Radical Action for Radical Times: Expert Advice for Creating Business Opportunity in Good or Bad Economic Times

Part I. The wake-up call

In brief ...

Chapter 1: What happened?

• Recessions happen; they're part of the regular cycle

• Recessions can be painful: unemployment rises, income reduces, economies slow down, organizations weaken and ultimately collapse

• Recessions can make us stronger; we return to core values; the fittest survive; and so on

• The difference in 2008 was the speed and magnitude of what people witnessed

• What started as a financial crisis rapidly became a crisis of trust—all amplified by the ease and speed of communication

• Many organizations are taking tactical—not strategic—approaches for recovery, approaches that could deepen and extend the recession

Chapter 2: Cascading consequences

• Ultimately we are talking about cascading consequences—consequences ...