Genentech – is coming of age and entering the fast upward slope of the new "S" curve

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Pay to Lock-in
Leadership3 min read

Pay to Lock-in

The vey top management of Tribune will share in approximately $650million of bonuses if the company can pay off the $13billion of debt the company will hold post-transaction

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Pay Close Attention
Leadership2 min read

Pay Close Attention

The very next week CW announces viewership. If you aren’t familiar, CW was formed when two U.S. networks – UPN and WB – decided they needed to merge to become more competitive.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Paranoia?
Leadership3 min read

Paranoia?

Once unions were powerful in America. But you have to go back to the 1950s and 1960s. Then threats of union boycotts or strikes actually caused management to make decisions that were not balanced, but instead designed to avoid union wrath.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025