Global Business Perspectives

Many Americans and people around the world view Christmas as a Christian holiday centered around the birth of Jesus Christ. 
The history of this holiday (my personal favorite) is much more detailed than that.
Many of our Christmas traditions came from many different non-Christian and non-American ways.
1.  The date is based on the Winter Solstice
2.  [...]

I was very excited to interview Scott Monty, the head of social media (his real corporate title is a mouthful) at Ford Motor Company.  His social media experience combined with Ford’s global presence have been intriguing me for several months now.
In this discussion, we talked about the current state of the Auto Industry and [...]

 

 #47 Scott Monty from Ford Motor Company on Social Media and Global Business [22:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

According to wikipedia – the Spice Trade began well before 400 BC with civilizations of Asia merchandising spices and herbs.
The power of trade routes through the years has shifted from Asia, to Rome to the Arab world, to the western world.  Many land discoveries were accidental benefits of the global business spice trade.   [...]

I won’t pretend to tell you it is all a bed of roses…it is not.  I have been a bit silent lately on this blog…I have been struggling with what is now pneumonia but have had lots of time to watch the news and hear what people are saying about global business.
As much as [...]