Intangibles Mismanagement and the Current Crisis
October 3, 2008 by Mary Adams · 2 Comments
As we end this tumultuous week, I have a few thoughts on the relationship between intangibles management and the current crisis.
How bad intangibles management got us into this mess…
A financial company’s principal intangible assets are Read more
Two Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert
October 3, 2008 by Mary Adams · Leave a Comment
My first two entries in the category “A Smart Company” were behemoths JP Morgan Chase and IBM…Now for something completely different, I’ll highlight the power of a couple thumbs from Chicago.
One of the reasons my husband and I originally bought a DVR was to record Ebert and Roeper, which was the successor to our long-time favorite Read more
The New Kapital
October 1, 2008 by Mary Adams · 2 Comments
I’ve seen a number of interesting discussions recently on the role of human capital in business. It is interesting to contrast these varied views of the role of experts versus mainstream employees–and the implications for leadership, compensation and profits:
The first is Roger Martin’s article entitled “Capital vs. Talent: The Battle Rages On” in the latest magazine from the Rotman School of Management Read more
