DECEMBER 2008

Please consider these words. They can save your life, you business, your ?????

Absence of proof is NOT proof of absence.  (Scientific Axiom)


Chris Reich, Author of TeachU's Business Talk Blog
Chris@TeachU.com

I do not listen listen to business experts. I completely dismiss economists, especially if they have won the Nobel Prize. I never listen to government experts. I do not "learn" from once successful CEOs who write books about the fabulous work they did---back then. I don't like to waste my time or my client's money.

Consider this:

By Peter Coy, Mon Dec 29, 10:46 am ET

Here are some of the worst predictions that were made about ...

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It's all about relationships.

Let's set aside the recession for a moment and look at what we can control.

If your business has room for improvement, start with how your people interact. The goal is to develop total cooperation and support at every level of your company. I hate the term 'teamwork' because it sounds like chain gang. I am trying to convey something much deeper. Will accounting help sales get the order processed or are ...
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CHICAGO – Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field, according to a federal criminal complaint. In return for state assistance, Blagojevich allegedly wanted members of the ...
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There are two reasons we are in a recession. Yes, I know, it's a global problem, complex, credit collapse, housing issues, blah blah blah. Smoke screen. There are two reasons.

Reason one. Our country has been in serious ethical decline since Nixon. Johnson had his quirks but he wasn't a blatant crook. Nixon was. Most of our corporations are run by greedy, crooked and incompetent CEOs. Yes, most. If you don't believe that, let's eliminate food ...
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Your business can turn around.

We're near the end of 2008. The country and the world are in serious recession. Sales are falling. Foreclosures continue to rise. Thousands of people are losing work. Businesses are failing. Stimulus failed. Bailout failed. The country is stuck in a two-front, stupid war. (A war on terrorism is about as smart as the 30 year old war on drugs)

Still, we continue drive forward by looking in the rear view mirror. ...
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