Overview: Recession – Understanding the business and psychological impact This briefing provides the results of a web-based survey conducted on this site between February and May 2009 to determine the real costs and impact of the recession – especially from … Continue reading
A clear point emanating from my earlier posts and, importantly, discussions with business managers and leaders is that we cannot afford just to “sit this one out” and expect the business world (and in fact the world in general) to … Continue reading
Those of you who have been following my scenarios will know that I hold that future, not the past or even current events associated with the current financial crisis, will determine the shape of the the future business world. In … Continue reading
On 23rd February Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, gave a keynote presentation to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR)[1]. Whilst this presentation was a clear signal of the shape of “regulation to come for the banking … Continue reading
In my last posting Davos 2009, Recession and Business Strategy: Quo Vadis? I included some straightforward questions to start the process of “stress testing” your business strategy. In this posting I would like to explore the issue of “Stress” from … Continue reading
Davos: Are the muddied waters clearer? [Updated 25 February 2009] I thought that I would save my next blog entry on the strategy implications of economic recession until the conclusions of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos emerged. I … Continue reading
Have you noticed how there is a preoccupation with the risk of recession in the press and management discussions? It is as if an economic recession is the only impediment that may be in our path. The real risk to … Continue reading