Leadership

When Giants Start Clubbing

the world’s biggest retailer has the world’s biggest Lock-in, and they will do anything they can think of to keep their Success Formula unchanged.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

When D&e Doesn’t Work

The airline leaders aren’t stupid (even though it may appear that way to us travelers sometimes). Instead they are Locked-in to the point they have limited their options for solutions to a very few – which may not save them.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What’s the Future for Chrysler? Fiat?

the new CEO appears to have stepped in and made significant changes in the organization structure, as well as the product line-up at Chrysler.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What’s in a Name?

the best newspapers, who have the best news bureaus, would be leaders in taking news to the web.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What’s Wrong at the U.s. Postal Service – Market Shift

The Post Office understands what it must do, and does it extremely efficiently.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What’s Wrong With Bailouts – B of a, Citibank, Wells Fargo,

The bail out probably saved America, and the world, from an economic calamity that would have pushed millions more into unemployment and exacerbated falling asset values.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What’s Really Happening With United’s Board?

United Continental Holdings is the most recent public company to come under attack by hedge funds

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What to Do With Gm and Ford?

The reality is that both companies are on the brink of failure – and no one believes they can survive without some sort of government bailout.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What the Nba All-star Game Venue Change Teaches Us About Decision-making

The people of North Carolina passed a law to control the use of public bathrooms

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What mindset does innovation leadership really take

The counter argument is that their arch rival Apple

Cris Beswick · 29 April 2025

What if…..

If we want to position our businesses for success, it’s best we ask ourselves "What if…"

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What You Measure Matters

The company’s IT spend to sales ration has dropped from 2.4% to 1.6% – a 33% decline.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What You Measure Matters

The division simply ignored the oncoming avalanche of opportunity being created by the internet and offshore IT services vendors – an avalanche they could readily see from their perch creating e-business opportunities and installing new technologies.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Will You Cost Us Sam Zell – Tribune Bankruptcy

The cost for a printed medium is high, and the results are hard to prove. Whereas internet ads can be tracked for number of page views, number of click-throughs and even sales.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Steve Jobs Would Tell Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg was Time magazine's Person of the Year in December, 2010.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Goes Up Will Come Down

HP’s new leader is indicating HP will benefit from deep layoffs and cost restructuring.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Global Warming and the U.s. Government Shutdown Have in Common

A U.N. report affirmed by some 1,000 scientists asserted 95% confidence as to the likely outcomes, as well as the cause.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Could Go Wrong at Ikea?

A lifelong Ikea employee, Mr. Ohlsson joined Ikea right out of college in 1979 as a rug salesperson. He’s watched the company grow dramatically across his career

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Business Leaders Can Learn From Bitcoin Fanatics

Bitcoin owners want the value to increase

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Business Are You in? Overcoming Identity – Apple & Hewlett Packard (Hp)

HP started as an instrumentation company, making electronic tools, such as oscilliscopes, for engineers.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Are You Supposed to Do About Shifting Markets – Tribune and P&g

"P&G Considers Booting Some Brands" as headlined in the Wall Street Journal is yet another alternative.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

What Are You Counting? – Bank Bailouts and Mark to Market Accounting

The Japanese came across this problem in the middle-1990s. Their economy exploded in the 1980s. Real estate in Tokyo became the most expensive in the world.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Well Put

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Wearing a Bullseye on Your Business – Walmart

Target have been figuring out how to beat WalMart on specific items, while also offering a better shopping experience.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025