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The overused word of the centurycnn.com » The Bing Blog - Sep 3, 2008 I was at a meeting yesterday, one of those painful presentations where a guy comes in, does twenty minutes of PowerPoint, and nearly turns his entire career to suet. That is neither here nor there. I mean, those things … Also tagged: overused words, leverage, archimedes |
cnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 28, 2008
I’m going to interrupt the discussion on our putative merger/acquisition scenario to pause for a moment and reflect on the magic and mystery that is Labor Day. That’s because within minutes I will have completed my …
Also tagged: unions, labor day, andrew carnegie, henry clay frick, the triangle shirtwaist fire
cnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 27, 2008
Yesterday we laid the groundwork for a major, strategic acquisition of a very attractive, synergistic and complementary property that is geographically contiguous, has plenty of upside and, for the most part, speaks …
Also tagged: canada, twx, capitalism, acquisitions, mergers, business ideas
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Euphemism of the daycnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 22, 2008 A few years ago, I noticed that people, particularly very important people, had stopped going to the bathroom. Instead, they had “stepped away.” This concept of “stepping away” grew in a very short time to include … Also tagged: working from home, vacation, dalai lama, bing, business language, add new tag, euphemisms |
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How to lose a job before the interviewcnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 20, 2008 As a bureaucrat, I am constantly looking for other people to do my work. I say this only half facetiously. Once you get into an office with a name on the door, when you have a door, a huge part of the job is to scope … Also tagged: management, job interviews, chutzpah, executive dementia, human resoucres |
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A tip of the market cap to…cnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 19, 2008 Hi. We’re back. Actually, I was back a few days ago. Bob and the gang had a staff meeting on the west coast last Thursday, and I perceived it was inadvisable for me to remain incommuncato. It’s hard to come back … Also tagged: general motors, wall street, stock market, bed bath and beyond |
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Test case: my so-called vacationcnn.com » The Bing Blog - Aug 4, 2008 Okay, I’m on Day One of about ten days off I’m going to try to take. I had the temerity to go out in the morning, have breakfast, do a little shopping. Got back. Thirty-eight message on my BlackBerry. That’s WITH the … |
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Ask Bing Thursday!cnn.com » The Bing Blog - Jul 31, 2008 Yes, once again it’s time for me to answer some of the interesting and weird questions that all the interesting and weird people who drop in on this space offer me now and then. Today there’s a guy whose company makes … Also tagged: ask bing, mean bosses |
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Doing less with lesscnn.com » The Bing Blog - Jul 28, 2008 Actual news organizations that report real news today confirmed a trend that was noticed here several weeks ago, after a trip I made to Los Angeles: People are driving less. Back then, before gasoline prices swooped to … Also tagged: traffic, oil prices, economic trends |
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Mogul madness in paradisecnn.com » The Bing Blog - Jul 21, 2008 Just a little story from the dark edge of the continent. I was staying for the past few days at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It’s a really nice place. A few years ago, it had gone kind of tatty, but they implemented a … Also tagged: executive compensation, moguls, beverly hilton, executive dementia |