September 27, 2009 - by Ann Pace
General Motors provides a classic example of a company that secured its own destruction by failing to innovate. When the 100-year-old automaker refused to respond creatively to rising fuel costs, consumer demands, and industry trends, bankruptcy marred its once competit... More »
August 27, 2009 - by David Berke
For the last 10 years we have heard that a war for talent was coming. In fact it was supposed to arrive right about now: 4,000,000 baby boomers would retire annually and there would not be enough people to replace them. Perhaps this would have occurred if defined retire... More »
June 28, 2009 - by Rex Davenport
Corporate crises have been in the news far too much in the 21st century, but the tale of Satyam Computer Services and its CEO sent shivers through the IT world. Satyam's learning organization had the unenviable task of communicating with a workforce that had no real exp... More »
April 28, 2009 - by David Berke
I have been a corporate business ethics officer, investigated complaints from the confidential hot line, conducted many classes, and helped design and implement a culture change effort based on company values. In my experience, the key to effective business practices is... More »
March 28, 2009 - by Rex Davenport
It does not rise to the lack of control the government has shown with banks and brokerages, but it is easy to accuse corporations of squandering immense sums of money on tuition reimbursement and assistance programs. Perhaps squandering is too harsh of a description, bu... More »
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