Should bosses drop F-bombs?

It's no longer unheard of for leaders to use language that would strip paint in a bid to demonstrate their passion and commitment. Former Yahoo and Autodesk chief Carol Bartz was notoriously profane in her internal communications, and a younger generation of CEOs is using similarly salty language in daily interactions with workers. "Companies increasingly prefer authentic leaders," Jeffrey Cohn says. "Using colorful language can play to your advantage -- as long as you also demonstrate empathy and good business judgment."

Read more in today’s The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422683764866606.html

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Citibank NA ends credit card program with Jet Airways (India) Ltd

Citibank NA has ended its 13-year credit card program with Jet Airways (India) Ltd, India’s largest airline by passengers carried.  Instead, it has announced it launched its own “airline agnostic” card to tap the growing number of air travelers across the country. “The decision was based on market estimates that said fragmentation in the airline industry kept customers from flying with a single airline,” said Anand Selvakesari, country business manager, global consumer group, Citibank India.

Monitoring key vendor relationships to mitigate risks

The importance of key vendor relationships requires that retailers and banks monitor their vendor’s business activities and environment as closely as their own, says consultant Brad Keller. "Vendor risk management practices have not kept pace with changes in the vendor-risk environment and do not effectively account for changes in how our vendors operate."

Brad writes, “According to Ernst & Young’s recently released study on supplier risk management , 73% of the companies surveyed rely on individuals in their business units to identify that a vendor has subcontracted some or all of the services they provide. Acquiring information on subcontracting is not part of their vendor-assessment process.  In addition, over one-third of the companies that are notified that services have been subcontracted take no action to assess either the subcontractor or the subcontracting process.”

Read more: http://www.bai.org/bankingstrategies/risk-management-and-fraud/risk-management/keeping-track-of-your-vendors <<...>>

Monitoring key vendor relationships to mitigate risks

The importance of key vendor relationships requires that retailers and banks monitor their vendor’s business activities and environment as closely as their own, says consultant Brad Keller. "Vendor risk management practices have not kept pace with changes in the vendor-risk environment and do not effectively account for changes in how our vendors operate."

Brad writes, “According to Ernst & Young’s recently released study on supplier risk management , 73% of the companies surveyed rely on individuals in their business units to identify that a vendor has subcontracted some or all of the services they provide. Acquiring information on subcontracting is not part of their vendor-assessment process.  In addition, over one-third of the companies that are notified that services have been subcontracted take no action to assess either the subcontractor or the subcontracting process.”

Read more: http://www.bai.org/bankingstrategies/risk-management-and-fraud/risk-management/keeping-track-of-your-vendors <<...>>

Google honors the legacy of Bob Moog - learn to play here

Robert Arthur Moog, known as Bob Moog among friends, was an American best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. A Google doodle today honors the legacy of Bob Moog, considered by most as the grandfather of electronic music.

I remember his instruments best under the fingers of legendary rock keyboard player Keith Emerson, of the band “Emerson, Lake and Palmer.”

The Bob Moog Foundation’s resident synth expert, Marc Doty, has created a “how-to” video to help those of us not familiar with all the capabilities of a synthesizer get full use of the “Goog”.  Check out Marc Doty’s How-To Video () and get started making your own composition! Read more: http://www.moogfoundation.org/

Born: May 23, 1934, New York City

Died: August 21, 2005, Asheville

Education: Queens College, City University of New York (1957)

Google honors the legacy of Bob Moog - learn to play here

Robert Arthur Moog, known as Bob Moog among friends, was an American best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer. A Google doodle today honors the legacy of Bob Moog, considered by most as the grandfather of electronic music.

 

I remember his instruments best under the fingers of legendary rock keyboard player Keith Emerson, of the band “Emerson, Lake and Palmer.”

 

The Bob Moog Foundation’s resident synth expert, Marc Doty, has created a “how-to” video to help those of us not familiar with all the capabilities of a synthesizer get full use of the “Goog”.  Check out Marc Doty’s How-To Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7AHvrKCTlA) and get started making your own composition! Read more: http://www.moogfoundation.org/

 

Born: May 23, 1934, New York City

Died: August 21, 2005, Asheville

Education: Queens College, City University of New York (1957)

 

 

 

Apple pre-paid iPhone based on the 3GS model

Apple Is getting ready to release their new pre-paid iPhone based on the 3GS model operating as a private-label MVNO. Opening up prepaid will create a massive new market opportunity for Apple in a market that is underserved by smart-phone manufacturers.

Apple has already signed an agreement with a major global distributor and retailers who will drive ways to penetrate the new pre-paid iPhone into domestic and developing markets. The new prepaid iPhone will be priced (at the wholesale level) in the $200 to $250 range, down considerably from the current  average wholesale of $375.