This GM strike is just like US politics– deadlocked. There’s bad positioning- coupled with the lack of honesty in explaining why that position was taken in the first place.
Continue reading 22 skidoo. Really- it’s time.
I remember how excited I was back in 1964. Finally, there would be a World’s Fair near me. (Seattle was just too far and too much money for me in 1962.) I’m pretty sure I relished the site at least a dozen times. And, not just for those new snacks- Belgian Waffles. No, the GE exhibit (despite the fact that Ronald Reagan had gone to the VERY dark side [Goldwater!!!]), Walt Disney (It’s a Small World After All), the various countries, and the ATT, Ford and GM exhibits.
Continue reading The Show Must Go On? Nope.
STEM. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. (Of which I most recently spoke last Friday.)
Continue reading STEM Leadership
For those of you who have been invested in GE for years, mostly because of its generous dividend, the times have changed. No longer will GE be providing a 4 to 5% return on your stock holdings. No, it now will be closer to a 2% dividend rate. Which is among the several reasons the stock price has tanked recently.
I’m sure you’ve heard the bromide- employment gains really come from the small businesses in the US. I, for one, am not so sure this applies anymore. But, that’s because small businesses in the US are really small business.
Continue reading The state of business?
OK. Today we are going to think about what we really want.
You know what I mean. We say we want car companies to offer a plethora of vehicles that get a zillion miles to the gallon. We say we want food companies to offer really healthy foods. We say that beverage firms should offer the same.
Continue reading Where’s My Health Choice?
So, we talked yesterday about driverless trucks and planes. And, while I doubt we’ll be getting driverless cars soon, I am sure that we will benefit from a slew of driver assist components that are part and parcel of this new concept.
Continue reading Obsolete Business Models?
Change. We generally don’t like it.
Consider Twitter. Right now, Jack Dorsey has rearranged (OK. replaced) most of the executives in his firm. Of course, Twitter is being blamed for not growing new users. Even though it’s revenue is up- by 48%, I might add.
My folks had Chryslers until they switched to GM. I was 16 by then and not around much. I also bought Chryslers (and leased them to others, too) until the company was acquired by Mercedes Benz.
Continue reading Brand Loyalty?
