September 2007 - Posts

• Strike II

  The tentative labor contract agreed to by General Motors and the United Autoworkers union, just two days after the union leadership had issued a strike notice, is all over the news today . There's plenty of reporting on the deal itself, and on the implications Read More... Posted Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:22 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Striking Development

  Job security was the deal-breaker for the United Autoworkers union in its decision to strike General Motors Corp., according to this Associated Press report . It's an interesting analysis, if true, because it demonstrates something I wrote several weeks Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:06 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• How's that again?

  The Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates earlier this week, triggering a quick and exuberant run up in equity markets. Investors see the availability of lower-cost capital as reason to expect a new burst of business expansions, hence the rise in stock Read More... Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 8:26 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• You call this "progress"?

  This week I attended a seminar introducing some sophisticated industrial products, and I am sure that one message I took away from it was unintentional. The effort by large corporations to be associated with, and credited for, being "environmentally friendly" Read More... Posted Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:35 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• 9/11 + 5 + 1 …

  It's September 11, again. Actually, it's the day before, but I'll be on a plane tomorrow. How's that for a reminder of the most consequential day in most of our lifetimes? There's no need for a reminder, however, and no need to check the calendar, I know, Read More... Posted Sunday, September 09, 2007 10:31 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Addition by subtraction

  Several bosses ago I worked for a guy who's idea of encouraging progress was to cut back. His primary responsibility was to spur revenue growth, but he spent virtually all of his effort trimming costs. So, when we didn't have enough ad pages or income Read More... Posted Thursday, September 06, 2007 9:50 PM by REB | 0 Comments