Carla Harris: Expect To Win - Blog Business Success Radio

Twenty year Wall Street professional, a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and author of the empowering book Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet Carla Harris, shares secrets for climbing the corporate ladder in any industry. She recognizes that knowledge and hard work are very often not enough, and she describes how to level the playing field. Her real world business experience provides you with valuable tips, for getting ahead in business or any other profession, the right way.

Carla Harris is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, March 12, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Twenty year Wall Street professional, a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and author of the empowering book Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet Carla Harris, shares secrets for climbing the corporate ladder in any industry. You will learn:

* Why authenticity and being true to yourself is so powerful

* Why choosing the right mentor for you is so important

* How to maintain balance in work, home and leisure time

* How to be your best self every day in your career



Carla Harris (photo left) is a Wall Street veteran and Managing Director of Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. She executed the IPOs for UPS, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Redback, as well as the $3.2 billion common stock transaction for Immunex, one of the largest biotech common stock offerings in U.S. history.

She has been the recipient of many awards including Black Enterprise's "75 Most Powerful Blacks on Wall Street". Black Enterprise's "50 Most Powerful Women In Business", and Fortune's "The Most Influential List".

Her book Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet is already a business and career management best seller.

My book review of Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet by Carla Harris.

Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with twenty year Wall Street professional, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, and author of the empowering book Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet Carla Harris, as she shares secrets for climbing the corporate ladder in any industry. She recognizes that knowledge and hard work are very often not enough, and she describes how to level the playing field. Her real world business experience provides you with valuable tips, for getting ahead in business or any other profession, the right way. on Blog Business Success Radio.

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Expect To Win by Carla Harris - Book review

Expect to Win

Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet

By: Carla A. Harris

Published: Jan 22, 2009
ISBN: 9781594630514
Format: Hardcover 240pp
Publisher: Hudson Street Press




"Most people don't realize that they are responsible for actively and aggressively managing their careers", writes successful Wall Street executive Carla Harris in her empowering book Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet. The author points out the absolute necessity of taking charge of your own career, and avoiding the widely held myths about hard work, career advancement, and meritocracy.

Carla Harris understand that hard work alone isn't enough to build a successful career. To build a strong career path, as she did at the major investment bank Morgan Stanley, required much more than letting others manage her career. As a woman of color, she recognized subtle obstacles in her way, and describes how she overcame them. Her honest discussion of the mistakes she made in her early business career, and the description of the many steps she took to keep herself on the highly competitive fast track, are crucial parts of the book. Her varied work experiences, and her pearls of wisdom gleaned as a result, are lessons that can be applied by anyone to a career in any profession.



Carla Harris (photo left) recognizes, not only the value of having a career mentor, but in the vital importance of find the right mentor to guide your way. Her experiences with seeking advice were often not helpful, but were more discouraging instead. She felt the frustration of alternating between receiving bad advice, and hearing advice so vague and general, that it was almost useless. The book fills in that information and advice gap very well, so that new members of any profession can steer their way up the ladder of success. Indeed, the book helps the reader manage their own career, so that a mentor can share even more specialized advice, rather than simply the basics of the job.

For me, the power of the book is its practical no nonsense format. Every chapter teaches valuable lessons in career management, in easy to read and understand language. At the end of each chapter are the priceless pearls of wisdom that Carla Harris learned in her management career on Wall Street. Each of the pearls, as she calls them, are concepts that can be applied readily at any point in a person's career. At the same time, the author shares insights into balancing work and personal life so the reader can enjoy the benefits of a balanced life in both worlds.

I highly recommend the essential Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet by Carla Harris to anyone, regardless of gender, race or personal background who seeks to manage and take control of their own career and personal life. Instead of letting someone else be in charge of your life, the book provides the tools necessary to be your own career coach.

Read Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet by Carla Harris, and learn to ask the right questions of advisers and mentors, and to make the right career choices and decisions. At the same time, the author demonstrates clearly how to avoid the devastating mistakes that can damage or even derail a career. Instead of being a pawn in the corporate world, learn instead to be empowered, and in charge of all facets of your own life.

