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4a2d06686da9a446a45da46423583149 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2015/11/12/sf-app-startup-cola-creates-slack-for-the-rest-of-us/ | SF App Startup Cola Creates 'Slack For The Rest Of Us' | SF App Startup Cola Creates 'Slack For The Rest Of Us'
There's no end of messaging apps that let you exchange texts, photos and videos with friends--Whatsapp, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and so on. There are also a lot of business-oriented apps such as Slack , HipChat, and Yammer.
But what about a me... |
190f9b360d60a0191de1f19d1436be7a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2015/12/17/optimal-pitches-smart-subscription-alternative-to-ad-blocking/ | Optimal Pitches Subscription Alternative To Ad Blocking | Optimal Pitches Subscription Alternative To Ad Blocking
Rob Leathern has spent the last decade and more trying to find better ways for advertisers to serve us online ads. So why are he and four colleagues from his previous company starting a new one that will let us pay publishers not to show us ads?
“We got to know th... |
48a00856e35f755269af8fd049823d05 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2016/01/27/with-5-million-cardboards-shipped-googles-vr-ambitions-gain-traction/ | With 5 Million Cardboards Shipped, Google's VR Ambitions Gain Traction | With 5 Million Cardboards Shipped, Google's VR Ambitions Gain Traction
Google is starting to double down on its fledgling bets on virtual reality as the next frontier for computing, communications, and media.
Today, the company announced that some 5 million Cardboard VR viewing devices have shipped since their introdu... |
5439aac11043cb25178c34e803f1a0d2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2016/02/02/the-biggest-challenge-in-yahoos-turnaround-plan/ | The Biggest Challenge In Yahoo's Latest Turnaround Plan | The Biggest Challenge In Yahoo's Latest Turnaround Plan
Another new year, another Yahoo turnaround attempt. But this one may be the toughest of all to pull off.
Today Yahoo announced plans alongside its fourth-quarter earnings report to proceed on a three-track strategic plan in response to shareholder demands. Fir... |
c592ed1841723bcd28342a45dfe8e39a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2016/04/06/ceo-tom-reilly-makes-the-case-for-cloudera-and-its-ipo/ | CEO Tom Reilly Makes The Case For Cloudera - And Its IPO | CEO Tom Reilly Makes The Case For Cloudera - And Its IPO
Tom Reilly, chief executive officer of Cloudera (Photo: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg)
Ever since Tom Reilly joined Cloudera as chief executive in June 2013, he has faced speculation that he was brought in to spruce up the pioneering distributor of Hadoop cloud analyti... |
3b4296a2b20d67c6bd54c212bdad70e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2018/10/29/english-premier-league-week-10-review-5-things-we-learned/ | English Premier League Week 10 Review: 5 Things We Learned | English Premier League Week 10 Review: 5 Things We Learned
Tributes outside Leicester City Football Club after a helicopter carrying owner Vichai... [+] Srivaddhanaprabha and four others crashed on Saturday. Mr Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff and the pilot and a passenger all died. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira).
Fr... |
75f23d53e21678cffe78a810d6dfb0ee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2018/11/05/english-premier-league-week-11-review-5-things-we-learned/ | English Premier League Week 11 Review: 5 Things We Learned | English Premier League Week 11 Review: 5 Things We Learned
Manchester City's Leroy Sane, front left, celebrates after scoring his side's sixth goal during the... [+] English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Southampton. It was the 12th time City have scored five or more in a match since manager P... |
a5c14085aae7dcdb4db21ba9e4b977a1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2019/05/30/visa-make-substantial-investment-to-support-womens-soccer/ | Visa Makes 'Substantial Investment' To Support Women's Soccer | Visa Makes 'Substantial Investment' To Support Women's Soccer
World Cup squad members Adrianna Franch, Becky Sauerbrunn, Jessica Mcdonald, Abby Dahlkemper and... [+] Rose Lavelle will feature in Visa's new marketing campaign. Visa
Visa has announced a “substantial investment” in the future of women’s soccer, including... |
2463760d45ff420dbc4a7345bda6426c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2019/08/08/premier-league-transfer-window-grading-each-teams-summer-business/?sh=3c1dc74a1d5e | Premier League Transfer Window: Grading Each Team’s Summer Business | Premier League Transfer Window: Grading Each Team’s Summer Business
Tanguy Ndombele became Spurs' record signing. Spurs were one of 10 clubs to break their transfer ... [+] records this transfer window. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images via Getty Images) Tottenham Ho... |
7f71537364a449feeb2dc8aafe28d777 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2020/04/17/why-this-company-is-making-data-analysis-a-language-sports-can-understand/ | This Company Is Making Data Analysis A Language Sports Can Understand | This Company Is Making Data Analysis A Language Sports Can Understand
Joe Cole and James Milner, seen here playing for Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively, have invested ... [+] in Apollo, a sports data management platform. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Getty Images
Joe Cole knows how fine the margins are... |
6b50694cf566a78b2ba81f2c45666684 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkidd/2021/03/29/inside-right-to-dream-the-unique-organisation-transforming-lives-that-could-change-the-future-of-soccer/?sh=6379c6004069 | Inside Right To Dream, The Unique Organization Transforming Lives That Could Change The Future Of Soccer | Inside Right To Dream, The Unique Organization Transforming Lives That Could Change The Future Of Soccer
Right To Dream Park, the home ground of Danish club FC Nordsjaelland. Right To Dream
When King Osei Gyan thinks of his childhood in Nima, he doesn't remember a "slum".
