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4 Apr 2012

Strategic Planning Is a Waste of Time–At Most Companies

Business Strategy Economy

Strategic planning should not be a waste of time, but it often is. Confirmation of this common notion comes from a recent McKinsey Study, "How to put your money where your strategy is." They found …

13 Mar 2012

Businomics(R) Newsletter Shows Economy Making Progress

Business Strategy Economy

You can now read online the latest issue of the Businomics(R) Newsletter. Data show improving employment, car sales, hotel occupancy. Home prices have turned the corner (probably), small businesses still struggle, interest rates are low …

16 Feb 2012

Data Analytics: Target Learns to be Cautious

Business Strategy

Kashmir Hill at Forbes has a great article, "How Target Figured Out a Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did." Short summary: the company looks at buying patterns and can estimate the probability that …

10 Feb 2012

The Economics of Pricing New Technology: A Gun Story

Books Business Strategy Economy

Read about it on my Forbes.com page: Pricing Technology Breakthroughs: The Glock Lesson.

24 Jan 2012

American Manufacturing and Distribution: Surviving a European Economic Meltdown?

Business Strategy Economy

American manufacturers are enjoying a moderate recovery, but Europe’s financial crisis poses a great risk to both factories and the wholesalers who are both up-stream and down-stream from them. That recovery is shown by an …

14 Jan 2012

Exports: Risk of Recession Rising

Business Strategy Economy

Maybe I’m a little jumpy, having just created a series of videos about business planning with a risk of recession. Today’s foreign trade data worry me. If the United States economy is going to turn …

13 Jan 2012

Business Planning With a Risk of Recession: Strategic Initiatives

Business Strategy Economy

I posted a video about how to do economic contingency planning for the risk of recession with respect to your business's strategic initiatives on my Forbes.com page. Here's the introduction: The economic forecast has a …

11 Jan 2012

Business Planning With a Risk of Recession

Business Strategy Economy

I've posted a new video on my Forbes.com page on the subject Business Planning With A Risk of Recession. Here's the introduction: We economists are predicting light to moderate growth this year, but we’re also …

30 Dec 2011

Vendor Performance a Continuing Problem as Economy Grows

Business Strategy Economy

Although the economy is not growing rapidly, some companies are anticipating strong growth and recognizing the challenges that growth can present. Yes, growth is not always easy. There can be challenges to financial resources, labor …

15 Dec 2011

Consumer Spending: Lesson from the Telecom Industry

Business Strategy Economy

Consumer spending fell and gradually recovered–-but that’s not the whole story. Stressful times change the composition of spending as well as the total level, a lesson that all business leaders should understand. Earlier this year …

13 Dec 2011

Should a Business Buy Its Own Building in This Real Estate Market

Business Strategy Economy Real Estate

Should a business buy its own building in this market? A small business owner recently asked me that very question. I think it’s a great idea to consider in many areas, given the weak real …

22 Nov 2011

Updated Economic Forecast 2012-2013

Business Strategy Economy

I expect economic growth better than we've had the past few quarters, back up to the pace that we enjoyed in early 2010. Serious risks from Europe mean that business leaders should do some economic …