For about a thousand years prior to the 20th century the Chinese used a form of execution known as death by a thousand cuts. That is an apt description of the consequences of the business as usual practices of many companies facing today’s challenges.For example, many executives function as though they were still in an era [...]
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Chief Executive Magazine asked a cross-section of of CEOs to write about their outlook for the coming year. Editor J.P. Donlon said he was struck by their twin concerns about rising government spending and increasing taxes and regulations, as well as the effect both would have on what they regard as a fragile economic recovery. Donlon observed, [...] Peter G. Peterson A prominent billionaire business man has issued a call to arms to American businesss leaders to “get off their butts” and go on the offensive and play a leading role in helping solve the nation’s economic problems. Peter G. Peterson, former Commerce secretary, CEO of Bell and Howell, and cofounder of the Blackstone [...] Peter Drucker, the professor, author and consultant who revolutionized the theory of management, was amazingly prescient, having the ability to foresee the future. He has been dead for more than three years, but his ideas live on. Peter Drucker He was spot-on in describing what is now being experienced in the economy, and slotted it into historical [...] A think tank with the unwieldy moniker Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) advocates investment in the nation?s digital infrastructure as the most effective way to jump start the economy. ITIF advocates investment in the nation?s digital infrastructure as the most effective way to jump start the economy. The scientists involved with ITIF single out three infrastructure [...] |
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