In the October 30, 2006 issue of FORTUNE, Geoffrey Colvin cited Boeing CEO James McNerney as one of the 13 peak performers in the cover story on “Secrets of Greatness“. Somewhere in the interview, McNerney responded to the question of whether great performers in any field tended to receive a lot of early encouragement from… Read More: What it really takes to be great »
The sale of Hardware Zone to SPH probably didn’t generate much buzz outside of Singapore. I myself was unware of it until several days ago. (I don’t usually watch/read the bullshit generated by CNA, asiaone and other thinly-veiled government propaganda machines, save to have a good laugh at the collective stupidity of the source that… Read More: If you can’t ban them, buy them! »
It has been reported that Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer each earned $616,667 in salary in the fiscal year ended in June, up 2.8% from a year earlier. However, both had their bonuses cut 13% to $350,000, down from $400,000 in 2005. Ballmer also received $9,482 for “all other compensation”, while Gates received $2,112 for… Read More: Admittedly, a drop in the ocean but… »
I’ve always enjoyed reading Geoffrey Colvin’s column in FORTUNE, but when he wrote his latest in the October 16 issue, I think he may have lost it. The piece, titled “A Growth Plan for HP’s CEO” in the print magazine, offers little in terms of advice other than the painfully obvious under the circumstances (e.g.… Read More: Hurd’s way »
From The Register: Recovering stolen laptops from Italy – $9,668. Consulting an investigative reporter – $7,312. Having a spy scandal erase decades of hard work building up your reputation, while eroding your board of directors and forcing your CEO to testify in front of Congress – priceless. Or rather about $375,000. Even better, spend S$400,000… Read More: How to spend $375,000 on self-destruction »
Hummingbird’s Information Management Survey of 1,385 business executives revealed that 29% of departing directors have admitted to stealing corporate information when they left a company. The survey, conducted by polling company YouGov on behalf of Hummingbird, also found that 24% of the thefts involved using memory sticks or MP3 players to move data and 18%… Read More: Another mindboggling statistics »