by Bruce | April 24, 2009 | Articles, Finance, Globalization
Where are we going and when is this interregnum going to end? That’s the question on everyone’s lips. Today I have three scenarios and a coda. Caveat lector: I don’t know which of the scenarios is most likely, but I do endorse the coda as I have few...
by Bruce | March 13, 2009 | Articles, Compensation, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Partnership Structures, Practice Group Management, Strategy
Well, that’ll teach me… The volume of commentary following my publication earlier this week of “The Great De-Leveraging” has been unprecedented. Depending on your attitude, that is either deeply gratifying or almost overwhelming. As one who...
by Bruce | December 30, 2008 | Articles, Compensation, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
Perspective. It’s time for some. A friend of mine who’s the lead financial reporter for one of the original three networks prompts these thoughts. Not that he/she subscribes to the view that it’s time for some "perspective"–au...
by Bruce | September 13, 2008 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Finance, Leadership, Strategy
This is how the cover story of the current issue of Fortune starts out: It was the second week of October 2006. William King, then J.P. Morgan’s chief of securitized products, was vacationing in Rwanda, visiting remote coffee plantations he was helping to...
by Bruce | September 5, 2008 | Articles, Finance
So maybe you can’t save your way into profitability, but you can save money more and less intelligently. And I’ll give you a hint: It’s not about how many meetings are held at times when food should be served. (Think I’m making this up? Firms...