He remembers music, spontaneous dance performa... |
271bd6c1548461581b2c86ab7a73ba19 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkuenster/2018/11/18/mlb-players-who-produced-most-bang-for-the-buck/ | MLB Players Who Produced Most Bang For The Buck | MLB Players Who Produced Most Bang For The Buck
Oakland's Khris Davis led the majors with 48 home runs in 2018 while earning a base salary of... [+] $10,500,000. His dollars earned averaged out to $218,750 per homer. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Since MLB sluggers have been splintering the upper deck seats... |
478236098586ac7e352a7c79ac0e5341 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertkuenster/2020/01/26/sudden-death-of-nba-great-kobe-bryant-brings-back-tragic-deaths-of-some-former-major-league-stars/ | Sudden Death Of NBA Great Kobe Bryant Brings To Mind Tragic Deaths Of Former MLB Stars | Sudden Death Of NBA Great Kobe Bryant Brings To Mind Tragic Deaths Of Former MLB Stars
It's been 47 years since the tragic death of Pirates All-Star Roberto Clemente in a plane crash on ... [+] December 31, 1972. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) Bettmann Archive
When the tragic word of former NBA superstar and... |
83f796f03d04630733cf80c36c063c05 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/08/16/stunning-news-brain-scientists-go-whitewater-rafting-without-their-iphones/ | Stunning News: Brain Scientists Go Whitewater Rafting Without Their iPhones | Stunning News: Brain Scientists Go Whitewater Rafting Without Their iPhones
Thousands of Americans go whitewater rafting each year without their Blackberries, Apple iPhones, or Motorola Droids. But when brain scientists do it, it is big news. The New York Times has a hilarious article on a bunch of neuroscientists who ... |
b89f9188f0f6d2731cfcbf26e6c6c27b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/09/03/setback-for-personalized-medicine-as-pfizer-drops-celldex-brain-drug/ | Setback For Personalized Medicine As Pfizer Drops Celldex Brain Drug | Setback For Personalized Medicine As Pfizer Drops Celldex Brain Drug
Celldex shares cratered by 30% after Pfizer dumped its partnership to develop a new brain cancer vaccine. We wrote about the vaccine two years ago as an early example of new personalized cancer treatments moving through trials that will target only th... |
f6f8ca54ba556c2876ce6d9b46d1766d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/09/27/from-cicada-fungus-to-ms-drug-how-big-will-novartis-new-pill-be/ | From Cicada Fungus To MS Drug: How Big Will Novartis' New Pill Be? | From Cicada Fungus To MS Drug: How Big Will Novartis' New Pill Be?
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The coolest thing about Novartis' new MS drug Gilenya is that it is derived from an immune suppressant first found in a fungus that kills cicadas in China and Japan. It is just the latest example of a drug derived from natural chem... |
60c0a1c97686ba9cb7a513246c21473c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/11/18/why-telemedicine-is-overhyped/?boxes=financechannelforbes | Why Remote Patient Monitoring Is Overhyped | Why Remote Patient Monitoring Is Overhyped
Telemonitoring of patients with chronic conditions is a hot concept in the tech world. Companies like Intel, General Electric, Philips, and numerous upstarts are pursuing various gadgets that aim to provide seamless communication between patients and their doctors. The premise... |
4d2512579ac9538ddc0b28dadde8be6b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/12/01/new-study-on-hazards-of-being-plump-wont-help-arena-or-orexigen/ | New Study on Hazards of Being Plump Won't Help Arena or Orexigen. | New Study on Hazards of Being Plump Won't Help Arena or Orexigen.
A new study is out showing the hazards of being even moderately overweight. Too bad it won't help Arena or Orexigen get their obesity drugs approved.
Wouldn't it be nice if just being a little plump--25 or 30 pounds overweight--was good for you? While ... |
49233b9f6994a9da94c13b114b888c31 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2010/12/05/pfizers-kindler-flames-out/ | Pfizer's Kindler Flames Out | Pfizer's Kindler Flames Out
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Another Pfizer chief executive is gone. Pfizer chief executive Jeffery Kindler is abruptly leaving, to be replaced by senior vice president Ian Read, who had headed the company's drug operations. The company has done mega-deal after mega-deal is recent year... |
811582fb2d5fe7df7663f997de34a06d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlangreth/2011/01/17/the-media-should-stop-invading-steve-jobs-medical-privacy/ | The Media Should Stop Invading Steve Jobs' Medical Privacy | The Media Should Stop Invading Steve Jobs' Medical Privacy
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Steve Jobs has taken yet another medical leave from Apple, resulting in huge headlines splayed across the top of the websites of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. The only person in the United States who could generate ... |
3e6f9beda4a6b51ad543d337b1a90002 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaszewski2/2015/06/29/why-the-affordable-care-act-isnt-here-to-stay/ | Why The Affordable Care Act Isn't 'Here To Stay'--In One Picture | Why The Affordable Care Act Isn't 'Here To Stay'--In One Picture
Here is one picture that tells you just about everything you need to know to understand where Obamacare stands--politically and financially.
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision President Obama said, “the Affordable Care Act is here to stay.”
Wil... |
b78ba2ff7833a9315445995ba86b74f9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaszewski2/2020/08/15/kamala-harris-has-had-some-difficulty-with-the-health-care-issue/?sh=499ea785cced | Kamala Harris Has Had Some Difficulty With The Health Care Issue | Kamala Harris Has Had Some Difficulty With The Health Care Issue
At a Democratic debate in June of 2019, the candidates were asked, "Who here would abolish [employer-provided] health insurance in favor of a government-run plan?'
Harris enthusiastically raised her hand––joined over the two evenings of the debate by Sand... |
1cfddd2662e7c11e34926cd0ce9fcda7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaszewski2/2020/11/07/what-a-biden-win-means-to-health-care/?sh=659563025a23 | What A Biden Win Means To Health Care | What A Biden Win Means To Health Care
We will have a Biden administration more inclined to promote and expand the insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act as well as controlling prescription drug prices through regulation.
But as for Congressional action, it is much more likely we will b... |
f18e930e0f8f3035f64f3e73f67a8510 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaszewski2/2021/03/01/the-democrats-are-about-to-set-a-whopper-of-an-obamacare-political-time-bomb-for-republicans/ | The Democrats Are About To Set A Whopper Of An Obamacare Political Time Bomb For Republicans | The Democrats Are About To Set A Whopper Of An Obamacare Political Time Bomb For Republicans
Contained inside the Democrats' $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is a political time bomb for Republicans.
