Tim Powell, via his Knowledge Value Chain (KVC) blog reminds us that rough economic times can be fertile ground for companies that go on to succeed on the world stage:
some companies we think of today as world-class leaders were founded and/or grew significantly in recessions or depressions? GE (1876), Hewlett-Packard (1939), Hyatt (1958), Burger King (1958), Lexis-Nexis (1973), FedEx (1973), and Microsoft (1975), to name a few.
Keep thinking. And keep it positive.
President Elect Obama, along with America’s Mayors and governors say that massive infrastructure projects are the key to pulling us out of recession.
Incidentally, this was the subject of one of our first STEEP Reports around one year ago.
The whole set of ten STEEP Reports to be available soon…watch this space.
One of the most outrageous things I heard about this current financial crisis was that “Nobody could see it coming.” Early warning was written all over this systemic collapse – and people actively made fun of this view.
Watch this video of economist Peter Schiff and the ridicule he must endure for accurately predicting the systemic weaknesses in the economy.
Think about this kind of dynamic the next time you need to spread news of a systemic disruption in your organization.
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