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Thursday, 20th March, 2008 |
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A budget of stable opportunities
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week comments on the new Budget and its use of stability and opportunity.
The sort of business bore who's into boiling frogs and filling glasses half-full will often tell you that the Chinese word for "crisis" is made up of the words for "danger" and "opportunity". Well, so it does, sort of, but I'm reliably informed that it could equally well be translated as "precarious moment" which isn't going to impress anyone.
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My proposal has fallen into a black hole
Proposals sometimes disappear as if into a black hole. By the time we become aware of the problem it feels too late to do much about it. Malcolm Sleath suggests some remedial action and offers some thoughts on how to keep track of what is happening.
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Towers Perrin finds business leaders confident about managing risks
Just as the current credit crisis and related economic issues began to emerge in the third quarter of last year, senior executives felt very confident about their ability to manage risk and opportunity, according to a newly released Towers Perrin study conducted at the time, in conjunction with the Economist Intelligence Unit. Given the current economic downturn, the study is a striking snapshot of attitudes among senior executive officers and chief financial officers at a decisive moment.
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