Teamsters President Sean O’Brien and UAW President Shawn Fain are both union leaders. Unfortunately for America’s unionized automotive workers, that’s about all the two men have in common.
Business
Why I So Admire and Respect Costco
Reading up on Costco today, I imagined how wonderful it might be to outsource the entire U.S. government to the company.
Ford’s Heroic Diss to Human Rights Campaign
A much-feared gay rights group’s unfounded and unwarranted smear of Ford Motor Co. cannot go unchallenged. While Ford isn’t the first company to stand up to the bullying tactics of the Human Rights Campaign, here’s why HRC’s leader was unhinged by the automaker’s brave decision not to continuing working with her organization.
The Passing of dot.com Era Legend Paul Cook
My tribute to famed Michigan money manager Paul Cook, who during the dot.com era became a media celebrity for being among the first to appreciate the disruptive potential of the internet and for a time generated triple digit returns. I’m proud of my footnote role in Cook’s success.
Automotive Bidenomics: Clunkers for the Masses
Buying a car is the second biggest purchase most Americans make. Thanks to Bidenomics, almost one in four Americans can only afford a vehicle that’s ten years or older and the percentage is fast increasing.
Understandably, Americans who can only afford older vehicles judiciously avoid GM and Ford models.
The Quiet Humility of SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell
Why SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell and her two lead engineers, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, are three of the most inspiring leaders in corporate America.
Patrick Spence: The Sales Guy Who Soiled Sonos
Some thoughts on the hotshot Canadian salesman responsible for harming a once great technology company.
Brian Niccol: Starbucks’ Emissions Belcher CEO
Some thoughts on the woke hypocrisy of newly named Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol and the red-hot Lincoln Nautilus the “All In On America” automaker manufacturers in China.
The Axing of Royal Bank of Canada’s Nadine Ahn
Some thoughts on a salacious management scandal at my beloved Royal Bank of Canada and the institution’s deft handling of the response.
Suffice to say, when Royal Bank says it will “vigorously defend” damning allegations about Canada’s biggest bank, it makes good on its promise.
Texas Serves GM a 10-Gallon Privacy Lawsuit
Texans are famed for thinking big, and that includes the Lone Star State’s AG Ken Paxton. In wake of his recent $1.4 billion record settlement with Meta for privacy violations, Paxton appears determined to shake down GM for an even bigger amount because of the automaker’s controversial practice of capturing the driving habits of its unwitting customers and selling the data to third parties.
Even for those already familiar with GM’s ethically challenged business practices, Paxton’s allegations are startling.