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Franklin Roosevelt

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Signature MovePerot: Obscene Demands Until They Stop Saying No

Signature MoveBuffett: Insurance Float as a Super Margin Account

Signature MoveHuizenga: Close in the Stench Until They Say Yes

Cornerstone MoveSteal the Playbook, Then Outrun the Author

Risk DoctrineLuck Acknowledged Then Ruthlessly Exploited

Identity & CultureJoy in the Chase Not the Prize

Capital StrategyHold Your Equity Until It Compounds Past Nine Figures

Identity & CultureThick Skin Inherited or Forged by Fire

Cornerstone MoveConsolidate Fragmented Industries at Blitzkrieg Speed

Cornerstone MoveNobody Got Rich Watching from the Stands

Strategic PatternHigh-Growth Industry as the Only On-Ramp

Capital StrategyInsurance Float as Empire Foundation

Signature MoveKerkorian: Sell Before the Peak, Never Pick the Bone Clean

Relationship LeveragePolitical Access as Wealth Multiplier Not Wealth Creator

Cornerstone MoveKeep the Back Door Open on Every Bet

Operating PrincipleFrugality as Permanent Competitive Moat

Signature MoveWalton: Spy on Every Competitor Then Outwork Them All

Signature MoveRockefeller: Silent Desk, Then Swivel-Chair Knockout

Strategic PatternFlanking Around Entrenched Giants

Identity & CultureLoyalty Bought with Friday Paychecks

Relationship LeverageBoard Seats as Reconnaissance Posts

Cornerstone MoveSell the Company to Itself — Internal Reverse Takeovers

Competitive AdvantageClassified Stock as Control Multiplier

Cornerstone MoveFind the Key Man and Close Before Combat

Operating PrincipleCash Business Preference from Bus Roots

Strategic PatternConcentrated Diversity Over Grab-Bag Portfolios

Signature MoveWin Small, Consolidate, Then Leap Geometrically

Signature MoveWallpaper-Roll Planning Then Relentless Pressure

Cornerstone MoveBuy Cheap Shells, Strip and Reload the Portfolio

Operating PrinciplePool-of-Light Negotiation Theater

Relationship LeveragePolitical Access Without Political Office

Signature MoveDebt as Temporary Tool, Never Permanent Foundation

Capital StrategyDividends as Upward Cash Escalator

Signature MoveChief of Staff Handles Architecture, Boss Handles Vision

Decision FrameworkAcquire Capacity, Never Build in Inflation

Signature MovePocket the Stake, Play with Winnings Only

Competitive AdvantageMedia Mastery as Operational Tool

Strategic PatternGovernment as Business Partner

Cornerstone MoveWashington Before the Workplace Strategy

Cornerstone MoveMake Big Jobs Small Through Equipment Vision

Relationship LeverageContinuous Negotiation Over Battle

Signature MovePersonal Access Over Institutional Channels

Strategic PatternCrisis as Expansion Opportunity

Signature MoveRecord-Breaking as Relationship Building

Signature MoveSuccess Through Strategic Innocence

Signature MovePublic Pressure as Government Leverage

Operating PrinciplePermeable Organization Boundaries

Strategic PatternProfitable Service Over Growth for Growth

Operating PrincipleIncorporating Problem Causers Into Solutions

Capital StrategyMoral Obligation Bond Innovation

Strategic PatternBear Hug Takeover Strategy

Signature MoveRelationship Banking Over Transaction Focus

Signature MoveGovernment Partnership During Business Crisis

Signature MoveTheater in High-Stakes Negotiations

Decision FrameworkSquare Pegs Into Round Holes

Signature MoveCrisis Action Before Complete Data

Primary Evidence

"Howard Hughes developed close relationships in Washington through his role as a defense contractor. Hughes Aircraft received its initial entree to government work with the aid of Jesse Jones, a friend of Hughes’s father who was head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation under Franklin Roosevelt.21 The president’s son, Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, also provided enthusiastic support for Hughes Aircraft’s efforts to win contracts during World War II."

Source:How to Be a Billionaire : Proven Strategies From the Titans of Wealth

"A self-described student of history and economics and an avid reader of biographies, Desmarais was once asked who had served as his models. “I respect greatly men of strong personalities,” he re¬ plied. “If I have to name some I’d say Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Franklin Roosevelt, Mao Tse-Tung.”1 At other times he has admitted to a fascination with Napoleon."

Source:Rising to Power - Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation

"Only Margaret Suckley knew that her cousin Franklin Roosevelt had earlier put Kaiser at the head of his list. In May 1944, FDR told his cousin that he thought Kaiser would be the best man to succeed him.31 The publication of her record of this conver- Page 10 sation in her diary fifty years later did not create even a ripple of reaction, although it represents the only time after 1940 that Roosevelt is on record as mentioning a possible successor."

Source:Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington - The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur

"Herbert Hoover had created the RFC in the 1930s as a federal agency to invest government funds in banks in difficulty—provided the banks’ managers were willing to create viable plans for restructuring their lending and investment portfolios. It was Franklin Roosevelt, however, who transformed the RFC into a much more powerful and active development agency. In the midst of the Depression, the RFC not only refinanced banks but also reached out to the nation’s beleaguered cities and industries. With great success, the RFC was used to support bold and visionary federal initiatives that helped to create better lives for many Americans. For example, the TVA and the Rural Electrification Agency brought public power and electricity to corners of the country that, even in the twentieth century, did not enjoy these basic modern necessities."

Source:Dealings

Appears In Volumes

How to Be a Billionaire : Proven Strategies From the Titans of Wealth Rising to Power - Paul Desmarais & Power Corporation Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington - The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur Dealings