Office Depot/Office Max
March 6, 2013
Office Depot/Office Max merger: Doomed unless they hire a new, competent CEO
Read MoreSteve Jobs made my life easy.
October 5, 2011
We loved Steve Jobs because he made our lives easy.
Read MoreFact or fiction?
April 15, 2011
The greatest danger to the future of our democracy is that too many people are unable to differentiate between what is fact and what is […]
Read MoreHarry and David Update
March 23, 2011
There’s a very tight lid on communications from Harry and David. I don’t know what’s going on inside, but here are some things I do […]
Read MoreWhat does a turnaround expert DO?
February 21, 2011
I have recently been asked by reporters, “What would you do at Harry and David?” I responded with a description of the turnaround steps described […]
Read MoreHarry and David: leadership requirements
February 20, 2011
After I published the post below, it occurred to me that you might be interested in a prior post about what leadership qualities are required […]
Read MoreHarry and David: Interim CEO named
February 20, 2011
Someone submitted a comment about my February 16th post in which he pointed out that Kay Hong has been appointed Interim CEO of Harry and […]
Read MoreDid e-readers kill Borders?
February 18, 2011
It’s easy to blame e-readers and associated technological changes for Borders’ predicament, but they are merely the symptoms and not the disease. When companies face […]
Read MoreLeadership and vision: Setting the agenda
February 7, 2011
Many people believe that the CEO should have the “vision thing.” I believe that our presidents (plural!) and other elected officials should have the the […]
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