AMD Aims to Regain Its Mojo

On March 30, 2010

AMD Aims to Regain Its Mojo

It's been a couple of years since AMD had to delay shipments of its buggy quad-core Barcelona server chip to manufacturers, costing the company market share, stock value and reputation. Now, the No. 2 chip vendor hopes


On March 30, 2010

Apple May Broaden Smartphone War With Verizon iPhone

Sometime this year, Apple will almost certainly unveil an iPhone compatible with Verizon Wireless' -- and Sprint's, for that matter -- CDMA-based network. Apple is also reportedly working on another GSM iteration of its iconic device, which


On March 30, 2010

Corporate Retreat Turns Into Effective Ad Campaign

Even if the concepts of taking a vacation, having a large meeting, and promoting your company seem to be at odds with each other, there may be a way to combine these ideas.  A small business called WooThemes recently managed…


On March 30, 2010

An Apple iPhone for Verizon? It’s No Surprise

Apple needs to sell the iPhone through Verizon as a way to possibly slow down competition and give it time to establish a dominant grasp on the smartphone market the way it did on portable music players.


On March 30, 2010

Undercover Boss: Escaping GM’s Abusive Corporate Culture

Last week I interviewed Undercover Boss Joel Manby, CEO of Herschand Family Entertainment, and former CEO of Saab USA. Manby was candid about the culture of abuse and intimidation at some GM divisions and how he found salvation in Herschend's


On March 30, 2010

Help Your CEO Pull His Head Out

Even the best CEOs can be blind to reality -- they don't even see the iceberg off the bow that is apparent to everyone else. Harvard Business School historian Richard S. Tedlow looks at the phenomenon of denial, and what