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Cohnnection - Winter 2011

2/08/2011

• It is widely anticipated that 2011 will be a tumultuous year for the world of logistics and for the companies that depend on it. As the economy rebounds, a “logistics labyrinth” brings new challengers for suppliers in need of increased shipping and for carriers intent on making up for the lean years.
  
  
• The Tax Relief, Unemployment Reinsurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 has created significant opportunities for high net worth trusts and estates.
  
  
• The U.S. economy finished 2010 with accelerated consumer spending, improved foreign trade, and increased investment in information technology. Even with some economic caution, the economy is expected to expand in 2011 at a more robust pace, leading to “a virtuous circle” of private sector job growth, higher disposable income, and increased momentum.
  
  
• Why do so many companies continue to invest so much in their information technology systems, only to be disappointed in the outcome?  Senior leadership may blame IT’s failure to understand corporate objectives, and IT may blame ineffective corporate leadership or misguided strategies, and both are right, to a degree.
  
  
• How happy are your employees, really? You’d better find out, and fast: Unhappy employees are a tremendous financial liability, and as the top line marches north (or south), it is something that needs to be resolved at the first sign of unrest.
  
  
• Learning and development programs can play a crucial role in combating employee disengagement issues. Helping your employees strengthen both their core and soft skills and providing them with opportunities for growth—all things that employees actively seek in a down or recovering economy—can go a long way in addressing inherent morale issues.

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