It’s total panic in 2008, and 2009 is right up there with the depression of 1929, the crash in 1987 and the 1974 oil crisis. Perhaps even worse – who knows what will happen before it bottoms out. Everything is CRAZY right now. There is a media frenzy generating FEAR, and most people are trying [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economy’
How to Thrive in These Economic Times
Posted in Strategy, tagged current economy, economy, improving condition, Leadership, strategic planning, Strategy, wisdom on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How To Develop a Winning Strategy 2/10
Posted in Strategy, Video, tagged business, economy, entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Success Factors, Team Building on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This 10 part video series “How to Develop a Winning Strategy” was filmed at National Speakers Association Australia event in Adelaide. I will post the 10 video’ here each Friday. You’ve got a burning passion and you want to share it with the world. The current economic conditions pose opportunities and threat. You need a [...]
Cut the Fat Not the Meat
Posted in Marketing, Success Factors, tagged advertising, current economy, economy, Marketing, Success Factors on May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It might seem natural to curt spending on advertising during a recession, but it would be madness. McGraw Hill carried out two studies: Advertising during a recession creates 132% more 5-year sales growth over those that didn’t advertise, or cut their budget. Advertising during the 1981-82 recession created a 256% increase in sales growth by [...]
Crisis Management Strategies for a Slipping Economy
Posted in Management, tagged crisis management, economy, Management, strategies on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A good economy often makes it more difficult to recognize where potential problems lie. This means many crises may lay dormant, just waiting to hop out at you when things get rough. Properly identifying, managing and documenting the crises as they arise will help prevent future problems. A good economy often makes it more difficult [...]
Management Intelligence
Posted in Leadership, Management, tagged apple, economy, Leadership, Management, ponzi scheme, robert heller on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cost cutting is a sign A sign that poor decisions were made previously, that fat was allowed to accumulate. Sure, as with the car manufacturers, when demand slumps 40% the best we can do it lose money in a organised fashion. But the US car industry has been pumping out cars in low demand for [...]
Business Briefing Breakfast: How To Thrive In These Economic Times
Posted in Management, Marketing, Strategy, Success Factors, tagged economy, event, Marketing, strategic planning on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is the typed notes from my last breakfast I ran 2/12/2008. I have had numerous requests for the notes, so here they are. The next event is 20 January, 2009. Click here to book. —————————————————————————————————————————————— How To Thrive In These Economic Times Panic, Panic, Panic! 2008 will be remembered as the ‘year of the [...]
Thriving in Tough Economic Times
Posted in Articles, Avoiding Mistakes, Strategy, tagged advertising, economy, implementation, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy, warren buffett on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is an article recently published in ‘in-business’ magazine, you can download the PDF of actual article from this link. Thriving In The Current Economy While these are undoubtedly uncertain times, the fear mongering of attention seeking headlines would have you believe we are in the depths of another great depression. While it certainly pays [...]
Warren Buffett on The Credit Crisis
Posted in News, Strategy, tagged charlie rose, economy, Investing, warren buffett on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this interview Warren Buffet speaks to Charlie Rose. Below are some take a way’s from this interview. What impresses me about Warren, is his total and unfailing ability to NOT get caught up in the greed and fear. He is the Buddhist monk of the business world. He sticks to his ethics and principles [...]
Thriving in The Current Economy
Posted in Innovation, News, Strategy, tagged capitalism, economy, Innovation, markets, Strategy, warren buffett on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The last week has been one to remember. The Dow Jones lost 18% while our local market fell 15.5%. 2008 will be remembered as the ‘year of the credit crunch’ up there with the depression in 1929, the 1987 crash and oil crisis in 1974. Before you go screaming down the halls, consider these two [...]