Category Archives: ceo

The Pay Equity Police (Might) Get Some New Ammunition

Posted on April 12, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is at it again. There are new proposed rules to equalize pay at companies employing over 100 workers. Those below the magic 100 presumably will stay the same as they are now, which is some, but … Continue reading →

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Why Companies Are Being Disrupted

Posted on March 23, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I just found this article in the Wall Street Journal of January 26, and should have commented earlier. Most of the article is forgettable, aside from the reference to Clay Christensen’s work on innovation and disruption, but there’s one phrase … Continue reading →

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Trumpism Does Add Up

Posted on March 22, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

If Princeton professor Alan Blinder were my student and had written a paper such as what appeared in the Wall Street Journal on 3/25, it would be marked either ‘incomplete’ or a ‘D’. He’s a pretty well known guy and … Continue reading →

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What’s the most important leadership skill

Posted on March 18, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

In the march issue of Entrepreneur, employees were asked what they thought were the most important leadership traits. This will be a two part post. Here are five traits: 1. Be prepared to do anything you are asking your employees … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Agonistes

Posted on March 8, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

It’s fun to watch the venerable WSJ gnash its journalistic teeth to come to support Trump. Dan Henninger in particular, in his latest column. Dan, you had ‘The Speech” when Trump rode down the escalator and declared I want to … Continue reading →

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Tim, Fire Your Flacks

Posted on March 1, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Argh. The flacks advising Tim Cook should be fired. Was reading an article about what a great leader Tim Cook is (we still have our doubts), but his stance on not allowing the Feds (or Apple) to open IPhone of the … Continue reading →

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Here’s Good Customer Service

Posted on February 25, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We always like the publicise good customer service, and we’ve found another one: Wise Foods, who make survival meals, did a unique thing, given their probable size. I and my wife run on insulin maintenance diets, and limit our intake … Continue reading →

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C’mon Apple, Get Going

Posted on January 27, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Here’s one post we never thought we’d write. Apple seems to have fallen on hard times, probably of their own making, and they don’t seem to know what to do. Full disclosure: I also own Apple stock. So, here are some … Continue reading →

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Theranos: A Cautionary Tale

Posted on December 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Our compliments to the Wall Street Journal for exposing the mess there is at what could be a blockbuster company. It appears Ms. Holmes ignored all or most of the tenets of starting a company, which we’ll repeat here, for the … Continue reading →

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Radical New Idea: Middle Managers

Posted on October 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Some months ago, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about a company (Treehouse) that had NO middle managers, believing that its people were sufficiently motivated that they didn’t need them. This plan was fine until the business grew, probably … Continue reading →

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