Part Two

Here are two followups to two (unrelated) posts.
Update to What Really Happened To The Economy?
Michale Lewis, who wrote Liar’s Poker has an article on Conde Nast Portfolio.com with an inside story about what went wrong and why. You’ll be shocked, SHOCKED, to know that there was greed, short term thinking and stupidity on Wall Street. […]

What to do when the Excrement Hits the Air Velocity Accelorator

1. Talk to people - Don’t assume
Talk to your customers

Ask how the current situation will impact them.
Ask how you can make it easier to keep their business

Talk to your vendors and suppliers (Look at point #2 before you do this so you can combine discussions as you see fit).

Will they need to change terms?
Tell them […]

Just go Vote already!

My apologies to non-US readers. We sometimes do things a little strangely here.
Did you US readers know that in Australia there’s a fine for not voting? or that in Canada the government just sends you a voter registration card so there’s no opportunity for  one party or the other to purge the rolls? And how […]