Subject: Where Confidence in Markets and Governments Exist
From: "Paul Laudicina" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:03:35 -0500

Dear Hunter,
  
Every day’s news brings evidence of continued global challenge and volatility, with public confidence and trust globally appearing to be more fickle and scarce propositions than in the past.
 
Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, this year’s Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (which we released on Monday) found investors to be particularly risk-averse, favoring advanced economies over emerging markets for investment, with investment destination decisions less about the cost of labor and more about commitment to and evidence of continuous innovation. As I wrote earlier this week (http://linkd.in/1GxOqRr), business leaders are understandably at the same time hopeful and concerned about technology’s double edge—amazing advances in technology offer both great promise and increased vulnerability to our security, livelihood, identities, and commercial success. 
 
In my last Forbes column (http://onforb.es/1IQno82), I assess why citizen trust in government is high in some parts of the world, while not in most others. Visionary leadership that is relentlessly and dynamically executed instills trust among constituents, delivering amazing results in the process.
 
As always, I welcome your thoughts. I look forward to the prospect of crossing paths before long.
  
Best,
 
Paul

Paul A. Laudicina
Chairman Emeritus, A.T. Kearney
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