HP’s Mess of a Board
HP…HP…HP…The big news of today. Slightly overshadowed by Facebook, and Facebook and HP trumping the news of CERN sending Neutrinos faster than the speed of light. I have no choice but to Facepalm what is going on at HP. As a summary, last year, HP’s board fired Mark Hurd (Mistake #1) the CEO who was … Read more
5 Things RIM Should Start Now!
I’ve been following RIM for a couple years now. More so the past few months. Shaking my head a lot at some of the decisions they’ve made. Understanding some as well. They’ve landed themselves in some trouble. 3 Areas Where They’re Wrong 1. They’re phones aren’t up to date. They’re lagging behind the competition. They’re … Read more
Early Thoughts on Google+
I have a few thoughts on Google+. I’m usually not too fond of social media, just because there’s so much buzz around it, and entrepreneurs jumping into the mix, when very few can make it. The problem is that most don’t have solid business models. It doesn’t get that way until the company hits critical … Read more
Decisionitis
I came across an article in the HBR about executing decisions, and that many companies have a problem of not being able to efficiently make decisions. I wanted to delve into it further, so I’m going to talk about the article, and summarize as best as I can, then discuss how it relates to my other posts about change, find the common traits of decision making, and finally go over some crucial steps organizations can make to combat Decisionitis.
Apple’s Blue Ocean Pattern
I was recently reading the infamous “Blue Ocean” article in the Harvard Business Review. I was thinking about some more current business that implement the blue ocean strategy, and Apple immediately came to mind. Apple was mentioned in the study for creating the first personal computer. Apple created a whole new arena to play in, … Read more
