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Bigger is Not Always Better – Why Amazon is Worth More Than Walmart
The “marginal revenue”, is that last 10%. What the company achieves “on the margin.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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Leadership
Guiding with purpose
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Leadership5 min read
Big Shifts
The U.S. is confirmed to be headed into a recession (if not already there [article here].) But beyond the U.S., the economies of the developed economies in 2009 is expected to grow .6% -the weakest since 1982.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Big Bankruptcies From Big Market Shifts – Gm, Lehman, Wamu, Worldcom, Enron, Etc.
The marketplace has been shifting dramatically since 2001. In everything from manufacturing to financial services to commodities.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Bias – Why Results Don’t Matter, and Trump Keeps Turning Out the Vote
Donald Trump has been leading his candidate competitors not because he was wildly successful
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Beyond the Debate – Common Economic Misconceptions Vs. Reality
The common viewpoint is that Republicans are good for business, which is good for the economy.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Best Buy Isn’t – Chasing Supervalu to the Bottom
The signs of this shift are everywhere. From the complete collapse of Circuit City and Sharper Image to the flat sales, reduced number of U.S. outlets and falling per-store numbers at Wal-Mart.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Becoming the Elusive “evergreen” Company – Apple Vs. Walgreens
Apple became much more as it succeeded with the iPod, iTunes and iPhone. But many analysts, business news pundits and investors wanted all the credit to go to CEO Steve Jobs.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Be Wary of Quick Fixes – Hp, Dell, Eds and Perot Systems
The article talks about the dramatically shifting marketplace (love that language!), and how these two hardware oriented companies are trying to avoid the Sun Microsystems finality by getting into services.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership4 min read
Be Careful About Listening to Your Customers – Gm, Ford, Merrill Lynch, Harley, Etc.
The #1 selling vehicle in the USA for several years was the Ford F Series pick-up, a gas user. For all 3 manufacturers their large SUVs were not only big sellers, but huge profit producers.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Ballmer Resigning – Next?
The market started going mobile 10 years ago. As Apple and Google promoted increased mobility, Microsoft tried to defend & extend its PC stronghold.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership7 min read
Avoid the 3 Card Monte – Sell Abbott
The pharmaceutical company, (gee, I thought that's what Abbott was?) yet to be named, will spin out on its own
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Avoid Value Traps – Sell Dell and Hewlett Packard
The argument is as simple as both companies were once growing, but growth slowed and now they are more mature companies migrating from products into services.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Avoid Succumbing to Conventional Wisdom – Target & Pershing Square
The worst thing Target could do is try to be Wal-Mart. Nobody can beat WalMart at being WalMart. And WalMart has its own troubles, including saturation of its stores as well as declining customer interest in its low-cost format.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Attacking Culture to Address Problems – British Petroleum
That scenario is a death sentence. We haven't yet seen what new regulations, taxes and restrictions – nor the eventual cost of 20 years of dead seas charged to BP and its industry brethren – will cost.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership1 min read
Are You the Retiring Type?
The pension Challenge affects us as individuals. It requires we as individuals find some White Space to rethink our retirement plans.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership5 min read
Are You More Like Rupert Murdoch Than You Think?
Investors should take note; three bankruptcies killed 2 of the organizations the ex-cons led and investors were wiped out at Sun Times which barely remains in business.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Are Markets Efficient? To Survive Forget That Myth.
The good professor's point of view was that he observed a lot of companies that were efficient which didn't survive, and several not all that efficient that did survive.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership7 min read
Apple’s Debacle – Why Growth is All That Matters
ApplePay is going to change the world.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership7 min read
Apple – the Sustaining Innovation March – What a Defend & Extend Strategy Looks Like
Apple will enter a Growth Stall if its revenue declines year-over-year in the current quarter.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Appearances
the marketplace has significantly shifted since the Tribune became an industry leader. Such Defend & Extend tactics will not create value for investors, and shows a much greater probability of significantly weakening a company already under attack from "new media" Challengers.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Anyone Can Do It
the leaders of IBM Disrupted their product development process when they opened it up to all employees, suppliers and their family members
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership6 min read
Amazon Is Worth More Than Berkshire Hathaway: What That Means for You
Jeff Bezos has become the second richest man in the world, jumping past Warren Buffett while Bill Gates remains no. 1.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership2 min read
Always Follow Growth Markets, and Don’t Fear Disruption – Baker & Mckenzie
The emerging middle class, with money to spend, is rapidly shifting to BRIC countries from the USA and Europe.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Leadership1 min read
Adam Hartung in Businessweek
Adam wrote to BusinessWeek in an effort to overcome this traditional, but wrong interpretation.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025