Included in the bill's long list of stimulus spending is a provision that delivers on President Biden's promise t... |
02be28bdcdc8fc736393aeb36a748a29 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/03/29/new-jobs-act-will-revolutionize-retirement/ | New JOBS Act Will Revolutionize Retirement | New JOBS Act Will Revolutionize Retirement
The recently passed JOBS Act may go down as one of history’s most revolutionary pieces of legislation, relative to the future of planning and investing for retirement. The bill is designed to make it easier for small business to access investment capital and, by doing so, wil... |
6d3a11c82f6dbede52dde8cac1013d3d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/04/10/5-retirement-questions-youre-afraid-to-ask/ | 5 Retirement Questions You're Afraid To Ask | 5 Retirement Questions You're Afraid To Ask
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Retirement is filled with questions. How much do I need to save? How long will my savings last? How much can I withdrawal each year? Fortunately, there’s an almost endless supply of calculators and resources that help investors answer the us... |
160dd1337173897960ac91df26358004 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/06/12/food-network-stars-pat-gina-neely-share-their-recipe-for-success/ | Food Network Stars Pat & Gina Neely Share Their Recipe For Success | Food Network Stars Pat & Gina Neely Share Their Recipe For Success
Recipe For Success
Whether you’ve watched their show on the Food Network or caught their guest appearances with other foodies, the “king and queen of barbeque” are equally serious about money and their future. They’re not only savvy business owners... |
21d1587909931d27b492bfcf7753f580 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/08/29/five-things-to-do-before-you-retire/ | Five Things To Do Before You Retire | Five Things To Do Before You Retire
For retirement advice and tools, whatever your age or assets visit The Forbes Retirement Guide.
So often people think they enter a magical world once they retire … that everything is somehow going to be lovely because they’re no longer working. Make no mistake, though, retirement ha... |
d00927049bac4dae7d313eadee95550a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/09/30/two-truths-and-a-lie-about-dividends/ | Two Truths And A Lie About Dividends | Two Truths And A Lie About Dividends
If you’ve ever played this game, you know it’s both fun and simple. I’ll share three statements about dividends and you have to decide which ones are true and which one is the lie. So here they are:
Average dividend payments for companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJIA) are... |
db5c1689c68b9f2672eeb2f5d5fa0cf1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/10/23/planning-for-a-posh-retirement/ | Planning For A Posh Retirement | Planning For A Posh Retirement
The wealthy, particularly the 1%, have been criticized of late. Whether you believe this condemnation is well-deserved or counterproductive to our capitalist society, those who live in gated communities, frequent yacht clubs, and drive Ferraris can teach other well-to-do and middle class ... |
6fe786ec87660fd72acaaaf1850369b2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2012/10/31/how-to-find-your-passion-in-retirement/ | How To Find Your Passion In Retirement | How To Find Your Passion In Retirement
For retirement advice and tools, whatever your age or assets visit The Forbes Retirement Guide.
In my opinion, living a passionate life is the ultimate personal and financial achievement. People make their way through life and into retirement in various ways. But it’s the time, ... |
7164953346735af46f26740b64f362f7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2013/02/12/helping-your-adult-child-get-back-on-their-own-two-feet/?ss=retirement | How To Help Adult Children Get Back On Their Own Two Feet | How To Help Adult Children Get Back On Their Own Two Feet
An interesting aspect of being a financial professional is that we get a firsthand look at how people earn, save, and spend money as well as many things they’re dealing with on a daily basis. One primary issue impacting the health and well-being of current and ... |
7256ec510f45de2e6749f1d27340adfe | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2013/05/29/rick-harrison-pawning-his-way-to-the-top/ | Rick Harrison: Pawning His Way To The Top | Rick Harrison: Pawning His Way To The Top
For centuries, people have used various forms of barter, exchange, and pawning for quick access to money. Despite advances in currency and technology, the practice is still around today and more relevant than ever thanks to the hit TV series Pawn Stars. My interview with own... |
f53e7b88b183337f3244d1aff7350ca6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2014/08/28/this-is-what-1000-of-monthly-retirement-income-really-looks-like/ | This Is What $1,000 of Monthly Retirement Income Really Looks Like | This Is What $1,000 of Monthly Retirement Income Really Looks Like
There is a lot of talk about how much money one should save for retirement and what percentage of assets retirees can withdraw each year. However, many retirees hope to preserve their principal, living off just their investments. That sounds simple en... |
7efc9751365a61cb6837ecfa432e2fb6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2014/09/26/retirement-worries-and-concerns-are-a-privilege/ | Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege | Retirement Worries And Concerns Are A Privilege
Each and every week a new study comes out that highlights the new or biggest concern people have heading into retirement. Depending on the time of the year and source, some of the most common fears include:
Running out of money Health and/or healthcare Stock market crash... |
ca3c9ffcb2b2b4f1ce4d730c51668e5b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2015/02/23/what-diy-investors-get-right-and-wrong/ | What DIY Investors Get Right And Wrong | What DIY Investors Get Right And Wrong
Having immersed myself in the world of DIY investing over the last couple months, I’ve garnered a firsthand look at a number of DIY portfolios with carte blanche access to ask the tough questions. As a result, I wanted to share some of the common portfolio factors that DIY invest... |
5d76bbb537b90e6cdac0c01a6bcc6227 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2015/03/17/what-you-need-to-know-about-volunteering-during-retirement/ | What You Need To Know About Volunteering During Retirement | What You Need To Know About Volunteering During Retirement
Many people plan to do some form of volunteering after they retire. It’s such a popular topic that I spend more time discussing it during my Naked Retirement workshops than many of the other, more traditional hot topics including health care costs, adult childr... |
37df125fc0f8733f4847b87612506446 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2015/12/31/top-dividend-stocks-for-retirement-income-in-2016/ | Best Dividend Stocks For Retirement Income In 2016 | Best Dividend Stocks For Retirement Income In 2016
This year my theme for dividend stocks in 2016 is big, strong and steady. In other words, I’m looking for stocks with a great personality and that are not only defensive in nature, but also carry useful competitive advantages to weather price / consumer storms as well ... |
dec4ec18447fa84c66cbf52bee45daa1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2017/04/18/why-some-people-become-cheapskates-in-retirement/ | Why Some People Become Cheapskates In Retirement | Why Some People Become Cheapskates In Retirement
Many people don’t realize it, but when you get that final paycheck, it is one of the most important financial events of your life. The idea of no longer working for money and having access to a paycheck can do weird things to some people. In many cases, it can turn the... |
9810a1be7394be28c0908c4491cea155 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2017/10/26/what-really-happens-to-people-when-they-retire/ | What Really Happens To People When They Retire? | What Really Happens To People When They Retire?
