David Wyld
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Professor, Consultant, Doer. Founder/Publisher of The IDEA Publishing (http://www.theideapublishing.com/) & Modern Business Press (http://www.modernbusinesspress.com)
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God Bless America! Pizza and Beer Delivered to Your Door!
Some may mark this day early in the new year as the day that American society hit the tipping point to begin a long downward slog. They will see this day and the announcement that was made on it as just more evidence that we, as Americans, will just become fatter, lazier, and stupider in the years to come, glued to our screens and never needing to get up out of our easy chairs to do much of anything.
By David Wyld7 years ago in Proof
Part 1: Today, the Equation Is Simple - Faster Internet Access Equals Greater Economic Opportunity!
Sometimes, big megatrends are sitting right there in front of you, or maybe at the table next to you! And yes, sometimes, those trends can even be spotted on a routine morning "research trip"/caffeine stop at your local Starbucks, McDonald's, or local coffee house.
By David Wyld7 years ago in 01
Part 2: Alexa, Buy Me... Anything!
In the first half of this article series, Part 1: Alexa, Buy Me... Anything!, we explored the numbers behind what will undoubtedly ultimately be one of the biggest trends not just in the way we interact with technology, but yes, in the way we shop for all of our "stuff." This is the advent of smart speakers—the Alexas, the Google Homes, HomePods and the like—the devices that you can simply ask a question and "shazam!"— it speaks the answer!
By David Wyld7 years ago in 01
Part 1: Alexa, Buy Me... Anything!
If I had told you even a decade or two ago that you could do some of the things with technology that we routinely do today when it comes to shopping, you would have laughed or thrown me out of the room. This would have been just as true whether I had been presenting a "2019 Tech Forecast" in 1999, or even in 2009, as a management consultant to the leadership of a company or whether it was sharing my predictions with a group of friends at a local watering hole! I would have seen some tech believers nod in agreement, but likely there would be more rolling of eyes and fidgeting in chairs from folks wondering when happy hour started.
By David Wyld7 years ago in 01
What Do Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Melania Trump Have in Common?
There can be no doubt that politics—for good and for bad—has come to the fore of American life in the Age of Trump. Whether online or in-person, with strangers or with family and friends, politics seems to be the topic du jour almost every day. Whether you are Republican or Democrat, Red or Blue, MAGA or a member of the resistance, many in the country feel like politics divides us like never before, unless you count that little Civil War-thingy.
By David Wyld7 years ago in The Swamp
Get Out! (...Of Our Doubletree Hotel)
If there is one "most unfortunate trend of 2018," other than some things we could point to in fashion, music and movies (I'm talking to you, Will Ferrell!), there is one serious trend that seriously needs to stop—now— before we head into 2019! And that is the "Blank (Simply insert the appropriate verb here) While Black!" trend—where people—typically white people - call 9-1-1 on individuals doing, well, absolutely nothing wrong!
By David Wyld7 years ago in The Swamp
The Now Constant Crisis of Empty Seats in Sports
At the end of the year, we have the annual rite of publications—those on the web and those few that still remain in print—naming their top sportsperson/man/woman for the year. Most notable among all of these is the annual award given by Sports Illustrated—and with the winners of the past, one can easily see why. There are best of lists, and then there's the best of... period. Sports Illustrated's award is clearly the best of the best of when it comes to annual sports lists.
By David Wyld7 years ago in Unbalanced
A Crisis of Trust
It's never a bad day to be a billionaire. That goes without saying. However, Mark Zuckerberg, has had—by any measure—a no good, very bad 2018! From the use of Facebook by the Russians to interfere in the U.S. elections—and beyond—to the controversies over everything from hacking to cloning Facebook accounts and now to the recent revelation that Facebook had been allowing companies like Netflix and Spotify to not just access users' friends lists and other pertinent info, along with their private messages, the social media giant is truly testing the age-old adage that "there's no such thing as bad publicity!"
By David Wyld7 years ago in 01
Yes, Someday We May Be Saying the Same Things About Amazon, Google, and Walmart!
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." —George Santayana “History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes.” —Mark Twain "It's like deja-vu, all over again." —Yogi Berra
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
What Does It Take to Be the "Best" of Companies Today?
As a management professor and consultant, one of the questions that is inevitably posed - whether in a class or in a company’s conference room - is a simple one: How do we - as a company - become better? Now better - in this context - is a word with literally a thousand different possible meanings and interpretations. From a management perspective, you have to ask yourself specifically what do you want to achieve by getting better:
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
Grand Theft Government
In my experience as a management consultant and professor, I have found that there really are three types of executives. Whether in the private or public sectors—and in the largest and smallest of organizations—the people who manage people really are of three basic mindsets when it comes to being in charge—and responsible for—the actions of others.
By David Wyld7 years ago in The Swamp
It's All in One Name
Drive around the interstate highways of the South and you see a lot of one thing. No, we're not talking about McDonald's or truck stops, though there are certainly plenty of those at seemingly every exit. We're talking billboards, and specifically billboards that feature a smiling man, almost exclusively always a handsome "white guy," who can help you with your legal problems.
By David Wyld7 years ago in Journal
