Avoiding Disaster
In conclusion, if you can understand the principles of shifting demography, you can forecast with uncanny accuracy what markets are growing and what markets are slowing. I really don’t understand why more captains of industry and commerce don’t use this data. Maybe it’s because it would require them to think beyond the next quarterly report. Frankly, I am concerned that most businesses in the United States are operating without a plan. This is an invitation to disaster.
In addition, a lot of businesses simply do not want to hear bad news even if it can save them from derailing. I once received a call from a woman who was writing a story for an assisted-living association newsletter. She interviewed me for about ten minutes ...
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