Kenneth Kizer, chairman and chief executive at Medsphere, resigned last week.
In the manual of public relations tricks, I guess issuing a troubling press release on a Friday must have been deprecated in favor of not issuing one at all.
Tim posted word of the resignation at 6:25 Friday morning, while Modern Healthcare got around to it [...]
Posted in Medsphere, healthcare on May 31st, 2007
It’s been almost two years since
I last posted a review of companies I admire or avoid (and those in between, companies that are redeemed or endangered). I didn’t mention Yahoo! in that listing, but things have gone from bad to worse for the company that was once nearly synonymous with the success and [...]
I consider myself to be a loyal person, even when it comes to companies with whom I choose to do business. Mostly, my preferences reflect the quality and integrity of the product or service a company has offered. Sometimes, companies gain an edge through innovativeness and marketing. Often, those companies that have [...]
On Friday, rumours began circulating of a merger between Sprint and Nextel. The merger has few obvious advantages for either company, in addition to a whole host of apparent drawbacks. The wireless and wireline telecommunication industries fascinate me; for my own amusement, here are my thoughts on the potential merger.
First, who is Sprint, [...]
Posted in Sprint on Dec 12th, 2004