Jim Blasingame of smallbusinesssadvocate.com hosted my presence on his morning radio show yesterday. Though it is not the first time Jim and I have chatted like this, it is a reminder of his value as an advisor to business, keeper of an inventory of written wisdom and node in a network he calls his “brain […]
Friday, July 10, 2009
It is almost two years since the peer advisory board of CEOs I chair began explicit planning for the storm on the horizon. They have made not only the easy moves and the challenging moves, but acted on the list of measures they thought they would never invoke unless survival of the enterprise were at […]
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Comments Off on Is the Recovery Under Way Now?
Wrong question. Rather, are we prepared for wherever we are going? An all-day conference of companies owned by private equity doyen Castle Harlan and their Australian partners provided benchmarks for the second question. It was reassuring to see so many weathering 2008 so well and so many seizing opportunities to position for growth after the […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Comments Off on The Depression Inside Us
There is a lot of talk these days about the economy dropping from recession into depression. There is plenty in the press that is making some people more cautious and prudent in spending and finances, plenty that is putting some people in economic survival mode. All are trying to cope as best they can. But […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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