We call this column "Sage Advice," and I've often wondered if our editor, Michael Levans, was referring to the 75 combined years that my co-columnist John Gentle and I have in the business or the fact that he considers us mystics of sorts-maybe a little of both. Well today, I'm coming to you straight from the perspective of my many years of experience.rnI offer our faithful readers some unsolicited advice on what I've observed as an irrational approach to the floundering economy. As the business community rallies to stave off the ill effects of the current economic downturn, budgets have been cut both discriminately and indiscriminately, headcount reduced or salaries cut, increases and bonuses frozen, technology enhancements postponed, and my favorite, all "unnecessary" travel and conferences eliminated.
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