Harvard Business Review
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Seize advantage in a Downturn (an article from David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter)
INACTION IS THE RISKIEST RESPONSE to the uncertainties of an economic crisis. But rash or scattershot can be nearly as damaging. Rising anxiety ... and the growing pressure to do something produces a variety of uncoordinated moves that target the wrong problem or overshoot the right one. a disorganized response can also generate a sense of panic in the organization. and that will distract people from seeing something crucially important: the hidden but significant opportunities nestled among the bad economic news.
