According to the HBR Daily Stat …
MBA applicants may be at a disadvantage if they interview on a day when several others have already received positive evaluations
Specifically, the 4th Great MBA applicant interviewed on a given day Is less likely to get a high interview score
Study results and what to do about them …
Strong language, eh?
This caught my eye because I’ve never been a cat fancier,
We had one for over 20 years.
When my sons asked for a cat, I said ok.
Nobody told me it would be hanging around for 2 decades.
The cat was so nasty that it used to pounce on and bite my mother-in-law … one of the most serene ladies the lord ever put on this planet.
That’s nasty.
I guess I’m not the only cat non=lover.
A New Zealand environmental advocate launched a campaign to ban cats as pets entirely!
Why?
Despite dramatic reform and an attempted ‘retail revolution’, JCPenney has yet to make inroads with shoppers.
Will new in-store boutiques and a greater ‘connection with customers’ be enough for a turnaround?
According to BrandChannel …
When Obama was elected in November 2008, GE CEO Jeff Imment told his troops: “We’re all Democrats now”.
It wasn’t a political statement as much as a practical business reality.
Now, Forbes is asking “Are Apple, Whole Foods and Google Democrats or Republicans?”
Forbes’ central thesis:
Welcome, in short, to a new, neutral … U.S. corporate environment — thanks in no small part to the increasingly polarized politics of this country.
“Companies know if they align too much with one party or political view they will alienate one half of the buying public.”
Companies might lean Red or Blue in politics but in the end the only color that really counts is green.
Here are Forbes’ poster children of the new neutral …
The Homa Files 