Month: August 2011
Apple’s biggest moment
About 10 minutes ago Apple announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO. In a company that is built on a singular vision of a visionary leader, that’s a very dangerous moment. I’ll be watching to see how Apple handles the PR situation around it and how the market reacts. Because the stock hasn’t stopped … More Apple’s biggest moment
Some People NEVER Learn
Girls Gone Wild owner Joe Francis never learns. I’ve never dealt with Joe directly but I know several lawyers and PR people who have. They’re solid people who certainly gave him straight-up advice about how he needed to change his ways. Which must be why he fired them. Last night Mr. Francis was arrested in … More Some People NEVER Learn
Good to Great… to Gone
On a whim I grabbed a copy of Jim Collins #1 business bestseller Good to Great. Collins made a name and a fortune for himself (as an author, speaker, management consultant) by embarking on detailed empirical studies of eleven of the “greatest” companies in America in order to tease out the “Seven characteristics” that made … More Good to Great… to Gone