http://news.cnet.com/8300-13555_3-34.html en-us 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10023024-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Ever wonder why automated call-centers communicate eerily well, yet your consumer life relies on dozens of keyboards, buttons, and remote controls? Here is the company you should blame. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10023024-34.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10021798-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck I tracked the stock performance of companies whose CEOs had the highest approval ratings versus those with the lowest. Guess what I found? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10021798-34.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:18:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10018461-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Excessive or frivolous reorganizations are disruptive and counterproductive. Many technology executives are surprisingly inept when it comes to effective reorganizations. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10018461-34.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:28:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10016834-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck In my experience technology managers and executives are so inept at conducting effective meetings you'd think it's rocket science or a rare genetic trait. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10016834-34.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10015900-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Lately I've been wondering how close we are to achieving some of the scientific "miracles" that had previously belonged solely to the realm of science fiction. Here's an update on six of them. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10015900-34.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10010502-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Sometimes it just takes one event, if it's big and hairy enough. But some CEOs swing and miss dozens of times for years on end, and they're still in the game. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10010502-34.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10007628-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck VCs smell a hot market, but that doesn't mean that the market will support all those companies--and all the capacity they need to bring online for their business models to work. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10007628-34.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10004050-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Corporate governance implies laws, methods, and metrics for governing our public corporations. As such, it's a myth. Here's why. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10004050-34.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10002899-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Technology executives are notorious for not suffering fools lightly. But what happens when they're the fools? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10002899-34.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10002069-34.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TrainWreck Big Blue has at least an eight-year head start. Still, Hewlett-Packard is hoping to use its pending acquisition of EDS to position itself as a viable competitor. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13555_3-10002069-34.html Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 PDT Steve Tobak