tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833862183729859310.post4226051502965321881..comments2023-10-17T04:20:35.054-07:00Comments on Leader Business: Intervisibility LinesTom Magnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729064635738618309noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833862183729859310.post-33127997862651294502008-05-22T10:02:00.000-07:002008-05-22T10:02:00.000-07:00Hey Tom,I think that this IV line was part of what...Hey Tom,<BR/><BR/>I think that this IV line was part of what "hosed" Custer at Little Big Horn since the entire Souix nation was over the next hill and the U.S. Army charged ahead blind to it. We know how that ended!<BR/><BR/>In such moments, often these scenario leads to the idea of "knowing where the tomahawks are coming from," which in modern combat can be at an ever expanding distance.<BR/><BR/>One story in business I might share is that provided to me by CB Tam, who used to run all of Motorola's business in Asia until 2001. In one bust in his time, he actually looked ahead and determined that most likely his team would be down 6-8 months. Rather than laying off huge number of employees, he in fact cut executive pay 10%, was prepared to cut all other salaries by 6% and put in place cost cutting measures without lay offs. Because his competitors did lay off large numbers of employees, when the recession ended in 5 months, CD and Motorola was set to compete at full force against diminished competitors. <BR/><BR/>Result? CD's efforts of looking far ahead helped Motorola's business that year grow by 20% in a year with a recession.<BR/><BR/>Good post as usual. <BR/>jtp.James T. Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366576374825688428noreply@blogger.com