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Richard Laermer: 2011 Trendspotting For The Next Decade - Blog Business Success Radio

Public relations professional, Founder and CEO of RLMpr and author of the thought provoking book 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade, Richard Laermer gazes into the crystal ball and makes forecasts about business, social, entertainment, and technological trends over the next decade. He describes how to ask the right questions of experts, as well as how to personally influence change. By understanding the trends for the future, you can profit from change and not get left behind in the dust.

Richard Laermer is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, March 5, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Public relations professional, Founder and CEO of RLMpr and author of the thought provoking book 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade, Richard Laermer gazes into the crystal ball and makes forecasts about business, social, entertainment, and technological trends over the next decade. You will learn:

* Why spotting trends is so important to your business future

* How to spot trends as they are happening in real time

* Discover some of the major trends in business, technology, and society

* Learn how ethical and honest business practices are making a comeback



Richard Laermer (photo left) is a frequently-quoted authority on media culture and hype, Richard Laermer is a PR visionary, former journalist, and author of five bestselling books including 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade, Punk Marketing and Full Frontal PR.

My book review of 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade by Richard Laermer.

My book review of Punk Marketing by Richard Laermer and Mark Simmons.



Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with public relations professional, Founder and CEO of RLMpr and author of the thought provoking book 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade, Richard Laermer as he gazes into the crystal ball and makes forecasts about business, social, entertainment, and technological trends over the next decade. He describes how to ask the right questions of experts, as well as how to personally influence change. By understanding the trends for the future, you can profit from change and not get left behind in the dust on Blog Business Success Radio.

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2011 Trendspotting For The Next Decade - Book review

2011

Trendspotting For The Next Decade

By: Richard Laermer

Published: Apr 11, 2008
ISBN: 9780071497275
Format: Hardcover, 256pp
Publisher: McGraw-Hill




"Welcome to a business book for the next decade", writes best selling author and public relations expert Richard Laermer in his thought provoking book 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade. The author presents dozens of intriguing trends in business, technology, entertainment, and society that he sees emerging in the next decade. Indeed, many of the trends are already taking form, and are accelerating toward new and different ways of viewing business and society.

Richard Laermer doesn't set out to be futurist or to forecast the future. Instead, he presents trends that are appearing all around us, in every aspect of our lives. What is especially exciting about the trends identified in the book, is the return of honesty, transparency, and ethical behavior in both business and in society as a whole. The trends, as the author sees them, are moving away from celebrity worship and the end cultural preference for image over substance. In business, ethics and customer service will become essential, especially in a society less likely to choose hype over quality.



Richard Laermer (photo left) recognizes the importance of technology to our working and daily lives, but also how people are less excited about new technology based products. Instead of viewing the new devices and enhancements as toys, the products will be forced to demonstrate their usefulness for improving the quality of life. In fact, the author thinks enhancements to the overall quality of work, leisure, and home life will take center stage in the next decade. In a new decade of more open and personal relationships, both online and offline, society will expect and demand and expect open and honest behavior. The days of style instead of real substance are over.

For me, the power of the book was its powerful insights into the growing need and desire for more honest and ethical business practices. In an economic downturn, people will be less inclined to spend scarce resources on products and services that fail to meet expectations. Those consumers will simply ignore companies who don't value their customers. At the same time, companies will be more selective in whom they have as customers, to conserve precious time and money for superior service to their valued clientele. The many trends presented by the author, in short easy to understand chapters, provide the reader with room to expand upon or take full advantage of the events of the next decade.

I highly recommend the visionary 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade by Richard Laermer, to anyone who is serious about understanding changing trends in business and in society. Many of the forecast societal changes are already happening, and their arrival in full force will occur very soon. Being prepared for the future provides lead time for preparation for the arising opportunities.

Read 2011: Trendspotting For The Next Decade by Richard Laermer, and have the future events of the next decade, in your hands today. The future, after all, starts right now.

