GOVERNMENTS – Rodenberg Tillman & Associates

Governments are corrupt to the bone

April 15, 2017

Dr. Arthur Laffer is known for his famous ‘Laffer Curve’. He was a member of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Board and an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In January 2017, he visited the Netherlands and made statements to the effect that “governments are corrupt to the bone”, and the EU is “a state-run organization where the people don’t have a vote”. Arthur Laffer is correct, but what is of crucial concern is the non-critical attitude of the media and journalists.

The invisible American

December 1, 2016

Joseph Rodenberg

A World View, Intelligence Briefings

In the fall of 2016, newspapers such as The New York Times and Financial Times published articles on the recovery of the economy. Is this really the case? It seems we cannot rely on these articles in these otherwise highly-regarded newspapers. From 2001 to 2016 the percentage of the upper-middle and middle class in the US fell from 63% to 51%. This means that some 25 million American economic lives crashed.

The financial world is a mess

September 15, 2016

Joseph Rodenberg

A World View, Intelligence Briefings

The above statement illustrates the dramatic situation in the financial markets where no one, no one at all, has any control. This is what we face daily in our strategic intelligence practices. We provide some insight as to why we cannot rely on the financial system, or on presidents, prime ministers, politicians or central bankers.

Predictive Indicators – China

April 15, 2016

Joseph Rodenberg

A World View, Intelligence Briefings

In our daily strategic intelligence practices, we regularly list several Key Predictive Indicators (KPIs) to see what the near future might tell us. This is not forecasting. It is, however, based on delivering perspectives going beyond the brutal facts, by creating crucial foresight and early warning. Our governments, banks, the European Commission, national forecast institutes and our uncritical media tell us that we can expect economic growth. We don’t believe this! Our early warning analyses indicate the opposite.　

The agile company

November 15, 2015

Joseph Rodenberg

A World View, Intelligence Briefings

Strategic intelligence enables top management to foresee the opportunities and threats in a timely fashion. At the end of the day who is accountable? Being agile as a company depends on developing two key capabilities: responsiveness and organizational flexibility. Many of us see new business opportunities. However, most of us are concerned that our companies lack the skills needed to meet future competitive threats.

Banks, business as usual

December 1, 2014

Joseph Rodenberg

A World View, Intelligence Briefings

Can you imagine that five years after the financial crisis, the financial system in Europe has still not yet improved? Banks still continue to package ‘risky financial products’ into special entities. Our bankers still behave the same as they did before the financial crisis. Why is this so? Bankers think they are better protected against the next financial crisis, because they have a higher percentage of equity on total assets. It’s business as usual all over again.