I’m glad a mainstream magazine finally came out of the woods to debunk Jack’s rules (see FORTUNE‘s “The New Rules“, August 7, 2006). FORTUNE‘s story essentially argues that it’s very much time for new rules of success, ditching an obsession with managing quarter-to-quarter earnings to please Wall Street and in the process, disinvesting in the… Read More: Jack Welch squelched »
Did I say Kate Beckinsale resembles Nicole Kidman? Or perhaps it should be Catherine Zeta Jones? Here are a few who bear an uncanny resemblance with each other: Natalie Portman and Giada De Laurentiis Ronaldinho and Jar Jar Binks Monkey and George Bush Who else can you think of?
Here’s an interesting snippet in FORTUNE magazine (July 24, 2006) about the CEO of Renault and Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, the first person ever to run two companies on FORTUNE‘s Global 500 simultaneously:“Ghosn brags about his ability to set financial and performance targets three years out – and meet or exceed them. At Nissan he even… Read More: Nissan impossible? »
Tomorrow is the 33rd death anniversary of Bruce Lee (July 20, 1973). Here’s a little trivia about the legendary martial artist and actor: When his second movie hit the theatres, Bruce Lee became a bigger box-office draw. He made a lot of movie critics eat their words because Fists Of Fury (played in the U.S.… Read More: In memory of Bruce Lee »
The FORTUNE Retirement Guide (June 26, 2006 issue) cited a Rutgers study that concludes: “The vision of a traditional work-free retirement is yielding to a new notion of a work-filled retirement.” That probably explains why Lee Kuan Yew, at the ripe old age of 83, is still up and running (though I suspect the real… Read More: The future’s so bleak… »
The Singapore government has lashed out at a blogger named mrbrown for penning a satirical piece titled “S’poreans are fed, up with progress!” about the rising cost of living in Singapore. Following the official rebuttal, the editors of Today informed mrbrown that his regular column would be suspended indefinitely. His suspension, however, prompted a silent… Read More: And now the bad news… it’s a brownout! »