Recently, I spoke at the Retirement Coaches Association conference and had the opportunity to ask retirement coaches from across the US about their experiences with clients transitioning into retirement. The discussion highlighted several trends taking place in the under... |
31f295e1941e182e514becec1d43e1c0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlawton/2018/10/21/answers-to-your-top-10-401k-plan-questions/ | Answers To Your Top 10 401(k) Plan Questions | Answers To Your Top 10 401(k) Plan Questions
For more than 30 years I have helped employees from companies like Apple, IBM, AT&T and John Deere with their 401(k)s. I have found that some of the questions employees have about their 401(k) plans pop up frequently. You probably have the same questions about your plan.
Fol... |
c7b1611a024363b4206108825fb43db5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2011/03/30/the-economic-equivalent-of-tunisia-egypt-libya-yemen-syria-et-al/ | The Economic Equivalent of Tunisia-Egypt-Libya-Yemen-Syria Et Al. | The Economic Equivalent of Tunisia-Egypt-Libya-Yemen-Syria Et Al.
There are a multitude of economic and financial issues spreading across the globe that are parallel to the political unrest, civil war, pressure for democracy and just radical change that are not seen daily on cable television.
1. The first is u... |
c8204f0d035f5cbfe7ea2d16748fc6f2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2011/09/13/there-is-no-cure-and-little-money-to-solve-alzheimers-disease/ | There Is No Cure And Little Money To Solve Alzheimer's Disease | There Is No Cure And Little Money To Solve Alzheimer's Disease
Moses Chao, one of the wisest men I know, and a leading NYU neuro-scientist, has been warning me for 2 years about the danger of not finding a cure for Alzheimers, a debilitating disease of the brain that currently affects some 5 million Americans over the... |
1ab5633df6afbd5522ebcd4cefa010d2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2011/10/23/the-u-s-wont-be-able-to-grow-again-until-2016-18/ | A $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Creates 27 Million Jobs In 5 Years | A $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Creates 27 Million Jobs In 5 Years
I have just read the most thoughtful, precise and thorough analysis of the American Economy; "The Way Forward, Moving From the Post-Bubble Economy To Renewed Growth and Competitiveness" by Nouriel Roubini (NYU economist), Daniel Alpert(Westwood Cap... |
5cc0b9a524f3395e1e517c8fc407c75e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2011/11/22/1-7-billion-customers-money-missing-from-mf-global/ | $1.7 Billion Customers' Money Missing From MF Global | $1.7 Billion Customers' Money Missing From MF Global
The amounts of customer funds missing from MF Global have multiplied from $633 million to $1.2 billion yesterday-- and now $1.7 billion today, according to Vincent (Trace) Schmeltz III , the attorney for the 80 member Commodity Customers Coalition. Schmeltz is a me... |
81691209e9df24400322ff163de10ba3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2012/01/10/the-u-s-cannot-have-a-private-equity-president-mitt-romney/ | The U.S. Cannot Have A Private Equity President, Mitt Romney | The U.S. Cannot Have A Private Equity President, Mitt Romney
I can give you several gritty reasons why former Bain Capital private equity czar Mitt Romney is not the person to become President of the U.S. in November.
First, is just one tale of a Bain deal under Romney. Bain Capital invested just $30 million to take ... |
0b98ab6d72a97425ff4c4e379b467008 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2012/05/20/what-jp-morgan-chase-forgot-about-2008/ | What JP Morgan Chase Forgot About 2008 | What JP Morgan Chase Forgot About 2008
1. JP Morgan Chase's chief investment office accumulated a huge bet-- maybe $100 billion-- in a so-called "weapon of mass destruction" (as in self-destruct) in a very risky credit default swap contract that was a bet on corporate credits improving despite a soft economy-- a kiss... |
bb9b82d2d75aeb6ea537ba2cf3582c6b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2012/06/02/the-2008-meltdown-and-where-the-blame-falls/ | The 2008 Meltdown And Where The Blame Falls | The 2008 Meltdown And Where The Blame Falls
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Note: This blog is based on my notes for a speech at the Harvard Class of 1957 55th reunion in Cambridge, Mass. on May 22nd.
