Governments are Cracking Down on TikTok and WeChat. Here’s What Smart Managers Can Learn From That.
Businesspeople have long despised politics. But “politics” is now shaping strategy. It affects boardrooms as much as assembly lines.
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How Your Business Can Transform
Listen as we discussed the strategies that businesses have deployed to weather the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
Big Tech Are Soaring, But Disney Serves As A Reality Check On COVID-19 Crisis
Disney is giving us a reality check this week. Last week’s earnings announcements among the tech giants were exuberant.
Leading In Turbulent Times Webinar Series: Rapid Resilience
This webinar led by Howard Yu and Patrick Reinmoeller, takes a deep dive into how companies are beating the virus with resilience.
Fighting Huawei Distracts From Investing in Real Science
How can America regain its technological sovereignty? The big-picture concept, described by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, is to have all the U.S. 5G architecture and infrastructure principally supplied by American firms. In this big picture, Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson are included because “they have big U.S. presences.” Kudlow believes in the free market economy and small government, …
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Giving people space to be creative and understanding why humans play – the building blocks of LEGO Group’s success
Howard Yu discussing with the Executive Chairman of The LEGO Group Jørgen Vig Knudstorp on his idea about navigating waves of disruption.
Why Uber’s business model could come undone after its IPO
Nothing new can come from a situation without suffering. If any new understanding about the nature of platform companies is to materialize in 2019, it will be because of the extreme over-valuation of Uber, on full display this week. Uber’s valuation at IPO this Friday, based on its offering price, will be $82 billion. The …
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The One Decision P&G Made That Transformed Their Industry Forever
When the first boxes of P&G’s Tide detergent went on sale in 1946, it was the first synthetic detergent that could deep-clean clothing—removing mud, grass, and mustard stains “without making colors dull or dingy.” Before Tide was introduced, all soaps were “natural” and made by heating animal or vegetable fats with water and an alkali …
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Why M&A Strategy (And Your Retail Experience) Just Changed Forever—Amazon Swallows Whole Foods
Last Friday, Amazon.com AMZN +0.62% sent another shock wave rippling through all retailers. The e-commerce giant announced the intention to purchase health foods grocer Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. Share prices for Wal-Mart, Kroger, and Costco all tumbled.
How Amazon Stays More Agile Than Most Startups
Last Thursday, Amazon launched Echo Look. The company’s latest addition, much like its digital cousins, is essentially a Wi-Fi speaker — a sort of Siri-in-a-tube — that listens to and obeys people’s commands. It can call Uber, order pizza from Domino’s, and answer trivia questions. But it can do more than just listen — the oval-shaped …