Davos: Chat with Nicolas Berggruen
Already working to help solve California's problems, billionaire Berggruen gets to work on Europe.
Already working to help solve California's problems, billionaire Berggruen gets to work on Europe.
The current U.S. Ambassador to Beijing, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., reportedly submitted his resignation Monday, clearing the way for him to throw his hat in the ring as a Republican presidential candidate in 2012. While this move hardly comes as a shock—speculation has been percolating ever since a high-profile article in Newsweek last month, prompting a reporter to raise the question at President Obama’s summit meeting with Chinese president Hu Jintao—it does add an interesting twist[...] read »
Robert J. Samuelson, the Newsweek and Washington Post economics columnist, has a fascinating article out in The Wilson Quarterly about what he considers to be the biggest thing to learn from the Great Recession—basically that it was unavoidable. It was the fault of everyone and of no one in particular, and we cannot know how to prevent it from happening again. read »
Corporate counsel must own their companies’ social medial policy in order both to keep ahead of the curve of rapidly evolving legal questions arising from the use of such media by both employees and employers, and to serve as effective conduits between employees and their companies. read »
NBC Universal is changing owners, from General Electric to Comcast. The former NBC President, Jeff Zucker, is being replaced by Steve Burke. Stylistically, it's hard to imagine two fellas less alike. Mr. Burke, portraited in the New York Times "A Little Less Drama at NBC," is a mild-mannered, quiet, self-effacing executive who almost attended divinity school. He avoids the limelight as much as he avoids being abrasive with colleagues. The outgoing Mr. Zucker is by all accounts brash,abrasive[...] read »
Bernie Madooff attended the University of Alabama (freshman year) and Hofstra University (obtained a bachelor’s in Political Science). Allen Stanford, also accused of a Ponzi-type scheme and awaiting trial pending his ability to meet competency standards to defend himself, attended Baylor University. These all seem like fine universities but these two graduates don’t reflect the universities in their best light. read »
Where Is The Most Progress for Women Taking Place, At Women’s Conferences Or When Girls Get The Invite To The Boy’s Table? read »
Cash flow seem a bit separated from fast talking financial schemes? Transparency suffer from the fog? read »
If I had a nickel for every meeting I’ve sat in that was completely unnecessary, I’d be rolling in dough. Unfortunately, meetings are an unavoidable part of corporate culture, whether you’re at a big or small outfit. Of course, we’ve all been invited to meetings with 20-plus people, no schedule, goals, or next steps and afterwards lamented the myriad ways in which we could have spent the last two hours more effectively. In fact, a recent survey by recruitment firm Robert Half International[...] read »
Here are 5 ways CEOs can improve their speeches, based on lessons from President Obama's State of the Union address: http://bit.ly/f40Mw9. Enjoy! read »
Bankers’ bonuses continue to receive ample critique, being qualified as immoral and unethical. However, that the bonus system suffers this critique seems largely the result of awkward semantics. “Bonus” suggests a reward for good performance, which seems something at odds with banks over the past few years. read »