Microsoft: Cambio de Rumbo

Los cambios estretégicos de Microsoft desde que echaron al anterior CEO. […] Satya Nadella es el perfecto ejemplo del impacto que puede tener un CEO. De cómo tomar las riendas de una compañía con una fuerte historia y dar un giro a la situación para ir más allá.[…] En seis años, el valor de las acciones de Microsoft ha crecido un 465%. Se han casi multiplicado por cinco. […] Los usuarios finales siguen siendo importantes, pero hoy más que nunca son los servicios a empresas los que centran la atención de la compañía. […] xataka.com | Desde la llegada de Satya Nadella, Microsoft ha crecido un 465%:

No lo llames innovación.

La Resistencia al Cambio es un problema en las organizaciones que ha sido bien estudiado durante décadas. Con los procesos de innovación este fenómeno sigue produciéndose. […] So, while you might use the word “innovation” to mean “improvement,” employees are hearing alarm bells ringing “Danger! Danger!” and there’s no time to put a positive spin on it.[…] simple, manageable word “idea.” While not everyone think they can be innovative, nearly everyone has at least one idea. Similarly, […] puts “Reinvention Days” at the heart of its process, betting on a word that projects continuity and accessibility. Others choose words or phrases for their efforts, programs, and functions that focus on the end benefit to employees, such as simplicity, organizational health, or even just staying in business.[…] The word “innovation” might speak to your external stakeholders, but when it comes to engaging your employees, it’s time to stop using the word.[…] The word speaks to your stakeholders — but not to your employees. hbr.org | Stop Calling It “Innovation”

El impacto del coronavirus COVID-19 en la economía

El impacto del coronavirus en la economía global aun no se ha desplegado, pero por los datos que aparecen, tiene pinta de que va a ser fuerte. […] the data points that can be marshaled to make sense of the macroeconomic picture are not good. Chinese oil demand was down 20 percent earlier this month, “probably the largest demand shock the oil market has suffered since the global financial crisis of 2008 to 2009, and the most sudden since the Sept. 11 attacks,” […] Factories are not running at full capacity either. Pollution near Shanghai, a reliable and hard-to-fake indicator of economic activity, has plummeted […] Prices for bulk carriers that move iron ore and coal have collapsed […] It will be a long time before we understand what the outbreak did to the global economy. theatlantic.com | Coronavirus Is a Data Time Bomb