Armageddon was threatening the financial system on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. The largest bankruptcy in... |
6e9a7eec91b161bc4e3b8996ba9724db | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/04/18/you-can-grow-your-tax-free-retirement-plan-beyond-obamas-3-million-limit/ | You Can Grow Your Tax-Free Retirement Plan Beyond Obama's $3 Million Limit | You Can Grow Your Tax-Free Retirement Plan Beyond Obama's $3 Million Limit
There is one saving grace in President Obama's attempt to put a limit on how much money you can set aside in your tax-free 401k retirement account. Thanks to the aid of Janet Novack, Forbes Media Washington Bureau Chief and veteran chief tax gur... |
f9c92b1ab6e5cbeb7f4e33ced3502ccb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/05/02/blue-chip-stocks-fetch-ridiculous-valuations-but-dont-sell-just-because-its-may/ | Blue Chip Stocks Fetch Ridiculous Valuations, But Don't Sell Just Because It's May | Blue Chip Stocks Fetch Ridiculous Valuations, But Don't Sell Just Because It's May
Clorox at 24 times earnings? (Getty Images via @daylife)
Croesus is fortunate to be on the receiving end of timely insights into the stock market. The ever wily and tough-minded Barry Ritholtz of Fusion IQ just sent me his May missive th... |
e6cb748b84016d387e6c6c4fdcc86dc7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/06/10/how-union-muscle-made-detroits-workers-the-highest-paid-in-the-country/ | How Union Muscle Made Detroit's Workers The Highest Paid In The Country | How Union Muscle Made Detroit's Workers The Highest Paid In The Country
One of the stunning revelations in the new documentary film, "Brothers on the Line," is the determined brutal fight led by the three Reuther brothers, Walter, Victor and Roy, to raise the pay and benefits of auto workers at General Motors , Ford... |
c6264078b94bbc7517365567c5ffe011 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/07/28/goldman-sachs-actually-holds-close-to-25-of-the-us-aluminum-supply/ | Goldman Sachs Won't Tell Me How Much Aluminum They Hold in Detroit Warehouses | Goldman Sachs Won't Tell Me How Much Aluminum They Hold in Detroit Warehouses
Goldman's claim that it held only 3% of the world's aluminum supply was utterly misleading. I now have determined that it holds in its own warehouses--the Metro subsidiary of Goldman Sachs some amount of aluminum that is more than its 3% of g... |
907aeb52bb35009cc5be76e66ba822ad | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2014/12/13/wall-street-reverses-ban-on-trading-derivatives-backed-by-uncle-sam/ | A Christmas Present For The Banks From The Omnibus Bill | A Christmas Present For The Banks From The Omnibus Bill
Wall Street banks like Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase have flexed the power of their influence to pressure Congress and the White House into a key change in the law that will allow the trading of risky financial derivatives in bank operations that are insured by th... |
793b7aea354b3240683ea69c9cb91207 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2013/01/08/hong-kong-billionaire-too-sick-for-corruption-trial-but-prosecutors-say-otherwise/ | Hong Kong Billionaire Too Sick For Corruption Trial, But Prosecutors Say Otherwise | Hong Kong Billionaire Too Sick For Corruption Trial, But Prosecutors Say Otherwise
Chinese Estates' Joseph Lau
The trial of Chinese Estates Chairman and CEO Joseph Lau was delayed for the second time on Monday after his lawyer said the billionaire was too unwell to stand trial.
South China Morning Post reported that La... |
9b753da56f5d700a9207bd192b1ad8c5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2013/01/14/billionaire-brothers-sourcing-firm-warns-core-profit-to-plunge-40-shares-tumble/ | Billionaire Brothers' Sourcing Firm Warns Core Profit To Plunge 40%, Shares Tumble | Billionaire Brothers' Sourcing Firm Warns Core Profit To Plunge 40%, Shares Tumble
Li & Fung's Chairman William Fung
After the market closed on Friday, Li & Fung announced that last year's operating profit was expected to fall 40%. The global sourcing company blamed ongoing restructuring costs and provisions at its bus... |
a6a1e2b22577b8c60e393a1e0f99efd3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2013/02/25/tibets-growing-tragedy-self-immolation-protests-reach-105/ | Tibet's Growing Tragedy: Self-Immolation Protests Reach 105 | Tibet's Growing Tragedy: Self-Immolation Protests Reach 105
Protesting Monks with Tibetan flags (Photo credit: SFTHQ)
Reports emerged on Monday that a Tibetan man had set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in his homeland. According to Radio Free Asia, Phakmo Dhondup, self-immolated a day earlier in Amdho ... |
58d0761c9a4579ae191f13886b76cc6c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2013/06/23/edward-snowden-leaves-hong-kong-for-russia-final-destination-unclear/ | Edward Snowden Leaves Hong Kong For Russia, Final Destination Unclear | Edward Snowden Leaves Hong Kong For Russia, Final Destination Unclear
A woman walks past an edition of the South China Morning Post carrying an interview with Edward... [+] Snowden on its front page on June 13, 2013. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)
The Hong Kong government has confirmed that Edward Snowde... |
9c00e7fa78cacc942b97bf230fab8af3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2021/02/28/hong-kong-charges-47-democracy-activists-with-subversion-under-security-law/ | Hong Kong Charges 47 Democracy Activists With Subversion Under Security Law | Hong Kong Charges 47 Democracy Activists With Subversion Under Security Law
Benny Tai speaks to members of media outside of the Ma On Shan Police Station on February 28, 2021 ... [+] in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
The Hong Kong government charged 47 people with one count of conspiracy to commit subver... |
b90692cbed3d81da1a64bddd939da77b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertolsen/2021/03/14/uk-says-china-breached-hong-kong-handover-treaty-for-third-time/?sh=5c3c0ecf2cb4 | U.K. Says China Breached Hong Kong Handover Treaty For Third Time | U.K. Says China Breached Hong Kong Handover Treaty For Third Time
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary ... [+] of State Mike Pompeo at Lancaster House on July 21, 2020 in London Peter Summers - WPA Pool/Getty Images
The U.K. government said China is in “a... |
e1af15f0fe2e88d5149bfd66dbf87678 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpagliarini/2013/10/09/6-asset-protection-strategies-to-shield-your-wealth/?sh=7bfb1d53199a | 6 Asset Protection Strategies To Shield Your Wealth | 6 Asset Protection Strategies To Shield Your Wealth
Have you heard of the homeless man who was sued for $5.5 million? Of course you haven’t. Lawsuits aren't filed against those with few assets; they are filed against those with “deep pockets.” If you have substantial assets or are coming into a windfall from a sudden w... |
92246fb8ed37f5e29c4cb45c49650a84 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpassikoff/2014/10/20/the-2014-brand-keys-loyalty-leaders-list/ | Which Brands Have The Most Loyal Customers | Which Brands Have The Most Loyal Customers
Bottom line: mobile, digital, and social brands continue to exhibit loyalty supremacy. New brands and categories make up more than a third of this year’s Top-100 leaders list.
