As best as I reckon, for nearly a year, industry and economic pundits alike have been theorizing over the changes in how organizations do business or need to plan their business for the future given the recession we have had to endure. There is virtually no industry or geographic region that has been untouched by this phenomenon. These experts have created catchphrases such as "flat is the new up". Much as we saw during the recession in the early 1990's companies are "right sizing", "redeploying" and "refocusing" resources all in the attempt of being able to best ride out the economic storm and come out ahead. Read more...