Topic: Rick Wagoner

The New GM, Clueless as the Old GM

Hey you - a 60% owner of General Motors.  Are you worried about the innovative dynamism of the post-bankruptcy, government-owned GM?  Are you anxious about whether they are truly committed to excellence? Have no fear, ...READ»

The "Greatest Single Phone Call in the History" That We've Never Heard

Yesterday at the Worldwide Partners Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner regaled attendees with a tale of the "greatest single phone call in the history that I've ever taken in business." Not to be tripped up by a grammatical ...READ»

I Hate to Say It, But…

Writing “Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction” in 2005, I predicted that by 2010 the Detroit automakers would be in bankruptcy and reduced to selling foreign-made cars under their once proud nameplates. As GM and Chrysler careen toward the Chapter 11 cliff (and Chrysler frantically begs Fiat for a product line), I’m compelled to point out something I hate to say - - I told them so.READ»

iFive: Disney-Hulu-YouTube Drama, GM's Volt Fizzles, and Web 2.0 Expo Launches in Today's Innovation News

While you were sleeping, innovation put her cable box out on the curb for trash pickup. Here's today's innovation news:  1. Amid speculation that Disney would sign a deal with Hulu to offer ABC shows in exchange for an equity ...READ»

iFive: GM on the Fritz, 'Monsters vs. Aliens,' Intel's Cool (Really!), and G20 Protests in Today's Innovation News

While you enjoyed your weekend, innovation wore her 3-D glasses while having a little work done on her arms. Here's today's news:  1. With the auto industry on the fritz, President Obama rolls out the beginning of his auto ...READ»

The Big Three Big-Top

With so many jobs in the balance and their fingers in so many pies I don't want any of the top three automakers, Chrysler, GM, or Ford, to fold up their tents.  One way or another I want them get their acts  together and turn ...READ»

Leadership at the Summit

A recent gathering of top business leaders at Harvard Business school shows a strong shift toward greater corporate transparency and responisbility on a number of fronts.READ»

Nestle Waters: Corporate Scrooge of the Year?

A bottled water company threatens to sue a public utility for infringing on its marketing claims. Seriously, guys?This should go down in the annals of bad sustainability marketing . Nestle Waters, a $4 billion branch of the giant food ...READ»

The King of Green Investing

Vinod Khosla is pouring his own millions into science experiments to counter global warming -- and to prove he's the smartest guy in the Valley. READ»

• Khosla's Green Ventures
• Silicon Valley's Green Angel Investors
• The Music Industry Goes Green

Letter From the Editor

Heroes and… others.READ»

Walking the Talk?

Some U.S. execs make big noises about U.S. innovation -- but look overseas for new ideas.READ»

The Once <amp></amp> Future Consultant

In 2002, Dave Ulrich left his hugely successful consulting firm to run a Mormon mission in Quebec. Now he's heading back to business with a fresh eye and some fresh ideas.READ»

Keeping the Crisis in Chrysler

Chrysler has always been at its best when its back is to the wall. CEO Dieter Zetsche is taking the lessons of a disaster and making them company policy.READ»

Detroit Muscle

Chet Huber of GM's OnStar has been working hard to connect automobile drivers to the outside world for seven years. His service has succeeded in ways he never expected -- and faced obstacles he never imagined.READ»

Provocation 101

Larry Weber is trying to provoke you. He wants to take your tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership and turn it upside down. Here?s a look at the leader of today: the provocateur.READ»

Can GM Heal Thyself?

Sure, GM chief Rick Wagoner has plenty of problems he's currently battling. But the auto maker's real Achilles' heel, it turns out, may lie in the company's funding of retirees' health benefits. The Wall Street Journal turned its ...READ»