Like many Americans, I long viewed Walmart as pure evil. Under the decade-long leadership of CEO Doug McMillon, the company has undergone considerable reform. Comparatively speaking, McMillon deserved the $27 million he was paid last year.
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The Sad and Soulless Starbucks Experience
If someone set out to create the most inefficient and unpleasant coffee buying experience possible, I’m doubtful they could surpass what Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan has achieved.
Japan: Where Chief Executives Value Their Honor
Honda, Toyota, and Subaru are among the companies Americans most respect, proof that ethics really do matter.
A Car Is Not Worth Dying For
Some thoughts on the foolishness of resisting car thieves, why Berkshire Hathaway invested in China’s EV powerhouse BYD, and Jew hatred crossing a new threshold on LinkedIn.
China’s Deserved Electric Vehicles Supremacy
President Biden recently slimed China’s communist government and its automotive industry entrepreneurs with a false accusation they achieved their EV supremacy because they cheated. In fact, China achieved its EV supremacy because that country’s communist government is run by bureaucrats who run circles around the Biden Administration’s energy and transportation officials and its EV automotive leaders put GM’s and Ford’s to shame.
California Profits From Michigan’s Decline
Michigan has been on a downward trajectory for many years. GM CEO Mary Barra just drove another nail in her state’s economic coffin and reaffirmed that news of California’s technology leadership death is greatly exaggerated.
Why Alaska Air Flight Attendants Deserve Tips
I’ve long known that flight attendants were poorly compensated but never appreciated that many were living in poverty.
The Ties That Bind Google and UAW Workers
Google was long hailed as the gold standard of what was once known as HR management. It’s telling how much in common Google employees share with UAW autoworkers these days, including some similarities that are very unflattering.
Ford University: Higher Ed for Auto Sales & Service
Determining how best to harness and apply AI is all the rage these days, and CEOs are paid the big bucks because of their supposedly superior smarts to figure it out. At Ford, whose CEO Jim Farley received more than $60 million in compensation these past three years, the company plans to use AI to create Hollywood quality “edutainment” videos that it hopes will steal viewers from Netflix and Amazon and bolster the sales and service capabilities of its dealerships.
Let’s just say I’m a tad skeptical.
DOJ’s McKinsey Criminal Probe (LHOL)
The Wall Street Journal recently reported an “exclusive” story that the Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Co. for its opioids consulting work. Here’s why the story reflects poorly on the Journal and the Department of Justice.