Comments on: cannibals, baby. cannibals. http://www.suryasays.com/2007/04/12/cannibals-baby-cannibals/ a blog on current events, marketing, technolgy, politics, and life. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:49:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Wiliam Gold http://www.suryasays.com/2007/04/12/cannibals-baby-cannibals/#comment-498 Wiliam Gold Tue, 15 May 2007 11:01:20 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/04/12/cannibals-baby-cannibals/#comment-498 I've worked for Costco fpr 9 years. You're right, they do pay me a living wage and the benefits are pretty good. My big worry is not that the corporate maturing process will change my working conditions. My big worry is that when the current crop of leaders passes on to the sparsely populated valhalla for good corporate blokes, they will be succeeded by a bunch of bean counters with nothing on their minds past the next quarterly earnings report. By the way, what's this about cannibals being the next big thing? Maybe we'll start carrying them at Costco in a 3 pack for $14.99. We'll line them up right next to the coffin kiosk. I’ve worked for Costco fpr 9 years. You’re right, they do pay me a living wage and the benefits are pretty good. My big worry is not that the corporate maturing process will change my working conditions. My big worry is that when the current crop of leaders passes on to the sparsely populated valhalla for good corporate blokes, they will be succeeded by a bunch of bean counters with nothing on their minds past the next quarterly earnings report. By the way, what’s this about cannibals being the next big thing? Maybe we’ll start carrying them at Costco in a 3 pack for $14.99. We’ll line them up right next to the coffin kiosk.

]]> By: Douglas Brown http://www.suryasays.com/2007/04/12/cannibals-baby-cannibals/#comment-409 Douglas Brown Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:27:46 +0000 http://www.suryasays.com/2007/04/12/cannibals-baby-cannibals/#comment-409 What you say is true. It is a huge challenge today for successful companies - those not in the early rapid expansion stage, but in the mature stage - to keep increasing return. It can become a diminishing return and often things like benefits or bonuses are the first to see the strain. How long can a mature successful company expect to increase return and improve year over year results? Will it not become a diminishing return? The only ways to succeed are to gain more market share, find a new market or find a new product or service. Technology and efficiency will only go so far, and your competitor likely is doing the same. Can superior customer service win out? Only if it is well above the competition and there is still an expectation from the consumer of competitive prices and from the shareholder of increased returns. Yup - you can end up eating yourself. Hey - wasn't that a Stephen King story? What you say is true. It is a huge challenge today for successful companies - those not in the early rapid expansion stage, but in the mature stage - to keep increasing return. It can become a diminishing return and often things like benefits or bonuses are the first to see the strain.

How long can a mature successful company expect to increase return and improve year over year results?

Will it not become a diminishing return?

The only ways to succeed are to gain more market share, find a new market or find a new product or service. Technology and efficiency will only go so far, and your competitor likely is doing the same.

Can superior customer service win out? Only if it is well above the competition and there is still an expectation from the consumer of competitive prices and from the shareholder of increased returns.

Yup - you can end up eating yourself. Hey - wasn’t that a Stephen King story?

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