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Fire and be dammed, the poor management at tech companies

Apr 122013
 
Fire and be dammed, the poor management at tech companies

Quick firing firing of employees who make mistakes shows a weakness in the management of many tech companies.

  •  April 12, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:04 am
  •   No Responses
  •   management
  •  Tagged with: employment, HR, management, managerialism, microsoft

Corporate palaces and the new Ceasars

Apr 052013
 
Corporate palaces and the new Ceasars

An opulent corporate headquarters is often the indicator that management’s mind is on things other than customer service or shareholder’s return.

  •  April 5, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 9:51 am
  •   No Responses
  •   Investment, management, rants
  •  Tagged with: apple, investment, management, managerialism

Technology Cannot Save You – the limitations of relying on IT

Apr 042013
 
Technology Cannot Save You – the limitations of relying on IT

Managerialism will always trump technology which is why IT can’t solve problems caused by management incompetence.

  •  April 4, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 12:36 pm
  •   1 Response
  •   Australia, management
  •  Tagged with: managerialism, technology

Too many presidents spoil the enterprise computing broth

Apr 012013
 
Too many presidents spoil the enterprise computing broth

Oracle has an interesting management problem as revenues stagnate.

  •  April 1, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 11:50 pm
  •   2 Responses
  •   Investment, management
  •  Tagged with: management, managerialism, Mark Hurd, oracle

Walmart pays for cutting staff

Mar 292013
 
Walmart pays for cutting staff

Cutting staff numbers is costing Walmart dearly as customers desert the retailer for better stocked competitors.

  •  March 29, 2013
  •  Posted by Paul Wallbank at 6:52 pm
  •   No Responses
  •   business advice, management
  •  Tagged with: business, management, managerialism, recruitment, retail, wal-mart
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Decoding the new economy

This blog looks at how society and business are changing in the 21st Century.

While the site has a focus on technology, I also look at the human factors along with the demographic and economic changes that are driving how we live, work and play.

About Paul
I'm a recovering entrepreneur, writer and broadcaster with a fascination about how our business world and society is evolving.

Since being invited on ABC Radio in 1998 to discuss Y2K issues, I've been speaking on technology and change for over 12 years. I've also written seven books.

I've founded four businesses and my team built PC Rescue into a national computer help network. I have a consulting business, Netsmarts, which helps businesses deal with challenges in the new economy.

Today I speak and write on change along with consulting to businesses on how they can take advantage of opportunities in today's fast changing marketplace.

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