Over the last few weeks, I have spoken to quite a few of our clients, most of whom have asked me a variation of the following questions: What do you think 2012 will be like? Will it be better than 2011? I have invariably answered that 2012 will be better.
The question that almost always follows is: How do you know? Obviously, I don’t know for sure. But one thing I do know with certainty is that pessimism about the future can become self-fulfilling. Winston Churchill, a leader ...