Uber - When Cultures Go Bad?

A few people have asked me to do episodes on office politics and office interactions - one angle I wanted to look at that was through the lens of professional services firms. Laura Empson is a Professor at Bayes Business school having previously worked in professional services he ...  Show more

Our jobs have turned into the place where we’re told what to do: show up and follow orders. That was the finding of the latest cycle of the long-running Skills and Employment Survey.When asked, only a third of UK workers say they are given the discretion to decide how to do their ...  Show more

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Brad Stone, author of the just-published “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire” and senior executive editor for technology at Bloomberg News. Stone is also the author of the New York Times bestselle ...  Show more

Uber and Lyft have made their mark as very different brands.Lyft was born out of a need for more environmentally friendly rideshare options. And is also seen as the “friendlier” of the two companies. While Uber’s former CEO, Travis Kalanick built a reputation for ruthlessness, se ...  Show more

In this episode, Youngme talks to Professor Frances Frei, who was hired by Uber last year to help rebuild a broken culture. Frances describes how toxic the culture at Uber actually was and how she dealt with difficult work scenarios. She also talks about what should be done about ...  Show more

In today’s episode, Trey Lockerbie sits down with Brad Stone, the Senior Executive Editor for Global Technology at Bloomberg. Brad is also a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of titles such as The Everything Store, The Upstarts as well as his new book Amaz ...  Show more