Investment comfort in the world of high finance all too often comes from fast profits in known and proven markets. The never-ending game of offering higher profits at lower [apparent] risk to attract capital was certainly alive and well before the global economic crisis. The question is, why does it appear to be coming back? …read more
Can the US be the Kind of Leader the World Needs?
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
It depends really on the US’ ability to recognize that the type of world leader required in the last century is quite different than the world leader that is needed in the 21st century. Just as in business, what qualifies as effective leadership changes over time as the constituents being led change not only demographically,…read more
From Linear to Exponential: A Lesson from the World Business Forum
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
One of the most important lessons from this year’s World Business Forum in NY, is the need to update our business models for the 21st century. Believe it or not, most of today’s business models are based on how the military and large industrial companies were managed over 100 years ago. Gary Hamel’s presentation, in…read more
Thinking Without the Box
Monday, October 12th, 2009
QUESTIONS FROM THE WORLD BUSINESS FORUM 2009 Questions are so much more intriguing than answers! We can’t create a new business model that will be effective in the 21st century, accounting for its unique set of challenges, by “thinking outside of the box”. It’s high time to obliterate the box! As long as the box…read more
Mumbai or Bust
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
There is a great article by S. Mitra Kalita in today’s WSJ titled Outsourcing is Out, which discusses new “ . . . borderless partnerships to facilitate innovation and efficiency”, as the next wave of evolution in global outsourcing. In other words, though stronger connectivity the business world will find a way to move forward…read more
