SUPERBOWL CEO (Part One) No matter who wins the Super Bowl, we will all be treated to a demonstration of skills that any CEO (or leader for that matter) finds enviable. Peyton Manning’s real-time read of the structure and intent of the defense, consideration of options, selection of pass receiver and intentional arc of the […]
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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On January 31, 2008 I wrote about the sub-prime mess predicting the formation of the IPA, the investor protection agency (IPA sounded more interesting than CPA, though I believed consumer protection would be in its charter). I feared that a significant number of powerful CEOs intolerant of their own risk-management professionals would bring regulation upon […]
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Our NYC group of CEOs acted on leading indicators in mid-2007 and prepared for the recession. Brainstorming each month, they progressed through low hanging fruit to really difficult choices to the previously unthinkable survival measures. The chant a year ago was “survival is victory.” That is why the discussion yesterday was so startling to this […]
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Comments Off on The Safety Net: What Are You Contributing?
I have seen the “safety net” today and it is in trouble as every funding source shrinks the money provided for projects and operations. And you could do something about it by volunteering your time and knowledge to help a not for profit survive, especially a social service provider to the neediest. In 2007, Harvard […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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