Apple , Amazon, WhatsApp, Google , YouTube, and Kindle head the 2014 Brand Keys Loyalty Leaders Li... |
cd21468b1261da9fc3b06a9661878a0f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpassikoff/2014/11/06/for-retailers-black-friday-has-become-a-season-unto-itself/ | For Retailers, 'Black Friday' Has Become A Season Unto Itself | For Retailers, 'Black Friday' Has Become A Season Unto Itself
Super-charged by increased mobile outreach, intensified consumer planning, and raised numbers of retailer mobile apps, traditional retailers will be going to work earlier, and working harder to engage consumers this season if they want their share of a proje... |
463969061aaf2ed363a66acfa0767777 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2013/12/05/domestic-violence-the-secret-killer-that-costs-8-3-billion-annually/ | Domestic Violence: The Secret Killer That Costs $8.3 Billion Annually | Domestic Violence: The Secret Killer That Costs $8.3 Billion Annually
Designed to increase awareness and action to end domestic violence and sexual assault, the NO MORE... [+] symbol is spreading the message nationwide. It asks supporters to join in saying “NO MORE silence, NO MORE violence and NO MORE excuses.” Learn ... |
ca0f8ebad83d58427c40a1ba4691d11b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2013/12/19/putting-health-care-reform-in-perspective/ | Putting Health Care Reform In Perspective | Putting Health Care Reform In Perspective
Health care policy junkies held their breath on Dec. 1, the date President Barack Obama promised the government-run exchange web site would be fixed. They followed the early returns on Dec. 15, the deadline to enroll for health insurance coverage. And, of course, they are on th... |
cd6501cf93d6098e95d09f796f792343 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/01/30/hivaids-discovery-shows-how-wrong-assumptions-can-be/ | HIV/AIDS Discovery Shows How Wrong Assumptions Can Be | HIV/AIDS Discovery Shows How Wrong Assumptions Can Be
Common wisdom is difficult to overturn, even when it’s wrong.
The astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus discovered the earth is not the center of our universe. Physician Ignaz Semmelweis recognized that unwashed hands transmit disease. Albert Einstein found that time and s... |
f768578985aacdc5d5caa48203cb26a4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/02/20/whats-the-first-step-in-transforming-american-health-care/ | What's The First Step In Transforming American Health Care? | What's The First Step In Transforming American Health Care?
The Affordable Care Act is designed to increase the nation’s supply of health insurance coverage. Meanwhile, America’s aging population is increasing the demand for health care services.
As a result, our nation is likely to face a physician shortage as detaile... |
c46f0caec453cef4e17d50dd335d22e5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/03/06/malcolm-gladwell-on-american-health-care-an-interview/ | Malcolm Gladwell On American Health Care: An Interview | Malcolm Gladwell On American Health Care: An Interview
Malcolm Gladwell hasn't written much about American health care. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been thinking about it. And it sure hasn't stopped many of his powerful ideas like “tipping point,” “outlier” and “blink” from gaining entry into the national health ca... |
801629b5109c3e3e50df41f231b4829e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/03/20/a-doctors-take-on-the-anti-vaccine-movement/ | A Doctor's Take On The Anti-Vaccine Movement | A Doctor's Take On The Anti-Vaccine Movement
There is nothing more disheartening for a physician than watching a patient die from a preventable cause. And, of course, the loss for the family involved is unimaginable.
But it’s important, especially for parents, to understand the potential consequences of preventable, in... |
25d78d2cc040cd69dbfaa5e6475b75f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/06/05/more-health-care-is-better-health-care-medical-myth-or-reality/ | More Health Care Is Better Health Care: Medical Myth Or Reality? | More Health Care Is Better Health Care: Medical Myth Or Reality?
The U.S. spends nearly $3 trillion a year on health care, significantly more than any other nation.
In fact, America’s annual health care spending is greater than the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of every other country except China, Germany and Japa... |
47ec34e06ede21014dd50790ed63e12e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/08/14/the-4-biggest-obstacles-acos-face/ | The 4 Biggest Obstacles ACOs Face | The 4 Biggest Obstacles ACOs Face
In a recent interview, business guru and best-selling author Clayton Christensen described American health care as “sick and getting sicker.”
He criticized the system’s administrative overhead, perverse payment models and lack of leadership for failing to incite meaningful reform.
Chri... |
7b303ea0c174e5108fb35e26e7137741 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/09/04/5-megatrends-with-the-potential-to-transform-u-s-health-care/ | 5 Megatrends With The Potential To Transform U.S. Health Care | 5 Megatrends With The Potential To Transform U.S. Health Care
Recently, Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers told me that U.S. health care is at a tipping point. A positive one, he hopes, but the truth is no one knows for sure which direction the system will tip.
At the close of our interview, I asked Chambers what hea... |
3367ec493a6b946deaa6e63f621ad86f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2014/09/25/will-narrow-networks-strike-out-in-the-exchanges/ | Will Narrow Networks Strike Out On The Health Care Exchanges? | Will Narrow Networks Strike Out On The Health Care Exchanges?
Baseball fans like me take great joy in studying the way general managers assemble their rosters.
The variations are fascinating. Some teams focus on pitching strength. Others go for speed or power-hitting. Each approach carries distinct advantages and disad... |
95b3567afbec9b21d57a6524ff71502d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2015/03/05/healthcare-black-latino-poor/?sh=257a16aa7869 | Why Health Care Is Different If You're Black, Latino Or Poor | Why Health Care Is Different If You're Black, Latino Or Poor
The country is in a state of health care denial. Politicians, pundits and executives proudly declare America’s medical care is the best in the world. But it isn't.
The U.S. lags behind other industrialized nations in many important health measures – partly be... |
f834119d4623e57deecd8b58e789b8dd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2020/05/11/preventing-post-coronavirus-depression/?sh=dc890174665b | Six Ways To Make The U.S. Economic And Health Care Systems Stronger After The Coronavirus Pandemic | Six Ways To Make The U.S. Economic And Health Care Systems Stronger After The Coronavirus Pandemic
These medical workers are holding steady during the pandemic, but what happens next? Cindy Ord/Getty Images
While health experts continue to debate the timeline for an effective coronavirus vaccine, one certainty looms o... |
4d8ad2cadefe76ddd6258b7f2769f331 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2020/10/12/why-half-a-million-americans-will-die-from-covid-19/?sh=56bd6feb1736 | Why Half A Million Americans Will Die From Covid-19 | Why Half A Million Americans Will Die From Covid-19
Among the questions I’m asked most often as host of the podcast Coronavirus: The Truth are: “How have other nations effectively contained the pandemic?” and “Why can’t the United States copy their success?”
