Phoenix Business Journal – Eric Jay Toll
“More than 500 Arizona and business leaders welcomed one of the world’s richest men to downtown Phoenix on Wednesday to talk about trade with Mexico, Arizona’s largest trade partner. Carlos Slim Helu was the big draw…Slim emphasized education and lifelong learning as keys to continued economic success…”We need to learn to learn forever,” said Slim, the billionaire owner of Grupo Carso, which controls Mexico’s largest telecommunications concerns. “We need to learn to research and be more open minded.” To be a successful business in the new economy, Slim shared his philosophy of success: “Accept different thinking of others,” he said. “To maintain strong human capital value, invest in training and help workers maintain good health.””(more)