A few articles of interest that kept me company on my daily sojourns to work this week:
Sony's Sudden Samurai -- for those who care ... I don't ... but ... this news makes it interesting. Sony's current CEO and Chairman, Nobuyuki Idei, is retiring, and his handpicked replacement, is Sony's current US chief, Sir Howard Stringer. Yes, a gaijin. And Stringer plans to rule the roost from New York, mostly -- spending maybe one week a month in Tokyo. That's quite the shift. Will he be as successful as another famous gaijin, Carlos Ghosn, who currently runs Nissan and Renault? Well, there is hope. For starters, Stringer will be seeking advice from Ghosn, who sits on Sony's board. Expect heads to start rolling shortly -- in the thousands.
Why Boeing's Culture Breeds Turmoil -- hey, when the new CEO follows the ways of the old CEO and does the dirty with another executive, VP Debra Peabody, you know there's problems in a company -- and I think it goes beyond culture. Not sure what the hell it is though. (You can find pictures of the two horny executives here.) Was the affair between the married Stonecipher and the divorced Peabody wrong? IMHO it was nobody's business -- including the company's -- just as long as they didn't let their relationship influence their business conduct. Was there a moral or ethical issue here? Who knows -- who cares -- it was their personal business. I think the who affair thing has been blown out of proportion.
The Ties That Bind Delhi and Washington -- got to love the imperialism of the United States. Hoping to contain China and Iran, Washington is cozying up to a wary Delhi, but India is still pissed over the special treatment Pakistan has been getting for helping the US crack down on Afghanistan. Trying to make India see China and Iran as threats may not work however. India has been building commercial relationships with both countries, even though it competes with China for political and military influence in Asia. (BusinessWeek Online also has a glimpse into the lawless and poverty stricken India -- it's a country huge disparities and equally huge potential.)
Why the Next Pope May Be a Surprise -- yes, another story of the Pope. He's still alive. The only thing that I found interesting here was that Gelasius I was the first African Pope, and he died in 496 -- but he wasn't black -- just born in Africa, of Roman descent.
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