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Topic: Recessions and Depressions

  
HI-TECH   |  Comment

Recession Pessimism

I gave a talk on Marketing Technology in Troubled Times at the recent Software Business conference in San Francisco. Seems that the topic is popular as I have been invited to give the same presentation via webinars in December to the ...READ»

Who's Afraid of a Recession?

Not strategy guru Adrian Slywotzky. He says bad times are the best times to make time on the competition.READ»

ECONOMY   |  Comment

A Closer Look at Recessions

29 January 2009 Jose D. Roncal www.financialspeculation.com All eyes are on the current recession, but we tend to overlook the many U.S. recessions we've survived since the Great Depression.  They’ve varied in length and ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
WORK/LIFE   |  Comment

Work/Life: Recession and Work+Life Fit

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been repeatedly asked: “What do you think will happen to work+life fit and flexibility if the economy experiences a recession?” I think two things will happen. Unfortunately, too ...READ»

Nonsense At Work

Details of a recession: Unexpected things tend to happen during a recession. Dealing with the unexpected is said to be the most difficult aspect of business life. My experience has taught me the opposite. The most difficult ...READ»

I am Not Going To Participate in This Recession

Worried about the recession? Then ramp up your promotional efforts and vow: “I am not going to participate in this recession.”READ»

Hennion and Walsh News: US economy officially shrinking

"Consumer spending is about 70 percent of the GDP and this looks like the lowest it has been in two decades, which goes to show that in the fourth quarter we are going into the recession, said Bill Walsh, president of Hennion & Walsh in Parsippany, New Jersey."READ»

Ivan Glickman
DESIGN   |  Comment

recession proof....points

might not be the right time to play it safe.READ»

No Money Mo Design

Do Bad Economies Produce Great Buildings?

Are recessions good for architecture? As painful as downturns may be, a bracing change often betters the built environment. A go-go economy licenses too many complacent ideas, and too much overwrought styling. (How many of us ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Investing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint

Sound and Fury Markets continued their volatile ways last week. We began with a 400 point up day on Monday and ended with a 300 point down day on Friday. In between, we had a series of wild swings, exacerbated by large hedge ...READ»

Big opportunities in a recession

People always worry whenever there's a recession. They worry that they'll not be able to get extra money to pay all those mortgages and bank loans.Contrary to belief, you can prosper under a recession. That's a proven fact. Many ...READ»

Big opportunities in a recession

People always worry whenever there's a recession. They worry that they'll not be able to get extra money to pay all those mortgages and bank loans.Contrary to belief, you can prosper under a recession. That's a proven fact. Many ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

Leadership Code: In Recession, Strategy Even More Important

AS hard as it may be to focus on strategy when day-to-day pressures are great, it has never been more important.READ»

Greetings From Recession Camp

Even downsized dotcommers need a little work-life balance. That's why Andrew Brenner and Michael Feldman founded Recession Camp -- a refuge for Bay Area job hunters who'd rather bicycle Skyline Drive than wait by the phone with Oprah.READ»

RECESSION   |  Comment

Nonsense At Work

The recession is in the past: Tell me, how do we define a recession?  Let me remind you.  We have a recession when the country's gross domestic product, its GDP, shrinks for at least two consecutive quarters.  A depression ...READ»

Ivan Glickman

One Year Later--Flexible Downsizing and Hard Choices Post-Recession, Pre-Recovery

A year ago, the economic downturn was in full gear.   As layoffs gained momentum, I loudly promoted a more flexible approach to downsizing as an alternative to knee jerk job cuts.  If executed correctly and ...READ»

HI-TECH   |  Comment

Slippery Slump

Technology may lead the way out of this recession ... but it isn't happening yet. Here is what technology vendors should do until the market is ready for a revival.READ»

ADVANCE   |  Comment

Retention in the Age of Layoffs by Caroline Simard, Vice President of Research and Executive Programs

Have you heard? The recession is over. Really? Despite the encouraging signs in macro-economic data, the reality for most technology employees is still one of layoffs, cost cutting, and doing more with less. But if you think you ...READ»

The Great E-pression?

Author Michael Bordo argues that parallels drawn between the 1930s and today are unfounded and should not trigger market panic. Do you agree?READ»

HEALTH CARE   |  Comment

Greetings From Recession Camp

Even downsized dotcommers need a little work-life balance. That's why Andrew Brenner and Michael Feldman founded Recession Camp -- a refuge for Bay Area job hunters who'd rather bicycle Skyline Drive than wait by the phone with Oprah.READ»

Roger Cass, The Last Optimist

Roger Cass is the man who invented the idea of the Long Boom -- the notion that we're only 7 years into a 27-year expansion, the likes of which the world has never seen before. The future, Cass says, is already written. All we need is the confidence to accept it.READ»

Help Wanted: a Chief Knowledge Officer

For your company to be successful, you've got to know when to hold and when to fold--and you need a CKO to deal it to you straight.READ»

How to Attract More Legal Clients for Your Small Law Firm & Thrive in a Recession

The key to survival and success lies in expanding your reach. Here are 5 Low Cost Ways to Combat the Recession and Attract more Legal Clients for your Small Law Firm READ»

ADVANCE   |  Comment

Job Hunting in Recessionary Times

Those who have been working in technology for a while remember the burst of the bubble of 2000 and the ensuing mass layoffs. In the 2001 recession, which was concentrated in the technology sector, women were more likely to have been ...READ»

COMPETITORS   |  Comment

Improving Customer Experiences - Is It Still Important Or Is Price The Only Thing That Matters?

Many have questioned the importance of the overarching customer experience... Has the economic downturn minimized its importance?READ»