Category: education

No, seriously, I mean it

That Oprah can make the following statement without breaking out in laughter is a tribute to her “seriousness” Asked whether the thought of Palin’s running for office scares her, Oprah said:  “It does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public.” She says this about an American public that, by […]

Reflecting on a strategic inflection point at CGSC in Army education

Image via Wikipedia Each year, more than 1500 Majors from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines,  along with more than 100 specially selected international officers of equivalent rank, are assigned to attend the United States Army Command & General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.  In  2010, the vast majority of […]

Review notes on Garrett Jones text on organizational theory, sixth edition

Image via Wikipedia Notes from Gareth Jones “Organizational Theory Design and Change, Sixth Edition” notes from the preface and introduction: Jones is looking for a relevance and current textbook to summarize theory – in – use, and notes that he wants to capture the most important global themes and promises to include the following ideas: […]

Reflecting on the evolution of strategy at Sony and Panasonic

Assessing Sony corporate strategy based on publicly released documents and their website, with commentary comparing them to Panasonic’s stated strategy. Public statement on Sony’s corporate strategy: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200806/08-080E/ Sony’s website announcing corporate strategy transformation: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/strategy/message.html notes: context: undergoing transformation in response to a disastrous 2009, with the goals of returning to profitability, improving customer experience and […]

Reflecting on crony capitalism

http://theburningplatform.com/blog/2010/08/29/the-age-of-mammon-featured-article/ a very important read about crony capitalism by an acquaintance; i think the co-opting of politicians by business interests is a stain on our former republic.  Finance has joined what was once an exclusive club of the military indutrial complex, which was joined by energy consortiums, exemplified by halliburton which was a combination of […]

A reflection on Panasonic’s annual plan for 2010

Image via Wikipedia Ken’s notes on Panasonic: http://panasonic.net/vision/amp/ is the link to Panasonic’s Anil annual management plan (AMP) Panasonic’s annual vision and strategy plan notes: the new Panasonic group is sorting out how to incorporate Sanyo electric Company into their business while maintaining their current management philosophy of “contributing to the progress and development of […]

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