For months, health experts have answered these questions by p... |
e82e83b7d4d3814ca01ee4eb3892ff62 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2021/01/18/five-technologies-that-will-transform-medicine-in-post-pandemic-america/?sh=f4d8cd7a4248 | Five Technologies That Will Transform Medicine In Post-Pandemic America | Five Technologies That Will Transform Medicine In Post-Pandemic America
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When medical historians write about the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll likely focus on the slow U.S. response and failures of leadership that led to a tragically high death toll. But that will be only part of the story. From the wreckage and d... |
7491fc35842b117a171da5b704e29328 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2021/03/01/how-health-insurance-became-americas-biggest-hustle/?sh=51448d34476f | How Health Insurance Became America’s Biggest Hustle | How Health Insurance Became America’s Biggest Hustle
The game is three-card monte. Maybe you’ve seen it on a street corner (or, more likely, on the big screen). It looks easy. A dealer hunches above three playing cards—two jacks and a queen—each resting face down. He shows you the cards, mixes them up and tells you to ... |
2bba0d59ccb804905bda46f2bde5d82b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2021/04/01/revisited-5-things-that-could-go-wrong-with-a-coronavirus-vaccine/?sh=50b996fa6a87 | 3 Things That Went Right With The Covid-19 Vaccines—And 2 Problems To Watch | 3 Things That Went Right With The Covid-19 Vaccines—And 2 Problems To Watch
Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images Getty Images
Some of medicine’s greatest moments—the ones that fill us with joy, tears and hope—are the ones that occur when people defy the odds.
A man with a devastating spinal-cord injury walks again. A w... |
d9ec5f47ffce6f9d3ac017d343780b7e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2010/12/21/amicas-simple-secret-do-the-right-thing/ | Amica's Simple Secret: Do the Right Thing | Amica's Simple Secret: Do the Right Thing
Bob DiMuccio and Robert Reiss.
An interview with Bob DiMuccio, CEO of Amica Mutual Insurance Company.
It is a rare company whose business model is actually based on “doing the right thing.” But that is the exact philosophy that has helped Amica become a quiet leader in the high... |
edb9bb73b5d8085cd588646471debff9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/01/03/mitchells-built-and-growing-on-hugs/ | Mitchells ... Built and Growing on Hugs | Mitchells ... Built and Growing on Hugs
An Interview with Jack Mitchell, CEO, The Mitchell Family of Stores
Jack Mitchell and Robert Reiss at Richards Greenwich, CT.
In 1958, 53 year old Ed Mitchell and his wife Norma, founded a high-end men’s clothing store in Westport Ct., th... |
ff20f49a30d2c6cdef9118f49d6eba6d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/01/25/thomson-reuters-culture-of-organizational-curiosity/ | Thomson Reuters' Culture of Organizational Curiosity | Thomson Reuters' Culture of Organizational Curiosity
Devin Wenig and Robert Reiss Interview with Devin Wenig, CEO, Thomson Reuters Markets
While over 150 years old, Thomson Reuters is a new company. The 2008 merger of Thomson and Reuters built arguably the world’s largest news and information organization for pr... |
e048baeb06215499f8f3ef698656de9c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/03/16/the-key-to-innovation-build-a-platform-like-apple/ | The Key to Innovation: Build a Platform, like Apple | The Key to Innovation: Build a Platform, like Apple
Bob Safian with Robert Reiss
When it was launched in 1995, Fast Company magazine set a new tone in progressive business media, with a unique editorial focus on discovering the creativity and innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical companies), leadership, and des... |
80ebf44e7ebd0f82dcd0a7963bc86ada | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/03/18/advice-to-entrepreneurs-go-global-and-mobile/ | Advice to Entrepreneurs - Go Global and Mobile | Advice to Entrepreneurs - Go Global and Mobile
Rafael Pastor, chief executive officer of Vistage, with Robert Reiss.
As my work is interviewing chief executives, I was particularly interested in finding the inside story with the world’s largest for-profit CEO organization, Vistage International, Inc. Founded in 1957, h... |
4530e421a7b5174281e2d5018f6d51ff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/04/16/41-year-old-ceo-leading-turnaround-at-158-year-old-bausch-lomb/ | 41-Year-Old CEO Leading Turnaround at 158-Year-Old Bausch + Lomb | 41-Year-Old CEO Leading Turnaround at 158-Year-Old Bausch + Lomb
Robert Reiss with Brent Saunders, CEO, Bausch + Lomb
For over 150 years Bausch + Lomb has led eye health innovation. However, the iconic company which focuses on three businesses: lenses and solutions, eye surgery, and pharmaceuticals and has more than 11... |
e3ac8be9c9ee34c690cc7ff674970e9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/04/25/the-secret-of-corporate-culture-higher-purpose-arkadi-kuhlmann-ceo-ing-direct/ | The Secret of Corporate Culture Is Higher Purpose: Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO, ING Direct | The Secret of Corporate Culture Is Higher Purpose: Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO, ING Direct
Here's an interview I did recently with Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO & Chairman of ING Direct. What's interesting is that when Arkadi founded the company, he set a new banking model, based on a culture with a higher purpose—bringing America bac... |
b49f3f6ddd7f94a0b55829419cc10fb3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/05/05/a-new-model-to-improve-the-healthcare-experience/ | A New Model To Improve The Health Care Experience | A New Model To Improve The Health Care Experience
Patrick E. Connolly, President, Sodexo Health Care with Robert Reiss
Healthcare costs America $2.7 trillion a year, about 17% of the GDP. Yet patients are often not fully pleased with the results. And in healthcare, practically everything is measured; for example, HCAHP... |
7d2a7a37907f153bb869e1b5af793fc8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/06/12/tony-hsieh-ceo-of-zappos-talks-about-overcoming-challenges/ | Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, Talks About Overcoming Challenges | Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, Talks About Overcoming Challenges
In this interview with Tony Hsieh, he talks about overcoming challenges like no money, and how challenge can actually create opportunity. To see full interview go to www.ceoshow.tv
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1ea699f9af679fe0ed70576d124151dc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/06/22/growing-audi-across-the-atlantic/ | Growing Audi Across the Atlantic | Growing Audi Across the Atlantic
Johan de Nysschen, President, Audi of America and Robert Reiss
