By John Caslione in Chaotics, The New Normality, Turbulence at June 8th, 2009
In June 6th’s Financial Times article entitled, “Wal-Mart finds turmoil brings more opportunities than ever”, Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke states, “there is a ‘new normal’ in which people want to save money and are getting smarter about saving money.”
Wal-Mart now also recognizes that fundamental behaviors must change (both their own and their consumers) in the “new normality”, which will be with us for many years into the future.
By John Caslione in Business strategies, Chaotic Strategies, Chaotics at June 8th, 2009
If you haven’t seen it yet, Marshall Goldsmith has a great interview up on his blog with Phillip Kolter on Chaotics.
They discuss what’s wrong with businesses having a “2 playbook” strategy and how to be profitable in a tough environment. The article has some nice specific examples and definitely worth a read!
By Chaotics in Events at March 7th, 2009
John Caslione is honored to be presenting at the China Europe International Business School’s (CEIBS) Executive Forum in Shanghai, China on March 24th. He will be speaking on Chaotics: The Business of Managing and Marketing in The Age of Turbulence and strategies for conducting successful international business in today’s chaotic environment.

CEIBS Executive Forum: Caslione

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UPDATE (14th April): CEIBS has posted a short excert from John’s presentation.
By Chaotics in Chaotics at March 2nd, 2009
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