Book description
What principled business leaders can do to solve America's current
financial crisis
Broke is a startling wake-up call for America and an honest
accounting of what our future holds if we don't take charge and change
our country for the better. If the business of America is business,
then it's up to our business leaders to solve the mess we're in.
Broke offers practical, nonpolitical, and nonpartisan
solutions that every business leader can implement today for a
better tomorrow.
Whether you operate a giant corporation or a local small business,
you'll find practical steps to limit future risks, strengthen every
business, stabilize the current economy, and help turn the country
around. Author John Mumford has spent decades helping business leaders
turn around failing companies. Now, he helps them to turn around a
failing country.
- Presents bold initiatives and concrete steps every business
leader can use to create a better future-for their businesses and
for the country
- Includes practical, actionable steps for every business leader
who wants to build for the future, while preserving the best of
his or her existing enterprise.
- Shows how business leaders can contribute to the solutions for
our problems concerning public debt, the environment, and
international relations
- Offers a turnaround plan for the country ideal for use by the U.
S. Chamber of Commerce, small business organizations, non-profits
and others as the centerpiece of a 2010 campaign for America's turnaround
- Endorsed by current and former CEO's, top business school
leaders, former governors and senators, and leading journalists
Desperate times call for creative, effective measures, not
desperation. If you're a business leader, here's how you can do your
part.
John B. Mumford is the founder of The Washington
Group Consultants, LLC, which works with both Fortune 500 companies
and nonprofits on all phases of strategic and operations management. A
graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, he served two
tours of duty in Vietnam as an officer in the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers. After his service, he obtained an MBA from Harvard Business
School. With nearly four decades' experience in the military,
government, and business, he is also a sought-after speaker on
leadership, values, and business ethics. Learn more about John at www.
WashingtonGroup. com and more about Broke at www.
AmericaFutureWatch. org.