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Denise O'Berry: Small Business Cash Flow - Blog Business Success Radio

Entrepreneur, small business expert, and author of the practical independent business guidebook Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success Denise O'Berry, demonstrates how cash flow is the secret to small business success. She describes ways to adjust and enhance cash flow to meet your business financial obligations and how to keep the cash flowing. She also shares ideas for proper pricing of goods and services, as well as tips on budgeting and record keeping.

Denise O'Berry is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, March 3, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Entrepreneur, small business expert, and author of the practical independent business guidebook Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success Denise O'Berry, demonstrates how cash flow is the secret to small business success. You will learn:

* Why good cash flow management is crucial to small business success

* How an accountant can help with planning and monitoring cash flow

* Why budgeting is vitally important to an independent business

* How to find additional cash flow hidden within the business



With more than two decades of operational and management experience, Denise O'Berry (photo left) has developed a sharp eye for how businesses get bloated with inefficiencies, cross-purposes and miscommunication -- and how they can retool for a sleeker, smoother, strategically focused organization.

An entrepreneur who quickly built her own successful consulting business, she helps other small business owners set priorities, take action to grow their business and create the balance they want between life and work. Her clients have ranged from telecommunications giants like Verizon to Mom-and-Pop retail shops with a primary focus on those having 10 or fewer employees and up to $2.5 million in annual sales.

Denise frequently speaks to professional organizations, is the author of three booklets, and several "how-to" manuals. She writes a weekly small business column, hosts an online small business owners forum and is called upon regularly by publications such as Entrepreneur, Bank Rate Small Business, Florida Trend, Inc., various newspapers, radio and television to provide expert comments on small business issues.

My book review of Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success by Denise O'Berry.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with entrepreneur, small business expert, and author of the practical independent business guidebook Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success Denise O'Berry, as she demonstrates how cash flow is the secret to small business success. She describes ways to adjust and enhance cash flow to meet your business financial obligations and how to keep the cash flowing. She also shares ideas for proper pricing of goods and services, as well as tips on budgeting and record keeping. on Blog Business Success Radio.

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Small Business Cash Flow by Denise O'Berry - Book review

Small Business Cash Flow

Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success

By: Denise O'Berry

Published: Oct 27, 2006
ISBN: 9780470040973
Format: Paperback, 205pp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc




"It's a good thing to have profit in your business, but most important is having cash. Profits don't equal cash", writes entrepreneur Denise O'Berry in her practical independent business guidebook Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success. The author describes useful and easy to understand techniques for creating and utilizing cash flow for greater entrepreneurial success.

Denise O'Berry understands that many small business owners and managers work long hours, but very often find meeting the business financial obligations a real challenge. She shows how business people misunderstand the budgeting and record keeping aspects of their business, and how much of that crucial number crunching be shared with a professional accountant. The book makes a strong case for finding and building a partnership with an accountant as part of the overall business plan. Because of the book's strong emphasis on developing and maintaining cash flow, an small business oriented accountant's knowledge is essential for successful cash management.



Denise O'Berry (photo left) not only shares powerful techniques for maintaining cash flow, but also delves into the area of finding cash within an organization. She recognizes that every business has hidden sources of money, but they often require changes in operations or procedures to unlock their potential. Along with potential cost savings, are ideas for improving marketing to boost company revenue. Taken together, the author's pairing of better cash management and higher sales income result in a more secure and reliable cash flow for the small business.

For me, the power of the book is its no nonsense practical message. Like the efficient small business cash flow concepts described in the book, the book takes a refreshing no frills approach to its subject matter. By focusing on useful ideas, the book will remain a powerful small business resource, that can be read and the ideas applied, over and over again. While many business people recognize the importance of budgeting and maintaining a positive cash flow in their organization, Denise O'Berry provides the tools for taking action in improving small business cash management.

I highly recommend the very useful Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success by Denise O'Berry, to any small business person who is serious about improving their overall cash flow management. The concepts presented in the book will enhance the success of any independent entrepreneurial venture, regardless of whether it's an established company or a new startup business.

Read Small Business Cash Flow: Strategies for Making Your Business a Financial Success by Denise O'Berry, and take that first step toward building and maintaining your small business cash flow. Meeting those business expenses will never seem like an impossible challenge again.

