This is Part 2 of Rogers Outage Assessment by End User. Read Part 1 – The Five Forces of Oligopoly – here. When visiting a new country, one can instantly gauge the level of trust between the population and the government, just by watching people how on the street interact with the police. Similarly, the […]
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ROGERS OUTAGE: Strategic Analysis by End user (part I)
The Five Forces That Shaped Oligopoly Rogers Communications is by far the largest all-sorts-of-communications provider in Canada. Rogers is the most successful and prosperous one in Canada (and arguably in the world): it has more mobile subscribers than any of its rivals, while the mobile tariffs in Canada would make any other operator gasp in […]
Happy Holidays, All!
A friend is hosting a large family gathering this weekend.
She is Catholic. Her husband is Jewish. Her husband’s children are married to a Muslim, a Jew, and a Catholic.
The Harlot of Communism
Originally published in 2003, this article is as relevant today as ever. Russia’s aggression explained.
Unforgiveness Sunday
Last Sunday in the Russian Orthodox world was – or rather should have been – Forgiveness Sunday. But it wasn’t. And probably never will.
How and why is the theory of Maslow still relevant today?
(Originally answered on Quora, on 10 October 2021). Is gravity still relevant today? How and why is that? The answer to this question is obvious because gravity is something that we all understand and can easily test or experience. It may be less evident, but certain laws are as immutable in psychology as gravity or […]
Glassdoor Ratings and Reviews Revisited – Part 2
Using Glassdoor data, calculate your benchmark Engagement Ratio and use Glassdoor as a performance improvement monitor and communication channel.
Fifty Years of Shareholder Value
Here’s what Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University in Montreal, thinks about shareholder value today: “Shareholder value has nothing to do with human values.”
How to Get a Safe Haircut and a Hug – Soonest?
COVID19 contact tracking is the only winning option. The technology is already here. Fighting the new technology is as irresponsible as denying the impact of ‘civilization’ on climate change,
Maslow Revisited, Part III: Aligned Basic Values
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs supplemented with Schwartz’s Basic Human Values theory gives a better explanation to human behavior, societal changes, and helps determine company culture and person to team member’s fit based on values congruence.