tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1084961089139552135..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: No Mumbo Jumbo from Steve JobsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76330779800379573162012-05-02T06:44:33.842-04:002012-05-02T06:44:33.842-04:00Mumbo jumbo corporate speak is of course just mumb...Mumbo jumbo corporate speak is of course just mumbo jumbo. <br /><br />This kind of garbage is the natural style of communications in the Byzantine world of government. But it has also impacted corporate hierarchy land and much of the press as well. <br /><br />Why is this so?<br /><br />Because clear speaking and plain meaning leads to direct individual responsibility. You can be plainly right earth that washttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635503399458271477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1216344418911193012012-05-01T13:33:29.014-04:002012-05-01T13:33:29.014-04:00The problem with companies that are very top-down ...The problem with companies that are very top-down is succession planning. I started working for a company a couple years after its last founder had left and it was pretty clear from the beginning that the company was on its way out. It was still the market leader when I started in 2002, but since then it has gone through two bankruptcies and is now 1/25th its peak size.MyFirstNameIsPaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60556739986791095302012-05-01T12:09:33.810-04:002012-05-01T12:09:33.810-04:00Those traits describe my boss. Oh, except for the ...Those traits describe my boss. Oh, except for the ability to spot good product ideas.<br />Ooops, I guess that just makes him an ordinary A@#$$ole.Capn Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38304850652868849842012-05-01T11:18:37.791-04:002012-05-01T11:18:37.791-04:00Typical producers' agreements/compromises with...Typical producers' agreements/compromises with their corporate and bureaucratic partners overshadow the product. I think the bottom line is this: Steve Jobs went to bat for the consumer everyday for his own reasons and on his own terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com