Best Blogs
I resource material for your “edification, enlightenment, and enjoyment” from many sources. I will continue to provide specific recommendations as above for the content I think is worthwhile. But if you don’t find anything to your liking above, check out this list of the best (in my opinion) blogs, websites etc. for the C-Level Executive from proven […]
Econ Recon
“A Trillion Here and a Trillion There”: Boomers may remember the late, great Senator Everett Dirksen was reputed to have remarked about the growth of government in the 1960s “A billion here, a billion there….after a while it adds up to real money.” Change the “b’s” to “t’s” and the quote is now appropriate for our […]
A Little Post-Election Fun: Don and Joe in an alternate (AI) universe
Whatever your political leanings, you’re probably glad the election is over. It would be great if those on both sides could shake hands and work together….but that would require leadership from both. But if that happened, it might look like this.
Productivity: Not Just a Pretty Word
A few weeks ago I featured a scary graphic that predicted that the US Labor Force will only grow at 0.2% per year. If the economy continues to grow at even a normal pace, the labor shortage will only get worse. In addition to constant recruiting, helping your employees become more productive is mandatory. Vistage is offering […]
Technology Trends for 2025: AI and Beyond
It would be difficult to find any company that can afford to ignore technology in its strategic plan; especially AI. But not every company is up to speed. As Vistage Speaker Marc Emmer writes: “One recent study revealed that only about 10% of companies are using AI in any material way while 51% are “experimenting and beta testing. Most companies […]
Why do Ambitious Women Have Flat Heads?
Dame Stephanie ShirleyRefugee, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist If I ask you to name the great tech entrepreneurs of our time you would no doubt list Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and of course, Dame Stephanie Shirley. Dame Stephanie Shirley? Well before the men listed above, Dame Shirley (after escaping Nazi Germany as a […]
Please Don’t Promote Me!
For generations the dream of many in any organization was to be promoted and enjoy the privileges of rank. Instead, according to an article in Business Insider, 42% of respondents to a survey indicate that they “no longer aspire to the fancy titles, corner offices, and bigger paychecks that come with a promotion. Many are trying to […]
Best Blogs
I resource material for your “edification, enlightenment, and enjoyment” from many sources. I will continue to provide specific recommendations as above for the content I think is worthwhile. But if you don’t find anything to your liking above, check out this list of the best (in my opinion) blogs, websites etc. for the C-Level Executive from […]
Econ Recon
Good news from the service sector: A key aspect of the economy is the service sector constituting 77% of GDP. The best known measure of this sector is the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index which, according to economist Brian Wesbury, increased to 56.0 in October, easily beating the consensus expected 53.8. (Levels above 50 signal expansion.) A Busy Week…a […]
Top Five Employment Law Myths
Mark Twain once said, “It’s not what you know that gets you into trouble; it’s what you know that just ain’t so.” Vistage speaker and employment law expert Hunter Lott would agree and in his latest “Take 5 with Hunter” video he says,“ I speak to a large number of organizations and people each year, and it […]
