David Wyld
Bio
Professor, Consultant, Doer. Founder/Publisher of The IDEA Publishing (http://www.theideapublishing.com/) & Modern Business Press (http://www.modernbusinesspress.com)
Stories (300/0)
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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 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 Wyld5 years ago in Journal
- Top Story - December 2018
The Tale of Boris, the Not So Intelligent RobotTop Story - December 2018
Ah, the Ruskies! They are seemingly everywhere, and seemingly unstoppable these days. They are manipulating our elections, if not our President. They are invading their neighbors and flying bombers to Venezuela. They even have a leader who at 65 still proudly, and often, takes his shirt off in public...
By David Wyld5 years ago in 01
Economics 101 in Action
You want to see how the free market works? You want to see economic principles come to life? You want to see the "invisible hand" of capitalism in action? Well, a recent story out of Pennsylvania illustrates why the laws of supply and demand work—not in mysterious ways, but in very, highly predictable ways—and in ways that would make the authors of Freakonomics oh so very proud!
By David Wyld5 years ago in The Swamp
This Is Us
Ahhhhh. The Christmas shopping season is upon us! And for those who manage in retail, we know that means dealing with frenzied stores, frazzled customers, and fresh on the payroll employees. The vast majority of us who dare even enter a physical store in the month of December leave less than satisfied with our shopping experience, often muttering to ourselves or yelling to the loved ones lucky enough to be with us something like: "Damnit! I should have stayed at home and just ordered all this stuff from Amazon!"
By David Wyld5 years ago in Journal