It seems I may have spoken too soon earlier this week. It seems Qwest is looking to swoop in and claim MCI for its own. While MCI shareholders may see Verizon as the more suitable buyer, it would probably be in the consumer's best ...READ»
Now THIS was an interesting one. When I moved to Ohio in 1995, I chose to do so to work for MCI telecommunications. It was a great job, with a great team of co-workers that I really enjoyed. My boss there was Mike Isler....who I am ...READ»
So, Verizon is buying MCI. And this is just weeks after SBC Communications decided to buy AT&T. And many people are feeling the affect of Cingular (a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth Corporation) buying AT&T ...READ»
Courage is leadership's essential ingredient, and we clearly suffer from a leadership deficit these days. So we celebrate this year's courageous few: the 10 rare leaders who did the right thing.READ»
Serious about starting a tech company? It used to be that Silicon Valley was the only place to go. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick.READ»
What's the most powerful symbol of a troubling year in finance? There are many candidates, from disgraced Wall Street analysts to CEOs in handcuffs. But few symbols rival the unopened 401(k) statement -- a quarterly window into the personal wealth of millions of Americans. Now, if people would just look through that window.READ»
I loved this quote in this morning's Wall Street Journal about former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers' taking the stand in his own defense. "I know what I don't know," Ebbers said. "I focused on the area that I thought I could handle." ...READ»
Anne Every morning as I read another dreary story of greed-head corporate malfeasance and insider arrogance, I remember two of my favorite pieces of satire. One is a comedy sketch starring Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live, where ...READ»
I was standing on the patio of a friend's house in Hastings, New York, talking to a partner at one of the nation's leading law firms. I asked him about his work. "You wouldn't believe how weird it is," he said. "On our side, we've ...READ»
Now that Bernard Ebbers has been convicted of fraud and other accounting shenanigans at WorldCom, the only real mystery is how much time he'll do (most likely around 25 years, according to federal sentencing guidelines) and where ...READ»
What did I learn from my time in the New Ecomony? Several things.
The first is how much business has changed since I first worked back in the early '90s. A company's stability is more fickle (my first job, ironically, was with MCI); ...READ»
Last week I wrote a blog entry discussing Qwest's decision to give a counter-offer for MCI, a last-ditch effort to prevent Verizon from expanding further.
Over the weekend an interesting comment was posted, which I've been following ...READ»
Elliott Cook is a partner in RHE Technologies. Jack Baron serves as an executive vice president for Paetec Communications. Wedge Greene works as CTO for Mission Assurance Corp. And Jim Sturtevant works with Neopolitan Networks. Their ...READ»
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This year, a record number of CEOs were ousted. Some were fired, some retired, and some even died. But a great number were also sent to prison, like the CEOs of Enron and WorldCom. What happens to company leaders when they run roughshod over their corporations?READ»
For more than a year, we've all been on a national learning journey, a trip of discovery into the land of real leadership. It started with September 11. In the aftermath of that terrible tragedy, Americans found themselves asking a ...READ»