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The Age of Speed by Vince Poscente - Book review

The Age of Speed

Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World

By: Vince Poscente

Published: Aug 26, 2008
ISBN: 9780345506191
Format: Trade Paperback, 256pp
Publisher: Ballantine Books





"Today we want speed, and we can get it - on a level never before experienced", writes Canadian speed skiing record holder Vince Poscente in his insightful book The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World. The author believes that people not only want more speed, but that speed is essential to propel businesses forward to even greater success.

Vince Poscente understands that ever increasing speed is an integral feature of modern life. The demand for acceleration of every aspect of personal and business life creates new products and services, as well as new companies offering them. That same desire for speed has also blurred the lines between work, home, and leisure time in unimagined ways. Speed has destroyed the older paradigm of compartmentalized life, where work, play and home life were separate. Speed removed the walls between them freeing people to enjoy life more fully. Faster work times leaves more free hours for pursuing personal passions. Speed, according to the author, enhances the quality of our lives.



Vince Poscente (photo left) recognizes that not everyone craves and welcomes the speeding up of modern civilization. Not only are there individuals seeking a slower pace, but there are many businesses resisting the move to an ever faster society. The author breaks down business acceptance of speed into four categories.

At one corner of the grid is the Zeppelin, not only preferring to go slow, but being left behind by more nimble companies. The Balloon moves slowly but also travels outside of speed, and ignoring it. The Bottle Rocket moves quickly, embracing speed and change, but burns out in the end. The Jet not only internalizes speed but even creates faster change in society. The book provides memorable case studies for each of the four categories.

For me, the power of the book were the powerful insights into the changing nature of society, and how people choose speed regardless of the circumstances. If anything can create more productive time, and less delay, that innovation will become the industry leading product or service. The analysis of how all aspects of life from work, leisure, and family have blended together due to speed is very insightful. The changes in time and space for each activity not only are faster in time, but altered in space and location as well. By seeking and anticipating even more speed, people are empowered to pursue their passion, without the trade offs deemed unavoidable in the past.

I highly recommend the powerful and prophetic The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World by Vince Poscente, to anyone who demands more speed in their lives whether at work or at nome, and also to anyone who feels overwhelmed by the faster pace of modern life. The author describes in detail how to use speed to enhance a person's quality of life, rather than detracting from it.

Read The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World by Vince Poscente and discover how to put speed and rapid societal change to work for you. Instead of fighting speed, harness it to improve your work and business, and to create more personal time so you can stop and smell the roses.

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Building Your Brand With BlogTalkRadio - Blog Business Success Radio

BlogTalkRadio celebrity super host on the popular FlyLady Network Nikki Starr and BlogTalkRadio Programming Manager Amy Domestico describe how hosting a show on BlogTalkRadio can build your company's brand. They share information about building a platform, your reputation as an industry expert, and raising your company's brand profile. They also provide information on getting started as a host on BlogTalkRadio.

Nikki Starr and Amy Domestico are my internet radio show guests on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, February 26, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

BlogTalkRadio celebrity super host Nikki Starr and BlogTalkRadio Programming Manager Amy Domestico describe how hosting a show on BlogTalkRadio can build your company's brand. You will learn:

* How a show can build your company's brand

* How to start and host a show on BlogTalkRadio

* How to market your show to gain more listeners

* How to position a show in marketing and branding your business

Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk BlogTalkRadio celebrity super host on the popular FlyLady Network Nikki Starr and BlogTalkRadio Programming Manager Amy Domestico as they describe how hosting a show on BlogTalkRadio can build your company's brand. They share information about building a platform, your reputation as an industry expert, and raising your company's brand profile. They also provide information on getting started as a host on BlogTalkRadio on Blog Business Success Radio.

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Kathleen Gage: Making Money With Teleseminars - Blog Business Success Radio

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Entrepreneur, best selling author, and internet marketing expert Kathleen Gage shares secrets for making money with teleseminars. She describes how teleseminars work, how to market them & how they can build your business. Learn insider knowledge of this little known profit builder and how to put it to work for you.

