by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 16, 2012
Apple CEO Tim Cook responded recent criticisms over Apple suppliers’ working conditions in China by making a forceful response in comments at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference. Cook’s answer to a difficult question offers a good example for CEOs...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 6, 2012
I recently returned from Mexico where I worked with executives of one of the country’s largest brands, helping them to shape and craft a corporate story to share with customers and stakeholders. During one of our conversations, one of the leaders turned to me to...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 1, 2012
February 1, 2011, marks Ron Johnson’s moon shot. The former head of the Apple Retail Store intends to transform J.C. Penney into America’s favorite store. If anyone has the vision to radically re-think the retail environment into something extraordinary, it’s Johnson....
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 20, 2012
Shares of Carnival are dropping significantly after the cruise company’s worst accident—the Costa Concordia running aground off the coast of Italy (Carnival is the holding company for Costa Cruises). We know that eleven people are dead and more than twenty are still...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 11, 2012
The all-electric Tesla Model S is turning heads at the Detroit Auto Show this week. If you want to learn more about the car you might consider heading to the mall. That’s right, Tesla stores are being built where consumers live part of their lives—at the shopping...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jan 9, 2012
As the second subject for Oprah’s Next Chapter on OWN, she chose mega-church pastor, Joel Osteen. Few people give weekly talks or “presentations” to as many people as Osteen. His Lakewood Church in Houston attracts 16,000 for each sermon on Sundays. He reaches...
