Michael Hammer | Harry S. Dent Jr. | Daniel Pink | Faith Popcorn
Seven Trends You Can't Ignore This Year
by
Andy Dappen
BOTTOM LINE: Hammer says to look at specific companies for
investing opportunities, not the overall market or indices. Factor
in a company's ability to prosper through uncertainty when you're
considering where to put your money. At your own company, set up
the contacts and systems you need to identify and respond quickly
to change.
ABSOLUTE BOTTOM LINE: The fact that prognosticators like
Dent and Hammer contradict each other emphasizes the absence of
absolutes in this game of prophesizing. But even if we can't
predict with certainty what the future will bring, there's wisdom
in seeing the
future through different eyes and preparing for different
possibilities. Aesop recognized this when he said, "Every truth has
two sides; it is well to look at both, before we commit ourselves
to either."
Dappen's work has appeared in
Reader's Digest, National
Geographic Adventure, Outside, and
Men's Health, among
others.
2002 READING LIST
If you want to dig deeper into our experts' psyches, visit their
Web sites or pick up copies of their books next time you're at the
bookstore or library.
Harry S. Dent Jr.,
The Roaring 2000s
William H. Frey,
www.milken-inst.org. Publications,
articles, and occasional events.
Michael Hammer,
The Agenda: What Every Business Must Do
to Dominate the Decade. Or try
www.hammerandco.com
Daniel Pink,
Free Agent Nation. His Web site,
www.freeagentnation.com,
sports interviews and news.
Faith Popcorn,
Clicking: 17 Trends That Drive Your
Business and Your Life. Or visit
www.faithpopcorn.com, the home of
her BrainReserve consulting firm.
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