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Times dismisses Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on October 19, 2009
...l see in that standard large-operating-system world" ) , the inevitable question of "what next?" is confronting the company, and there are few comforting answers apparent.
Nonetheless, I think the ...
Up to 1000 more bank failures
in Sox First, on August 28, 2009
...all the talk about good economic news, the plight of the US banks highlights the fundamental crisis confronting the world's biggest economy. And it's getting worse. According to a Federal De...
Raising Mother
in The Parenting Weblog, on August 23, 2009
...e is woman of few words and if she's angry with somebody she just cries in a corner instead of confronting the person involved.
That all changed since my father died.
These days she's naggi...
Detroit and the rest: how the crash will reshape America
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
... don't mean to be sarcastic, but there just isn't anyone left to kill." The situation confronting Detroit is actually part of a much bigger story covered in the latest Atlantic Monthly i...
Automaker bailout: at what cost?
in Sox First, on December 20, 2008
...As the 3BlueDudes site points out, the US Government seems to be ignoring one point: the problems confronting the Big Three come from bad management. "Isn't part of the competition problems...
Obama's to-do list
in Sox First, on November 8, 2008
...evere recession since Roosevelt, when the US is entangled in two wars going nowhere, and when it is confronting the rise of China, the threat from Islamist terrorism and the proliferation of weapons o...
Mrs Fields goes bust - another sign of recession
in Sox First, on August 18, 2008
... Fields Famous Brands chain of cookie shops has gone broke is another sign of the deep problems now confronting the US economy. It has has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after blaming &quo...
Fear or Anticipation: How Should We FEEL Abut China's Economic Growth?
in China Venture News, on August 8, 2008
...to China, not America.
Simpson's points seem obvious to me. China has enough problems without confronting Western fear as another obstacle to development. The West benefits from China's grow...
Tomorrow's hot job: compliance officers
in Sox First, on May 28, 2008
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Compliance officers are cashing in on the ever-growing pile of laws and regulations confronting companies around the world. Some are now earning well into the seven figures, reports Michael Grebb...
Paulson: closing the barn door
in Sox First, on March 14, 2008
...Not if they can't cover their costs. He also avoids tackling the fundamental conflict of issue confronting ratings agencies. The only way to resolve the problem is for investors to pay for the re...
The market talks to the Fed
in Sox First, on January 31, 2008
The Fed's one-two punch, cutting rates by half a percentage point , will not do the trick. The aim of the Fed is make it easier for business with better credit and cheaper money. But shortly after, Standard & Poor's spoiled the party by signalling it might lower its ratings on $53...
Start ups - handling with care
in Sox First, on January 17, 2008
...as having run my father's business as a 21 year old when he died, I found a lot of this advice confronting, thought provoking and refreshing.
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Tone at the top
in Sox First, on January 10, 2008
...ace and the corresponding system of rewards and sanctions. But some firms might find these changes confronting. With strategy, for example, the focus has to be on quality over commercial consideratio...
Daewoo: it's just cooking the books
in Sox First, on January 4, 2008
... on the power of empires in the South Korean market. Specifically, I was talking about the problems confronting Samsung. The issue was in the news again this week when Kim Woo-choong, the founder of ...
Mapping the climate change industry
in Sox First, on November 13, 2007
...our are getting in on the act, realizing there is big money to be made. It also examines the issue confronting carbon offsetting, nuclear energy , renewable energy and green buildings. Not too...
Fear and loathing on Wall Street
in Sox First, on November 2, 2007
...ed more capital because of their exposures. About twice as much capital. Add to that the problems confronting insurers who insure mainstream debt instruments, such as subprime mortgages and their as...
Improve Your Conversation by Keeping It Simple and Short
in Tech Without Wires, on October 27, 2007
... what you do say. There is a fine line between being effective and being blunt. Being blunt is too confronting while being short and effective in what you say have just enough good flavor to make peo...
The challenges of going green
in Sox First, on September 25, 2007
...aces like Bangalore. All this means is that there are no simple solutions to one of the big issues confronting the world today.
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Bailout warnings
in Sox First, on September 4, 2007
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With the disaster confronting America's home owners now shaping up as a hot political issue, it's no surprise that President George Bush has come up with a rescue package . And the Fed is ...
US corporate governance - 9 flash points
in Sox First, on July 12, 2007
...ant from Delaware law firm Grant & Eisenhofer , gave a paper outlining 9 flash point issues confronting US business and investors. Some of them are unique to the US and all are worth examining...
Bigger risks ahead, says regulator
in Sox First, on February 9, 2007
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The global economy is doing fine but industries are now confronting huge risks and issues. These include convergence of products and industries; the rising cost of capital; the end of low inflatio...
AWB litigation blues
in Sox First, on December 26, 2006
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The problems confronting Australian wheat export agency AWB which was slated last month by an Australian Government inquiry for slinging bribes to Saddam Hussein continue. Now, we have ...
Styles Change Soul Doesn't
in Bizinformer, on November 9, 2006
In just saw the new Rolex ad in Fortune Magazine featuring Eric Clapton and the caption reads "Styles Change, Soul Doesn't."
Think of the musicians who have stood the test of time. What does Eric Clapton have that the Turtles didn't?
Talent?
Ooh, that was mean.
