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Archive for April, 2009

Overcome Problems that Pop Up!

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Ever notice how things sometimes suddenly sneak up on us?  Like running out of cash, like your banke isn’t honoring the agreed-to credit commitment, like this recession we’re in, and like dozens of other “creepers” coming up through the cracks?  Finally, there’s a book on spotting the silent problems and solving them!  Rod Johnson, Vistage Chair and speaker and business consultant/coach, has authored “Without Warning” – a fabulous easy-to-read book on breakthrough strategies for seeing and solving those silent problems before they leap in front of you.  A must-read, get it today!

 

Great Stock Market Principles

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Here’s timeless advice about the stock market from a good business friend:  Kraig, Great blog.  Very useful.  The following is a summary of investing from a living legend you might want to post (Bob Farrell headed up Merrill Lynch research from 1957 to 2001):

Bob Farrell’s Ten Market Rules to Remember  Markets tend to return to the mean over time.  Excesses in one direction will lead to an opposite excess in the other direction.  There are no new eras — excesses are never permanent.  Exponential rapidly rising or falling markets usually go further than you think, but they do not correct by going sideways.  The public buys the most at the top and the least at the bottom.  Fear and greed are stronger than long-term resolve.  Markets are strongest when they are broad and weakest when they narrow to a handful of blue chip names.  Bear markets have three stages — sharp down — reflexive rebound — a drawn-out fundamental downtrend.  When all the experts and forecasts agree – something else is going to happen.   Bull markets are more fun than bear markets.  Many thanks to Jon Gauthier for sending this to us!

 

CEO-to-CEO –> Success!

Monday, April 20th, 2009

About 15 years ago, Lou Gerstner became CEO of IBM and one of his trademarks was to visit the CEOs of IBM’s clients, realizing great success in ongoing business, timely payments, customer satisfaction, and mutual profitability.  It’s CEO-to-CEO.

Recently, I’ve heard numerous stories of how CEOs visit their client CEOs and talk about things they’re doing to deal with this downturn.  When discussing collections, the client CEO often asks how his company is doing on payment, and the supplier CEO only then shares that information; more often than not, unprompted, the client CEO cuts a check on the spot to hand to the supplier CEO right then.  Just another example of the power of CEO-to-CEO.  Try it, you’ll love it!

If you’re reading this and you’re not the CEO, get your CEO to make some calls…or do it yourself.  The more who think like a CEO, the better we’ll all be.  More soon on this topic!

With best CEO-to-CEO and executive wishes, Kraig

 

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