Kathleen Gage is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, February 24, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Entrepreneur, best selling author and internet marketing expert Kathleen Gage shares secrets for making money with teleseminars. She describes how teleseminars work, how to market them & how they can build your business. You will learn:

* What teleseminars are and how they can build your business

* How to set up a teleseminar and find guest experts

* How to market the teleseminar to attract listeners

* How to develop a teleseminar series for long term income



Kathleen Gage (photo left) is CEO and founder of Turning Point, Inc. and Maxwell Publishing is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and an internationally recognized Internet marketing and publicity expert for speakers, trainers and authors.

She works with professionals who want to learn how to package their expertise and knowledge into money making products and service. She does this by teaching them eProduct development, Internet marketing, multi media program development, self-publishing skills, teleseminar development and developing mentoring courses that they can offer their clients.

Her unique Street Smarts Marketing Series programs are designed to help you achieve the business results you desire in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible.

Kathleen is equally confident, competent and comfortable mentoring one-on-one to success minded professionals as she is presenting a highly inspirational keynote speech to thousands in an audience.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with entrepreneur, best selling author, and internet marketing expert Kathleen Gage shares secrets for making money with teleseminars. She describes how teleseminars work, how to market them & how they can build your business. Learn insider knowledge of this little known profit builder and how to put it to work for you on Blog Business Success Radio.

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The World Is Curved by David Smick - Book review

The World Is Curved

Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy

By: David M. Smick

Published: Sept 4, 2008
ISBN: 9781591842187
Format: Hardcover, 272pp
Publisher: Portfolio










"For the financial markets, the world is curved. We can't see over the horizon. As a result, our sight lines are limited", writes international financial consultant David M. Smick in his important book The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy. The author demonstrates how the uncertainty, of seeing and understanding the financial complexities facing an increasingly interdependent globalized economy, makes the world a very dangerous place.

David Smick brings his vast global experience to the study of the effects of globalization of capital markets, and their rapidly shifting vast pools of liquidity. He describes the effect of the global wealth on the growth of economies that benefit from their international movement. At the same time, the lack of complete knowledge of markets and the varying levels of transparency within them, has led to severe financial problems all over the world. The subprime crisis stemmed, in large part, from the creation of non-transparent financial instruments that still confound policy makers and regulators today.



David Smick (photo left) understands the importance of globalization and international free trade are the engines of growth for the entire planet. His fear, expressed eloquently in the book, is a rising tide of protectionism that will stifle global trade but also put a lid on entrepreneurship and innovation. Without the risk taking business class, and the vast pools of financial capital flows, the world economy can slow down almost to a halt. The power of entrepreneurship to build the economy is also under attack by over zealous regulation and punitive taxation in the wake of the global financial crisis. A loss of confidence in capitalism to grow and create jobs and wealth is threatened.

David Smick's takes the reader on a guided tour of the world's leading wealth building countries. By providing a greater understanding of the problems and potential of economies as different as China, Japan, The European Union, and the United States, the author shows how actions taken by individual governments and central banks can result in unexpected negative reactions. David Smick points out that central banks, including the United States Federal Reserve no longer possess the power or ability to control even their domestic markets. Their influence on international markets is even less important.

For me, the power of the book is the author's understanding of how the international financial markets really work. His descriptions of real world meetings in widely disparate locations, from Japan to China to Western Europe to the United States, provide a genuine feel for the uncertainty of decision making in a curved world. When no one is quite certain what is happening elsewhere, disastrous miscalculations can occur in monetary and fiscal policy. In many cases, the wrong policy decisions can deepen a crisis, instead of easing the financial pressure.

I very highly recommend the landmark The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M. Smick, to anyone seeking a greater understanding of the deeper causes of the global financial crisis. The author goes beyond the conventional wisdom and provides a much deeper and richer explanation of the current economic woes in a wider global context.

Read the essential The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M. Smick, and discover the importance of globalization to the prosperity of every nation, and why protectionism could delay or even destroy a world wide economic recovery.

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