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