Talk about uncertainty, industrial manufacturers also need leadership...

You've probably heard that the daily economy briefings have "disappeared from Obama's White House schedule." Dig deeper and the truth is that Obama continues to be reminded often enough about the country's economic status. It's just that he and congress cannot agree on steps to solve it. Judging by their indecision, what our nation's managers have agreed upon is to postpone their decision-making responsibilities in hopes of shoring up sides next November, when perhaps a single-party consensus can somehow then move the nation forward.

Talk about uncertainty, what scares industrial manufacturing most is that this country's managers who were elected to make wise and collaborative economic decisions, simply will not; and worse, that this absence of management problem has somehow become systemic.

We have all observed that if the country's finances were managed like a household or solvent industrial manufacturing company, we'd all be better off. The comparison seems obvious. Neither a household, nor a company, nor a government can live beyond its means, and yet our government continues to do just that. Could it be that our government cannot be run like a business or a household, because it is neither? This of course is the deeper implication of "tea party" reform, that we have a systemic change issue to address in Washington DC. Talk about uncertainty, who really wants a third party system, when what is needed are better managers?

Whether in congress or in an industrial manufacturer's conference room, making decisions is not about achieving a total "consensus" in order to chip away at a problem and move the business forward. At some point there must be decision-making agreement. And isn't that the point?

Good management doesn't let uncertainty get in the way of business growth. Leaders look for the insights and strategies that make managerial decisions possible. You know – the kind of management that welcomes deeper daily market insights, really understands the needs of customers, and agrees on what to do about it.

jb
www.centrifuge-now.com