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Every capitalist knows that the larger the spending population, the more robust is the economy. We also know what builds a spending population is a growing labor force, which is essential for an economy that chooses to maintain and grow the goods and services sold to consumers and businesses.The GDP growth equation is simple: The more people

Max De Pree, the former CEO of Herman Miller said, “It is the job of every leader to describe reality.” Using this simple sentence, Mr. De Pree has written wisely about his experience leading a Fortune 500 company operating in a highly-competitive market. Describing reality is another way to say, “Tell the truth.” It should go without

Management today is largely about making things happen – which includes anticipating and taking advantage of change wherever it occurs – e.g., changing consumer tastes, changing technologies, changing competitive environments, changing internal dynamics. It is important to have institutional mechanisms and practices that can help you anticipate change and to be ready when the change occurs.Execution is

I spent most of my early years in a region of the US that has significant minority populations –especially Native Americans and Latinos. I learned early that diversity in the market place requires companies to have employees that look like and think like their markets. That means more diversity – racial, ethnic, gender, and age – in