Audi has publicly stated its impressive goal to have 1.5 million vehicle sales globally by 2015. Yet while the company has been the number one luxury car brand in Europe for a number of years – and is also number one in Chin... |
b0691fe9321dfd66fb73d8e42d494972 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/10/04/how-ceos-view-the-digital-transformation/ | How CEOs View the Digital Transformation | How CEOs View the Digital Transformation
Every day we experience how digital has transformed our world personally … I wondered, how has it really impacted corporations? To gain perspective, on September 20, 2011, I moderated a 1-hour discussion between 4 corporate thought leaders. The insights were riveting; for all of... |
be96dc06db69cc77da8d69c31737625e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2011/12/02/how-top-ceos-connect-with-global-customers/ | How top CEOs Connect with Global Customers | How top CEOs Connect with Global Customers
Peter Drucker famously said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” The question of course is, what happens behind the scenes to create a company that customers love. To gain insight on areas like measurement, social media and connection, on November 10, 2... |
9c00993596a0ab8d9f77724d74dc2cf1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/03/05/driving-a-global-corporate-culture-of-1-4-million-employees/ | Driving a Global Corporate Culture of 1.4 Million Employees | Driving a Global Corporate Culture of 1.4 Million Employees
David Novak with Robert Reiss
Not everyone knows the name Yum! Brands, but everyone knows their three iconic brands: KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. Yum! Brands, located in Louisville, Kentucky, does business in 117 countries with more than 70% of profits coming... |
b14a0a54ce43aa3fbc5b2dc9ebecb0fc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/04/02/how-top-ceos-succeed-at-business-model-innovation/ | How Top CEOs Succeed at Business Model Innovation | How Top CEOs Succeed at Business Model Innovation
Innovation may well be the defining characteristic of successful companies. Jim Collins in Built to Last cited 3M as the most likely enterprise to be around longer than others because its core was, in fact, innovation. In today’s ever evolving digital, connected and rea... |
67ae6173b445d6c926c733fc39ec0bda | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/07/14/what-ceos-can-learn-from-r-a-dickey/ | What CEOs Can Learn From R.A. Dickey | What CEOs Can Learn From R.A. Dickey
R. A. Dickey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
By Robert Reiss with insights from Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1 800 flowers.com
During the past five years I’ve probably watched 500 Mets games, and have interviewed about 250 CEOs, and these two have unexpectedly merged … through R.A. Dic... |
3b4604d380d2e309fee969f810f20d9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/08/01/what-ceos-can-learn-from-tim-tebow-a-conversation-with-sap-co-ceo-bill-mcdermott/ | What CEOs Can Learn From Tim Tebow: A Conversation With SAP Co-CEO Bill McDermott | What CEOs Can Learn From Tim Tebow: A Conversation With SAP Co-CEO Bill McDermott
Tim Tebow is introduced as a New York Jet in March 2012. (Image credit: Getty Images North America... [+] via @daylife)
On practically every sports radio show I listen to, I hear announcers, callers, and even NFL Hall of Famers bash Tim T... |
6d322804106e4cc3ffb8961762cb44b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/09/21/the-age-of-mass-intimacy-ceos-share-secrets-of-connecting-with-customers-in-a-digital-world-like-performing-personalized-songs-to-respond-to-tweets/ | The Age Of Mass Intimacy: CEOs Share Secrets Of Connecting With Customers In A Digital World | The Age Of Mass Intimacy: CEOs Share Secrets Of Connecting With Customers In A Digital World
A decade ago, in the earlier days of digital, I remember debates that the growth of digital would lead to the decline of the human touch. Today, it has become clear that the opposite is true. As we have witnessed, the digital w... |
5d1528af58d5168cfb36f3cb9796899b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/10/10/for-top-ceos-culture-drives-value-creation/ | For Top CEOs, Culture Drives Value Creation | For Top CEOs, Culture Drives Value Creation
According to Larry Ackerman, the father of identity based management, "The most powerful cultures spring naturally from the identity of the organization - the value-creating core of the enterprise." This direct link between "value-creating" cultures and organizational succes... |
2e5b096c17cb88340c9e87bdc52824f7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/11/08/from-customer-to-fan-top-ceos-share-insights-for-today-tomorrow-including-expandable-mobile-wrist-phones/ | From Customer To Fan - Top CEOs Share Insights For Today And Tomorrow | From Customer To Fan - Top CEOs Share Insights For Today And Tomorrow
I was just watching a ball game and zoned in on the fans -- what incredible passion! I realized often the difference between a good and a great company is that customers of the latter are more than just customers … they are fans. So, I pulled togethe... |
4692ff617835ef7ea2a12b52f59bef0a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2012/12/20/why-apple-stock-can-hit-2000-a-share/ | Why Apple Stock Can Hit $2,000 a Share | Why Apple Stock Can Hit $2,000 a Share
When on September 18, 2012 Apple broke $700, a growing crowd questioned, “Can Apple hit $1,000?” Then the drop. Today Apple is at $526. And yet, in studying Apple’s long-term potential, to me it becomes clear that Apple can not only hit $1,000 -- but potentially over the next 5 ye... |
a25ffeef4c77a42df72f507481556b88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2013/03/04/how-top-cmos-connect-with-customers-in-a-digital-world/ | How Top CMOs Connect with Customers in a Digital World | How Top CMOs Connect with Customers in a Digital World
In 1954, Peter Drucker was famously quoted as saying, “The purpose of a business is to create and keep a customer”. Five decades later this timeless message is stronger than ever. In our digital world where 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day and p... |
c97ea953e4d0f386231017c123d0b447 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2013/03/26/top-financial-service-ceos-share-best-practices-in-customer-experience-including-creating-customer-advisory-councils/ | Top Financial Service CEOs Share Best Practices in Customer Experience . . . Including Creating Customer Advisory Councils | Top Financial Service CEOs Share Best Practices in Customer Experience . . . Including Creating Customer Advisory Councils
Financial services drive our economy. Consider this, the unrealized capital gains in the equity of Americans' homes is now $10 trillion and the aggregate retirement pension and mutual funds now amo... |
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