The Press and the blogsphere have been full of talk of the financial markets over-ruling democracy. Now we’re talking about over-ruling democracy in Europe of all places – and most would see Europe as the global champion of human rights. … Continue reading
Two things that we took for granted when preparing our business plans. Unwritten assumptions that democracy and capitalism would survive all that the world could throw at them. Well, many are frightened that this might not be the case. Most … Continue reading
And at the time of writing this post the FTSE 100 here in London is down 1.3% after about 5 hours trading. If we look back over just the last three months we see a real roller coaster: FTSE 100 … Continue reading
Download pdf version Quick Points: An overview in 120 seconds During the past three months two major studies, focusing upon the future of the global economy, have been released. Both show significant global growth and the emergence of a swathe … Continue reading
The maximisation of shareholder value has been hailed over the last decade as managements’ central and ultimate driving mission or purpose in life. On the surface, it’s one that makes sense too. The shareholders are the ultimate owners of an … Continue reading
Every morning I spend about an hour or so scanning news feeds from a range of sources with the primary of objective of updating my database of world trends – and of course getting ideas for blog posts! Living here … Continue reading
Introduction A new term has entered our vocabulary, “The Great Recession”. A period of turmoil and shock that started, at least publicly, with the demise of Lehman Brothers on 15 September, 2008. Whether of not we are still in the … Continue reading
Especially when it comes to assumptions that underpin your business and its strategy. Most businesses have assumed that (a) global warming is happening and (b) we are approaching an energy supply crisis. In the past two days both of these … Continue reading
It was surprising to note that, apparently, the hot topic in Davos was the discussion of the merits of State Socialism[1]. This infers that China has got it right and represents a considerable swing in attitudes from previous Davos summits. … Continue reading
Download pdf Or, how to avoid the blindfolded bus driver’s syndrome. Overview This briefing takes the position that the current crisis is at least partially due to the acceptance of certain assumptions or rules about the way that the world … Continue reading