I was privileged to attend the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Board of Directors meeting in Washington D.C. recently. Attended by some 300 senior executives of American Manufacturing companies, it was like a who’s-who in brand names anyone would recognize. NAM is a very big influencer of public policy on
To re-use an old phrase: “May you live in interesting times.” And we certainly do. Today, Fareed Zakaria addressed these interesting times in his keynote address at The Premier Business Leadership Series, titled "A Roadmap Out of the Economic Crisis." Asked, “Which one of the following economic regions do you
“Cautious optimism” in the short term, and “great expectations” for the long term would best summarize the mood of the panel of experts who kicked off Wednesday’s deliberations at The Premier Business Leadership Series. Gerard Lyons of Standard Chartered and Linda Yueh agreed that there will be a lot of
Balancing the short term with the long term has never been easy, and during a time marked by significant uncertainty in global financial markets, it just got harder. Organizations worldwide are searching for signs of stability, while weighing the risks of pursuing new opportunities against cautious steps that recognize continued
Friday’s webcast on “Preparing for the Recovery”from Cornell Center for Hospitality Research and SAS was somewhat of a wake-up call for me. It made me realize that our industry, hospitality and gaming, will not just magically sail into the recovery. (OK, to be fair, I certainly suspected this, but I
