Oct 1, 2015
The article tells the story of how companies like Toys R Us hire foreign temporary labour from India, to learn the tasks for local employees, and then ship all the jobs abroad, firing the US workers. This does not help create a good work environment. Take away for me:...
Oct 1, 2015
Elin Ørjasæther skriver om hvordan det stort sett går bra med de som blir igjen, SÅ LENGE bedriften har gjort en god jobb med å forklare HVORFOR de nedbemanner, og kriterinene de har brukt. Når man forstår tanken bak, er det lettere å akseptere det. Hun viser også at...
Sep 28, 2015
Empathy is getting a lot of critical attention now, Paul Bloom from Yale has given several talks on the topic, where is tagline is: “I am against it”.. his argument is that empathy is in part sympathy, and together with the fact that we have more sympathy for those...
Sep 28, 2015
An article from INSEAD about research into the reasons why Nokia fell from market dominance to insignificance within the mobile market, in just a few years. To quote the opening paragraph: “Nokia’s fall from the top of the smartphone pyramid is typically put...
Sep 24, 2015
How we see time, the future, the past and present dictate how we live and see the world. In this book Philip Zimbardo puts it all in perspective. Do also see the books website at: http://www.thetimeparadox.com/ For a brief, but informative introduction, look at...
