Slate.com ran an article about how the world sees America’s corporate managers as a joke. It’s quite insightful, and even has quotes from Carl Icahn, who’s been very involved with a well known soon-not-to-be-Durham-based mobile content company. In fact, I find his opinions quite entertaining BECAUSE of his ties to Motricity. Make sure you check out the Lesley Stahl interview. Sound familiar?
“Carl Icahn, the 1980s corporate raider, has reinvented himself as a borscht-belt comedian/activist investor, who delights conferences and reporters with jokes at CEOs’ expense. On a recent 60 Minutes, Icahn complained to Lesley Stahl about the incompetence of American management. ‘I see our country going off a cliff, and I feel bad about it.’ ”
Read the full article HERE.