by Robert A. Simpkins

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Can you believe how fast The Clock has moved? Our newest President, The Tall Stranger, has been in office now for half a year.  The 3 Women with him seem to have settled nicely into the Enchanted Cottage; a new school, a new vegetable garden and a […]

By
Robert A. Simpkins
Global Crosswinds, LLC
 
I’ve been doing strategic planning, in one form or another, for a long time.  There’s a downside and an upside to that lengthy experience.  The downside, causing endless frustration, is that I see that same mistakes repeated over and over again by the same organizations and the same leaders.  They just […]

by
Robert A. Simpkins
 
 
The Problem
 
As we have recently seen, the world is regrettably capable of severe economic downturns.  Banks and financial institutions are going under, mortgage lenders are collapsing, legacy institutions are teetering on the precipice of bankruptcy, and the unemployment numbers continue to rise.  In the modern world, a chaos like the current one has […]

By Robert A. Simpkins      

Does anyone out there feel like we’re traveling through a series of classic Hollywood movies?  I certainly do!  As I watch the unfolding escapades in Washington, D. C., real world behaviors and movie title fantasies become more and more entwined.  Let me demonstrate.
 
It seems that our new President lived A Wonder […]

By Robert A. Simpkins The other day, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson defended his decision to change how the $700 billion financial bailout fund is being used, stating that the spreading credit crisis forced the government to focus on injecting capital directly into banks instead of buying up toxic (?) mortgage assets. He said that he would […]