Sentences with phrase «own cautionary tale»

I wish I had served as a cautionary tale.

«We think it's a very strong judgment, and a cautionary tale for people who make or use sound - alikes around the world,» said Adam Simpson, a Sydney - based lawyer who represented Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style.

Cautionary tales include Fisker Automotive, Groupon and Fab.com.

It's a cautionary tale for any business.

Yet in a recent Harvard Business Review article titled «The Authenticity Paradox,» Insead professor Herminia Ibarra discusses interesting research on the subject and tells the cautionary tale of a newly promoted general manager who admitted to subordinates that she felt scared in her expanded role, asking them to help her succeed.

The latest cautionary tale comes via Slate, which on Monday published a would - be bombshell titled: «Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?»

In 2003, The Kavanagh Decision (Newfoundland Association of Public and Private Employees v. Newfoundland) serves as a cautionary tale we all need to be mindful of.

Instead, it's a cautionary tale that's increasingly common: A slick crowdfunding campaign that rockets off based solely on the hype of the crowd before there is any evidence that the idea is feasible or that the campaigners have any idea what they're doing.

«It's a sobering and stark statistic and should serve as a cautionary tale that doing nothing is a disaster.»

Today, the Seagram name is a cautionary tale; 24 % of DuPont, meanwhile, is worth $ 13.9 billion.

For would - be Amazon partners, this is just the latest cautionary tale about the risks of doing business with the online retail giant: No matter what the company says, there are no equal partnerships when Amazon is involved.

The tragedy may have provided a cautionary tale to a young Jobs, since it's the story of an aged monarch going crazy trying to divide up his kingdom.

The boycott is a cautionary tale about the risks entrepreneurs take, and it's also a marketing lesson about knowing your customers, and getting in front of the story you tell about your brand.

Let this be a cautionary tale for you.

(For a cautionary tale where CAC is concerned, check out Blue Apron.)

Suddenly, a book about pigs taking over a farm begins to serve as a cautionary tale on how political dogma can be turned into malleable propaganda.

A more recent cautionary tale involved the costly unwinding of the Stronach family's control of Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG).

I think some teams also want to use Kaepernick as a cautionary tale to stop other players in the future from doing what he did.»

Corbin, author of Preventing BrandSlaughter: How to Preserve, Support, and Grow Your Brand Asset Value, shares two cautionary tales of prominent businesses who failed to uphold brand integrity and faced consumer backlash.

Argentina is one of the toughest business climates on earth, and, in some circles at least, a cautionary tale for U.S. policymaking.

One of the greatest cautionary tales that brewers should consider before selling their business is the case study of what happened to Austin - based Celis Brewery.

And in an era of spectacular business crashes and federal bailouts, it still stands as a valuable cautionary tale that must be heeded.»

The recent experience of a friend of mine with a chain store (names and trademarks omitted to protect the innocent) provides a cautionary tale at the intersection of ethics and customer service.

Want a cautionary tale of a website that probably didn't do adequate load testing?

It's a cautionary tale on the fickle fortunes of social media, but also a reminder of the size of the stakes.

This is more of a cautionary tale of the downside of power and ego.

It is a hamfisted cautionary tale about global warming (which, via the film's scientific hand - waving, produces an ice age), but it also functions as a powerful 9/11 allegory, celebrating the ability of New Yorkers to unify in the face of tragedy.

The road to Latin America has also been littered with cautionary tales of crippled projects.

The Streisand Effect, named for its namesake Barbra and an ill - fated lawsuit, should serve as a cautionary tale about bad press.

It's striking how many of marketing's cautionary tales begin with someone wanting to improve something.

When the company went under in 2001, after only four years in business, it became a cautionary tale.

As it turns out, however, the company was operating on a foundation of lies and half - truths that have caused the one - time Silicon Valley darling to become a cautionary tale.

But more than just a PR disaster, the headlines spell out a cautionary tale for any business with sensitive data and high - value intellectual property.

It's a cautionary tale about coping with a disrupted marketplace.

Perhaps the cautionary tale of Apple founder Steve Jobs, who was once thrown out of the company he created, persuaded Zuckerberg to insulate himself.

Last May, when Wisnefski launched WebiMax, which owns several consumer websites, he recounted the cautionary tale during a meeting with his new management team.

From the best and the brightest new ideas and innovations to the most gruesome cautionary tales, it was an unforgettable year in business

The negative attention that Honest Company's liquid laundry detergent has received recently serve as a cautionary tale to product producers: a company's ability to verify how products are made and what they are made of diminishes with the length of the supply chain.

But the past two years have been a cautionary tale: botched product rollouts, sweeping layoffs, a giant new initiative shuttered.

Read the cautionary tales of 3 entrepreneurs who were duped into bad business decisions but continued to thrive.

Meanwhile, the way in which the modeling business had leaped to television was, to Caplan, less an inspiration than a cautionary tale.

There's also a cautionary tale in the form of Munchery, a California startup that, like Maple, also runs the «full stack,» but has reportedly suffered from food waste and other issues despite raising more than three times the amount in Maple's coffers.

But its latest marketing initiative, an ill - conceived promotional contest entitled «My Ultimate Bucket List,» should serve as a cautionary tale for companies looking to steer through a PR catastrophe.

The bad guys teach us what not to do and offer cautionary tales about what we stand to lose if we're tempted to follow a similar path.

It's an oft - cited cautionary tale about the dangers of a prolonged sports work stoppage.

A cautionary tale: Tereson Dupuy launched her online cloth - diaper business FuzziBunz three years into her marriage.

His story became, for some, a cautionary tale of concentrating power and neglecting succession planning.

It's a cautionary tale for investors, albeit one that might just have a happy ending because of Hunter.

Facebook is quickly becoming a prolific purveyor of modern cautionary tales for entrepreneurs.

Venice has become a beautiful cautionary tale, a city that is more theme park than home, as local grocery stores and butchers are pushed out for yet more hotels and boutiques aimed at well - heeled tourists.