Undercover Boss MBA » 1800Flowers http://undercoverbossmba.com MBA's lessons learned from CBS's Undercover Boss Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:15:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Undercover Boss Looks to Wall Street Firms http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-wall-street-firms http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-wall-street-firms#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:54:52 +0000 admin http://undercoverbossmba.com/?p=111 Undercover Boss, CBS’ unexpected reality hit, is heading to Wall Street, according to the Wall Street Journal. The show has reportedly begun calling financial firms hoping to find a senior executive willing to appear on the show, in which CEOs go “undercover” to see what it’s like to be an low-level employee at their firms.

Source: NY Magazine

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]]> http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-wall-street-firms/feed 1 ‘Undercover Boss’ season finale recap: 1-800-Flowers wilts our sympathy http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-season-finale-recap-1800flowers-wilts-sympathy http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-season-finale-recap-1800flowers-wilts-sympathy#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:27:01 +0000 admin http://undercoverbossmba.com/?p=107 The season finale of Undercover Boss told us the thorny story of 1-800-Flowers. The show pumped up a rivalry between the two brothers who head up the company, Jim and Chris McCann. Jim (the CEO) asked Chris (the company president) to go undercover.

When we arrived at the show’s standard doling-out-the-rewards final segments, Undercover Boss seemed to address some of the criticisms that have aimed at the series. Instead of just giving Nciole, the employee lucky enough to come into contact with the (co-)boss, a raise, Chris announced an “incentive system” to be implemented for people throughout the company who exceed their goals.

Read the full recap on EW.


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]]> http://undercoverbossmba.com/undercover-boss-season-finale-recap-1800flowers-wilts-sympathy/feed 1 Marist alumnus is ‘Undercover Boss’ on season finale http://undercoverbossmba.com/marist-alumnus-undercover-boss-season-finale http://undercoverbossmba.com/marist-alumnus-undercover-boss-season-finale#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:45:02 +0000 admin http://undercoverbossmba.com/?p=105 Chris McCann, president and CEO of 1-800-flowers.com and a 1983 graduate of Marist College, goes undercover during the season finale of the CBS television show “Undercover Boss” on Sunday.
McCann’s turn on the show features an unexpected twist when his true identity is discovered by one of his employees.
“I am so grateful for CBS providing me with this exceptional opportunity,” McCann said in a prepared statement. “The opportunity to experience our company at all levels makes me a stronger leader and enables 1-800-flowers.com to continue to be the best in the business. Also, the show reaffirmed my appreciation for all our employees and their hard work — they are invaluable to us in our mission to help deliver smiles every day.”

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