GE’s Larry Culp Faces Ultimate CEO Test in Trying to Save a Once-Great Company
One Sunday in March, Gary Wiesner, who runs General Electric Co.’s wind-turbine-blade factory in Pensacola, Fla., received something he’d never gotten before: a personal email from the CEO. H. Lawrence Culp Jr. wanted to know if it would be OK if he came for a visit.
^ADJ: The last HBx course that I did, had Larry Culp guest lecture - very impressive!
Avoiding Disruption Requires Rapid Decision Making
To thwart possible disruption, pundits give legacy companies such advice as “disrupt yourself before you get disrupted” or “put frontline employees in charge of strategy and execution.” This counsel is of little help. Military history offers a much better way to respond. We call it tempo-based competition.
If You Can Do This Many Pushups in a Row, Harvard Scientists Say Your Risk of Heart Attack Is Over 30 Times Less
We all want to live long lives. We all want to live healthy lives. Health and fitness aren't just an outside interest; health and fitness can play a major role in your success. While the physical benefits clearly matter, the mental benefits of improved health and fitness on your professional and personal life -- perseverance, resilience, determination, and mental toughness -- are just as important.
Gut microbes eat our medication | Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
A concrete example of how one species of bacteria consumes levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, could reveal more about how the microbiome impacts our health.
Study: Good Bike and Ped Infrastructure Actually Makes Neighbors Healthier
Living near safe, high-quality biking and walking facilities actually improves people’s health, according to a new study that found a direct link between urban active transportation infrastructure and increased exercise.
The world's wealthiest people and companies are holding record levels of unused cash
A truly bizarre trend is having an impact on the economy — wealthy people and corporations have so much money they literally don't know what to do with it.
Why it matters: At a time when growing income inequality is fueling voter discontent and underpinning an array of social movements, the top 1% of earners and big companies are holding record levels of unused cash
As Walmart turns to robots, it’s the human workers who feel like machines
To Walmart executives, the Auto-C self-driving floor scrubber is the future of retail automation — a multimillion-dollar bet that advanced robots will optimize operations, cut costs and revolutionize the American superstore.