Archive for the Mike Berman Category

The Consequences of a No-Sacrifices-Environment

Several recent news reports caught my eye, not as individual stories but as closely connected pieces of the same continuum: Adam Davidson’s November 20th “Skills Don’t Pay theBills” piece in the NY Times Magazine highlighting the fact that despite high unemployment rates and advanced jobs training programs […]

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Fundamentals Always Rule

Election week ended with a bang, bringing news very much in line with this year’s vote to maintain the status quo.  JC Penney’s Ron Johnson continued to reinvent retail, this time coming up with the outrageous new idea of offering coupons and discounts to get holiday shoppers in […]

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Unfortunately, no surprises–we’re all in this together.

With predictable regularity the business press can be counted on to run feature articles that “change is hard” and “most change management initiatives are very expensive and time consuming yet fail.” These pieces are usually accompanied by tips for creating the right change environment so that the […]

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