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CEO angst revealed

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, [...]

Advice from a humble Warren Buffett

A world famous investor, many would say the most successful, has joined the chorus advocating the theme of this website, “rethinking”. In this case he refers to rethinking the global economic crisis. Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. wrote to his investors “I made some errors of omission. When new facts [...]

Cash is king in troubled times

It has long been a truism that the art of management is knowing the right questions to ask. The key question in today’s business environment is “do you know your company’s cash position every day, even every hour?”

In his new book Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty the highly regarded consultant Ram Charan [...]

Peter Drucker foresaw today’s economic turmoil

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 [...]

Think tank wants investment in digital infrastructure

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 [...]