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 […]
Econ Recon:
Muddling Along: ITR Economics Brian Beaulieu looks at recent economic data and see an economy that is just “muddling along” in his most recent Fedwatch. Deficits for Dummies: The size of the Federal Deficit should concern us as it eventually is debt that will have to be paid back. As citizens we should understand why government […]
Retail, Religion and Politics
In Vistage Groups there’s a saying that CEOs are invited, but human beings show up. Every business founder is a complex human being, and their talents, beliefs and values are reflected to varying degrees in the enterprises they create. An interesting example of this is John Wanamaker who founded a chain of early department stores that changed how […]
Points on the Board
Financial writer Morgan Housel once remarked, “the long run is just a collection of short runs“. Executives must have a long-term vision, but simultaneously manage the day to day that ultimately realizes that vision. To that end, it’s important for your employee to create the short terms. A short article from “PwC research shows that employees who […]
Finally, A Flying Car?
Growing up in the 1960s and 70’s, the futurists promised us flying cars and that we might be living on the moon. I don’t recall anyone saying anything about personal computers, genetic engineering, or mobile phones (Star Trek communicators notwithstanding). But Boomers, don’t give up hope. Flying cars may be closer than you think. The CEO of Delta Airlines Delta […]
Experts, Imitators and Confused Apes
Experts get a bad rap when the world throws them the occasional curve and we forget how important they are to us the rest of the time. Consequently, we need to be able to tell the difference between the genuine article and a cheap knock off. Even the extraordinarily astute late Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie […]
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:
An Auto Primer: Few industries changed American, and the world more than the introduction of the automobile, contributing 3% of GDP (a really big number). In his latest “Three on Thursday” economist Brian Wesbury offers a concise one page summary of current events in the auto industry. A Positive 2025, but at a price: Check out ITR Economics’ […]
Could Your Sales Team get to Carnegie Hall?
There’s an old joke about a tourist in New York who asks a musician carrying a violin getting out of a cab “How do I get to Carnegie Hall”; to which the musician replies “Practice, Practice, Practice.” Musicians, airline pilots, world class actors, and champion athletes have one thing in common: thousands of hours of practice. Yet, […]
12 Nearby Futures
Two of my favorite quotes about the future are: “The future is like the past until it isn’t”…and a comment by an older scientist to a younger one: “Your idea is crazy; but it’s not crazy enough to work.” Based on his recent TED Talk, I think that venture capitalist and entrepreneur Vinod Khosla would agree. He warns that “Experts […]
