President-elect Trump and fellow travelers are beating the drum to take American jobs back from China. Unbeknownst to them, some CEOs already are doing that. But the jobs that are coming back are different from the ones that left, according to my research on the subject. There are two related patterns. One is that if […]…
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My latest take on “driverless” vehicles
This appeared in the pages of Korn Ferry’s thought leadership magazine called Briefings, a new client…
Baby Boomer CEOs: How Can They Dismount The Tiger?
Baby Boomer CEOs Face One Last Professional Challenge: Do they sell their companies or hand them over to their children?…
How the world is building technology clusters
States, regions and nations are pursuing different methods to create industry “clusters,” concentrations of one-industry, technology-based economic activity that spawn innovative startups, attract private investments and give an entire area an economic boost. By William J. Holstein South Korea is trying to do it in Daejeon and in Gyeonggi province. France is working on it […]…
If Best Buy Can’t Deliver a Dishwasher, How Can It Be Having a “Turnaround?”
Bully for Best Buy, which is reporting increased earnings in its most recent quarter thanks to gains in online sales. The Wall Street Journal says it is a “stark change” from just four years ago, when the retailer was struggling with plunging sales and dwindling profits. The stock price is up more than 50 percent […]…
