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Entries Tagged as 'Economy'

A Fair and Substantial Contribution by the Financial Sector

April 24th, 2010 · No Comments

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has drafted and proposed a tax on the financial sector to fund future bailouts in the event of a future financial crisis. The proposal is titled, “A Fair and Substantial Contribution by the Financial Sector.” This makes sense. The IMF originated in the Bretton Woods agreements, which were drafted in [...]

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Tags: Diplomacy · Economy · Foreign Relations · International Monetary Fund · Leadership · Leadership vs Management · Management · World Bank

Getting Back to Achievement

February 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Problem 
The mood of the United States and the World, for that matter, seems to be rather gloomy and pessimistic. Hearing the rhetoric out of Washington about pending “catastrophic” consequences if we don’t pass a nearly trillion dollar stimulus bill certainly doesn’t help. The news reports also are upsetting with record job losses, continuing declines [...]

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Tags: Christian Larson · Economy · Optimist Creed · Tenants · To Do

Now is the Time for Leadership

October 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Persistence
Persistence – the act of enduring despite… regardless of… in the face of… even with… even though… A leader is persistent. If there are setbacks, if there are obstacles, if the going gets tough, a leader is persistent. It’s the act of determination that stems from the depths of confidence and the strength that is [...]

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Tags: Confidence · Decisions · Defining Leadership · Economy · Failure · Innovation · Leadership · Peter Drucker · Problems Solving · Thomas Edison · To Do