{"id":135,"date":"2008-03-17T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pressleypress.com\/blog\/?p=135"},"modified":"2008-03-17T17:02:18","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T22:02:18","slug":"slatecom-american-corporate-management-a-laughingstock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressleypress.com\/blog\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"Slate.com &#8211; American Corporate Management, a Laughingstock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Slate.com ran an article about how the world sees America&#8217;s corporate managers as a joke. It&#8217;s quite insightful, and even has quotes from Carl Icahn, who&#8217;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?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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&#8217; expense. On a recent 60 Minutes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2008\/03\/06\/60minutes\/main3915473.shtml\">Icahn complained to Lesley Stahl<\/a> about the incompetence of American management. &#8216;I see our country going off a cliff, and I feel bad about it.&#8217; &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2186547\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slate.com ran an article about how the world sees America&#8217;s corporate managers as a joke. 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