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Silence, the project killer
in Sox First, on October 16, 2006
...o be amazed by the way managers, executives and employees lower down the food chain routinely avoid confronting the crunch issues and problems. In the case of corporate cot-cases like Enron and World...
The Politics of Obesity
in Do you like to cook?, on October 1, 2006
...e Video. FYI but more as a 'bookmark' for my future reference:
The Politics of Obesity: Confronting Our National Eating Disorder
Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States with...
HP's lessons for boardrooms
in Sox First, on September 15, 2006
The Hewlett-Packard spy-pretexting fiasco will probably go down as a case study in flawed corporate governance. Here's a board that tried fixing a problem about a director leaking, and made a mess of it. Then it tried to clean up that mess and made an even bigger one. This lot can't tak...
Outsourcing as a Way to Optimize
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 2, 2006
...ost effective ways to "optimize service delivery". If you are one of these people who are confronting this kind of problem, you might find yourself questioning what services should be outsou...
Iraq's collateral damage to business
in Sox First, on September 2, 2006
...heed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Raytheon. With the asymmetric conflict confronting traditional military strategies, it looks like there will be cuts to lucrative programs....
Targeting the big issues
in Sox First, on August 31, 2006
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What are the big issues and risks confronting business today? Hard to go past an excellent summary of the 25 forces in this piece The Big Issues
from my good friend David James. So what are so...
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) Released 2006 Guidelines for Liposuction Surgery
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 16, 2006
... cosmetic surgery procedures, these guidelines will serve as recommendations for Physicians , confronting the most important issues in liposuction surgery today.
The 2006 Guidelines for Liposuc...
"LEADERSHIP"
in Bizinformer, on August 15, 2006
... deciding. speaking, writing, producing, cajoling, motivating, creating, economizing, compromising, confronting, even litigating-that is, any behavior that leads to a higher probability of a desirable...
Government accounting: what are the real numbers?
in Sox First, on August 7, 2006
...applies to business, according to a USA Today report . Another example is the accounting problem confronting the Pentagon which has shown itself to be absolutely useless when it comes to tracking ...
Momentum - A Businesses Best Friend
in Bizinformer, on July 21, 2006
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Creating a crisis is a short-term strategy for increasing alignment. Long-term solutions involve confronting the 'hard edge of creativity,' by taking stock of personal goals and motivations...
Bob Geldof on poverty, corporate social responsibility and world trade
in Sox First, on July 14, 2006
...y, corporate social responsibility, the Bill Gates-Warren Buffett mega- foundation and the problems confronting the Doha round of world trade negotiations. If you prefer, you can read my report of th...
RFID Best Practices to Protect Privacy
in The RFID Weblog, on May 17, 2006
... a positive move for RFID because for the first time businesses and other leading organizations are confronting head-on the consumer privacy implications of RFID in a proactive, leading way -- instead...
PricewaterhouseCoopers & Ernst & Young: China Blue
in Sox First, on May 17, 2006
... business in China sure is no cake-walk. Last month I blogged on the corporate governance issues confronting businesses wanting a piece of the action in China. In addition, more than $900 billion o...
The Bottom Line Of The Triple Bottom Line
in Sox First, on April 23, 2006
...nancial risk or short-term exposure. Still, there's no doubt that CSR is now one of the trends confronting business strategy. Just in the area of environmental management, the impact is quite pro...
Whistleblowers and Lamplighters?
in Sox First, on March 14, 2006
...ut despite all this, whistleblowers are still doing it hard. Last month, I blogged on the issues confronting anyone about to be branded a snitch and traitor. So what do you do when there's a pr...
London Calling: Squeezing the Big Apple
in Sox First, on March 14, 2006
...ood news for London. All of which creates more pressure on regulators to fix the compliance regime confronting Wall Street. But as APM's Marketplace points out , there are no easy answers here. ...
Whistleblowers and Slippery Slopes
in Sox First, on February 17, 2006
...blems she faced bringing wrongdoing to light. One of the big problems, she says, is not just about confronting the resistance inside the organisation. It's also very much about the way society co...
Stretching the SOX dollar: is it value for money?
in Sox First, on January 4, 2006
...companies themselves screwing up? Or maybe it has something to do with the payment allegations now confronting Milberg Weiss , the most prominent class-action law firm in the US? Whichever way we lo...
How effective are company directors? A checklist for analysts and investors
in Sox First, on November 12, 2005
...#39;s needed and what isn't. Big picture thinkers, an understanding of the business environment confronting the company and the ability to leave your ego at the door are essential. But according t...
Symposium on Influenza
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 12, 2005
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What: Confronting Influenza: Are We Prepared?
A Symposium Presented by The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and The Center for Strategic and International Studies
When: September 15, 2005 --...
Confronting a VC
in TJ's Weblog, on September 7, 2005
While being down in Mexico last week I nearly missed Oliver's great personal account on raising money himself and his first days now as VC:
"I think I was almost as nervous as my first VC meeting from the other side. Thankfully, the CEO was a pro. In every way. If you're pla...
The dawn of face transplants
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 26, 2005
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Surgeons are getting ready to perform the first face transplant, as well as confronting the many questions about it:
The medical challenges to face transplantation are formidable. As Dr. Siemiono...
Generation Next
in The CIO Weblog, on March 29, 2005
...errors.
Problems business unit Managers have with IT Mgmt
CIOs aren't upto speed on issues confronting the businesses
Cant think through the implications of systems trade offs, on business ...