Week 10 – Lesson 2: Discussion Post (Nokia vs Apple) For me, Nokia’s story feels a lot like Blockbuster watching Netflix grow: the danger wasn’t just a competitor — it…
After my engagement as a business consultant, a preliminary review revealed that the core of what the company does hasn’t changed much for more than 15 years despite increased competitive…
I don’t fully buy the idea that effective leaders are simply “born.” Some people clearly start with advantages (confidence, communication, charisma), but I think leadership is mostly made through experience:…
The question asks who is the more effective leader (Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos), and I think that framing matters: I don’t think there is a “good” or a “bad”…
Case study: Blockbuster, not to mention the failure of management to adapt. Blockbuster is a classic case of a company that didn’t go out the door because people suddenly stopped…
If I had to pick one founder whose leadership clearly shaped the company, I’d choose Jeff Bezos. To me, his biggest strength was a mix of vision + discipline. From…
Discrimination, labour market shortages, and business results. I believe that the recruitment policy described is discriminatory. To pay female shop assistants less than male counterparts for the same role is…
And although in my career I haven’t met direct or extreme discrimination, certainly when I was younger and at the start of my career, it did come up as age…
According to studies and my own work experience in South America, both women fund managers and women leaders perform as well as, sometimes better than, men doing the same investment.…