Ingredients for a successful turnaround
March 8, 2011
I just responded to someone writing a research paper on turnarounds who asked, among other questions, “What are the key ingredients for a successful turnaround?” […]
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 MoreHarry and David: From my interview this morning….
February 16, 2011
Podcast of Renee Fellman being interviewed by Bill Meyer about Harry and David’s current predicament.
Read MoreHarry and David
February 12, 2011
You may be interested in what I had to say about Harry and David in these articles from the Portland Business Journal and the Medford, […]
Read MoreUnemployment: Compared with what?
January 17, 2011
On the 16th, I promised to provide some unemployment statistics today that will answer this question: The unemployment picture has improved, but where are we […]
Read MoreA retail story fit to print….
January 16, 2011
Well… after I wrote last night about my frustration with news media reporting only part of a story, my local paper, The Oregonian, ran a […]
Read MoreLeadership and Nokia
October 14, 2010
In the 9/20-9/26 edition of Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Matthew Lynn (and the photo that accompanied the article) implied that Stephen Elop, who became CEO of Nokia […]
Read MoreBlockbuster/Meyer update
July 20, 2010
Well, Gregory Meyer was, in fact, added to the board of Blockbuster. The questions now are: Is it too late, anyway? Will he be able […]
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