Syd Weighs In

What would happen if all those drivers scratching by as datapoints in the big Silicon Valley machine band together to demand more? What if some smart person creates an app to help? Could the disrupters get disrupted?

Professor Finkelstein talks to SUV, a second year Tuck student, about Uber, Gilead, and all those London cabbies that are up in arms.

We live in a world where youth is worshiped, in and out of the workplace. Is it possible we’re losing something along the way, maybe even something as fundamental as wisdom?

What’s wrong with boards of directors? As usual, human nature goes awry on boards, but in ways that are eminently fixable.

After the first podcast, and the BBC column, on this topic interest spiked. This is one of those issues that won’t go away, because people are living it every day. This second podcast focuses even more on how to make meetings work for you, and your colleagues.

What happens when failure strikes, and everyone knows it? There can be only one response: we get up off the floor and keep going. Resilience is the secret sauce that separates the good from the best. The Winter Olympics at Sochi gave us lots of examples, but the implications for how we behave at work, and even how we behave as parents, are far-reaching, and important.

Is there any industry as ripe for disruption as the cable (and satellite) business? Well, whether they like it or not, change in coming, fast.

Did you like the last book you read? The answer may depend as much on what others say than your own views. Expectations govern our lives much more than we think, affecting our assessment of quality, managers’ ability to adjust to change, and even how we rate our own success.

How many times have you sat in a meeting and wondered what you were doing there? Let’s take a look at some of the most egregious offenses, and what you can do to make them go away.

Track record? Industry-specific experienceand competencies? Interpersonal skills? All critical, but in a world of change and disruption, adaptability and agility is the one thing you can’t live without.

What is competition? What kind of competitor are you? And what kind of competitive mindset really pays off? With the Sochi Olympics in full swing, let’s tap into an eclectic mix of worlds to find some answers.

We’ve all seen managers that can’t effectively delegate, and we don’t like it. But is it possible that micromanagement can help, rather than hurt, how we empower others to get their jobs done?

The world of big data dominates. Witness Google, IBM, and lest we forget, the NSA. In our rush to analytics, are we inadvertently paying a price in creativity and innovation?

In this annual listing, learn who were the best, and why. Hint: innovation, leadership, and growth have a lot to do with who got in.

The World Economic Forum is an annual event that draws the elite from around the world, but what really happens there? And is it important?

Apple’s stock price has recently taken a hit as the company’s growth appears to be slowing down. What does this mean for Apple, its investors, customers, and employees?

We live in an age of disruption, and the sooner we – business leaders and employees alike – realize what is really important to survive and thrive in this world, the better.

What’s in my crystal ball for 2014? Eschewing advice from many others that it’s never wise to leave a paper trail, here’s what will happen this year.

While styles come and go in the fashion industry, when it comes to running a successful business many companies are struggling with change – digital and otherwise. Here are a few lessons from the trenches that will resonate for any business.