Apple plus Disney... now, THERE's a combination I could imagine. Microsoft buying Sony? Might be good for Microsoft because of the Sony content, but other than that, it would be a waste of capital. Plus, managing a behemoth like a Sony/Microsoft combination would be very tough for the kind of managers that Microsoft has today. Totally outside of their zone.
It strikes me that - over time - the idiot bosses who misuse the 24/7 aspects of their connectivity to their workforce will disappear through natural selection. The very nature of the new connectivity that we have makes the options that one has more clear and we can more easily jump from one boss (more draconian) to another (more, well, baconian). The new connectivity creates a more fluid market for labor and those that wish to shed themselves of their current shackles can find the key more easily.
Insightful post. Texting is my way of "urgent" get-to-me communication. Corporate email (with laptop or Blackberry) is the "in an hour two" response time method. Mobile is third (I may pick up or may not but don't hold it against me and I don't care if you do) and office or home telephone is a distant fourth.
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Apple plus Disney... now, THERE's a combination I could imagine. Microsoft buying Sony? Might be good for Microsoft because of the Sony content, but other than that, it would be a waste of capital. Plus, managing a behemoth like a Sony/Microsoft combination would be very tough for the kind of managers that Microsoft has today. Totally outside of their zone.
Let's not disparage secretaries. They're probably more knowledgable about this then the CEO...
It strikes me that - over time - the idiot bosses who misuse the 24/7 aspects of their connectivity to their workforce will disappear through natural selection. The very nature of the new connectivity that we have makes the options that one has more clear and we can more easily jump from one boss (more draconian) to another (more, well, baconian). The new connectivity creates a more fluid market for labor and those that wish to shed themselves of their current shackles can find the key more easily.
Insightful post. Texting is my way of "urgent" get-to-me communication. Corporate email (with laptop or Blackberry) is the "in an hour two" response time method. Mobile is third (I may pick up or may not but don't hold it against me and I don't care if you do) and office or home telephone is a distant fourth.