WHY YOU SHOULD SHOOT MESSENGERSA very respected ex-CFO friend of mine forwards a lot of interesting articles to read. Right after Christmas, this (http://goo.gl/l6yhD) appeared in my e-mail, with the headline, “Bernie Madoff Sent A Letter To CNBC On Christmas Eve.” Now, I have a great respect for my friend. He’s smart, wealthy, knows a lot of the right [...]
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?Acceleration in business, while necessary, causes extreme stress, and sometimes painful change – change that doesn’t always turn out for the good. For example, how do you “redefine yourself” when you face unpredictable, complex markets? Can you, in fact, redefine in the face of such conditions? Create a definition, and by definition of business acceleration, [...]
49 TWEETS INTO THE FUTUREPredicting what will happen in business is hard. In the construction business, it’s even harder in today’s economy. The Regional Outlook Conference by McGraw-Hill is one of the events where you get to hear a first-hand view of upcoming trends and economic conditions that will affect construction in the coming year. Presented by Robert Murray, [...]
PUNCH PRESSIn manufacturing, 67% of respondents to a Deloitte survey reported moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers http://goo.gl/VLJ4g. With our unemployment so high, how can that be? According to Nick Schulz writing in the Wall Street Journal (http://goo.gl/7sASV) simply finding someone who can properly answer the telephone is sometimes a challenge. Schulz referred to [...]