Description: New York City has joined a handful of places, including Colorado, Washington State and Rhode Island, which require some form of salary transparency. In the case of New York City, companies are required to include a salary range when they post a job opening. Source: NPR.org Date: Nov 08, 2022 Link: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134193927/salary-transparency-range-new-york-pay-laws Questions for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Management Issues
Feds place spotlight on clean tech, youth jobs in Fall Economic Update
Description: The federal government put a spotlight on its plans to improve investment in sustainable energy in its Fall Economic Statement on Thursday. Finance officials said with the United States recently introducing the Inflation Reduction Act, “the need for a competitive clean technology tax credit in Canada is more important than ever.” Source: BNNBloomberg.ca –… Read more »
Yeezy Roller Coaster Ended With Two-Minute Phone Call at Adidas
Description: Their lucrative Yeezy collaboration accounted for more than an estimated 40% of the shoe giant’s profits. But the partners had been bickering for years. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 01, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/kanye-west-adidas-split-was-brewing-for-years?leadSource=uverify%20wall Questions for discussion: What are the lessons to be learned from this partnership between Ye and Adidas? Can Adidas ever afford to… Read more »
Twitter is now owned by Elon Musk — here’s a brief history from the app’s founding in 2006 to the present
Description: A decade ago, Twitter’s future was looking bright. The company was benefiting from a flood of funding into the social-networking space, eventually leading to an IPO in 2013 that raised $1.8 billion. Source: CNBC.com Date: Oct 29, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/a-brief-history-of-twitter-from-its-founding-in-2006-to-musk-takeover.html Questions for discussion: Why do you think Musk bought Twitter? Do you think there are revenue models that… Read more »
SPOS #850 – Douglas Rushkoff On The Harmful Effects Of Technology On Our Future
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – The ThinkersOne Podcast – Episode #850. I’ve said it before… I will say it again: Douglas Rushkoff is – without a doubt – one of the smartest humans beings on this earth that I get to call a friend. Douglas is back with another compelling book about technology and how… Read more »
Anti-Defamation League urges Adidas to sever ties with Ye’s Yeezy
Description: The Anti-Defamation League is urging Adidas to sever ties with Ye, calling out his recent hateful comments in a letter to Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted and Chairman Thomas Rabe. The rapper and designer, formerly known as Kanye West, has in recent weeks made several degrading remarks about Jewish people and targeted his business partners with… Read more »
Pfizer CEO: 2023 will be a ‘pivotal year’ as COVID-19 drug sales wane
Description: Americans are moving on from COVID-19. Most public places, transit, and municipalities have gotten rid of mask mandates. Vaccine booster rates have plateaued, even with the introduction of a new “bivalent” shot targeting multiple variants, including Omicron. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com – video report Date: Oct 18, 2022 Link: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/pfizer-ceo-2023-pivotal-year-as-covid-19-drug-sales-wane-195020896.html Questions for discussion: How is the… Read more »
‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions
Description: By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court of fraud. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Oct 08, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the reasons for the growth of these insurance companies? Should… Read more »
A great week that adds to Deere & Company’s (NYSE:DE) one-year returns, institutional investors who own 72% must be happy
Description: If you want to know who really controls Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that institutions own the lion’s share in the company with 72% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from… Read more »
Mismanagement and ‘Monster Trains’ Have Wrecked American Rail
Description: After World War II, railroad companies ceded freight, including mail and perishables, to semi trucks and instead favored goods like newsprint, chemicals and steel coils, which could sit in rail yards for days. Many freight companies made this change enthusiastically; trucking’s rise gave them a strong reason to stop servicing goods that were financial and… Read more »
