At Manhattan College in 2000-02', I had a professor, Joe Basten, who taught Computer Information Systems. Professor Basten was a retired Boeing Engineer who designed jets like the 747 Jumbo Jet which is rarely in use today because of fuel costs. Professor Basten was especially memorable to me because he was a visionary type of guy but also would rationalize his logic down to the ground...
Is it true that we learn the most about ourselves and our business during difficult times? Having helped grow both small businesses and Fortune 1000 corporations, we have learned that the principals of "what" makes a successful business are the same, despite size. During the Summer of 1999 while working in the financial district with FleetBoston Financial as Fleet and BankBoston merged (now Bank of America) at the age of twenty,...