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June 16, 2022 andreweverett360

Is it Complicated or Complex?

Sonja Blignaut asked: “How would you explain to an average person (CEO, teacher, housewife, parent) how to identify that they are in complexity or facing a complex problem? I.e. how do you know something is complex? Without using any of the technical terms or jargon.”

Rick Nason responded:

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June 14, 2022 andreweverett360

Conjoint Analysis Can Undercut Price for Innovations

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled Pricing and Complexity (Part 2): Conjoint Analysis Can Undercut Price for Innovations (Feb 9 2020).

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June 9, 2022 andreweverett360

Dr. Courtney Conley on stress management

Los Angeles radio station KNX aired a segment called Optimism could keep you alive longer on its In Depth program (June 8, 2022). KNX hosts interviewed Dr. Courtney Conley, founder of the Expanding Horizons Counseling and Wellness. The segment starts at [34:42]

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June 9, 2022 andreweverett360

The Next Feature Fallacy

Andrew Chen wrote a blog post titled The Next Feature Fallacy: The fallacy that the next new feature will suddenly make people use your product (2015).

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June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 andreweverett360

Rory Sutherland on intolerance for dissenting viewpoints

Rory Sutherland wrote a column titled HSBC’s Stuart Kirk may be right or wrong. He is inarguably necessary about intolerance for dissenting viewpoints (June 7, 2022).

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June 7, 2022 andreweverett360

Roger Martin: The unhelpful distinction between choices that are strategic, executional, or tactical

Roger L. Martin wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled Strategic Choices Need to be Made Simultaneously, Not Sequentially (April 3, 2017).

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June 6, 2022June 5, 2022 andreweverett360

Don’t Tinker With Your Brand Name

Rob Meyerson wrote an article for Entrepreneur magazine titled Don’t Change Your Brand Name — Unless You Really Have To (June 2, 2022).

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May 31, 2022 andreweverett360

Zombie companies

Investopedia defines zombies as “companies that earn just enough money to continue operating and service their debt… Zombie companies have no excess capital to spur growth and are considered close to insolvency.” Here are two articles on zombies:

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May 25, 2022 andreweverett360

The SEC now asks public businesses to disclose material human capital metrics

Ben Reuveni wrote an article for Human Resource Executive titled The SEC’s disclosure rules are changing HR forever.

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May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 andreweverett360

David Gelles on the legacy of Jack Welch

David Gelles wrote an article for the New York Times titled How Jack Welch’s Reign at G.E. Gave Us Elon Musk’s Twitter Feed (May 21, 2022).

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