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CovidActNowIHME (Institute for Health Metrics) Projections.Our World in DataCase Fatality Rate – Decreasing but still well above previous lows.Total deaths – US total decreasing, but still above 2021 lows

Econ Recon: “No Recession Here”; A Slow Q1

No Recession Here: Last week, Dr. Alan Beaulieu of ITR Economics advised “Don’t Let Anyone Talk You Into A Recession,” suggesting instead that a soft landing was more likely. This week, brother Brian Beaulieu follows up with a podcast (and transcript) on how to maximize profits when the economy slows down (i.e. still growing, just slower). Check out “No Signs of a Recession.” […]

The End of Accidents?

The word ‘accident’ usually implies a negative event that was neither deliberate nor planned; nothing could have been done to prevent whatever loss ensued. However, author Jesse Singer in a new book “There are No Accidents” argues “that basically everything we consider to be an “accident”…are in fact not accidents at all. Humans,…make mistakes all the time, […]

Are you Awake to Your Wake?

A Vistage speaker once told me, “We invite CEOs into Vistage and human beings show up.” Being human, sometimes the human side of CEOs shows up in a way the CEOs regret.    Vistage Speaker Dr. Bill Crawford reminds us that “Our emotional wake is how we affect others after we have left the room.” How big, or […]

California Dreamin’ 2.0

The Great Resignation (No. 20) Vistage members are looking for ways to attract talent;  higher pay, work from home and day one benefits are increasingly common. Some are experimenting with offering a shorter work week….and if California has its way you won’t have a choice; a 32-work week will become law, with no cut in […]

Life is Traffic

If you want a lot of wisdom in a few words, one of the best places to go is Seth Godin’s Blog. Seth is an author of numerous books and has one of the best marketing blogs on the web. In a recent post, he looks at something we all experience: traffic…and points out that many of […]

The Last Pandemic

During a 2015 TED Talk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that at some point a pandemic was inevitable and that we weren’t ready for it. To be sure, we’ve learned a lot over the past two years that will be useful if there is another pandemic and most experts believe there surely will be. But […]

For Our Friends Outside the Family

Much of the great information curated by the Vistage Research Team is for Vistage Members only.  However, some can be found on our public site. See the links below for great info for non-members. If you’d like to learn more about Vistage Membership, please contact me at allen.hauge@vistagechair.com   Webinars…Research and InsightsEvents open to non-Members Feel free 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. I will […]

Vistage Webinars for All

These webinars from Vistage Research are available to Vistage Members and Non-members alike. Upcoming:“Expert Roundtable: Best Practices on Hiring and Retaining HOURLY Workers April 29 Most Recent:The Invasion of Ukraine-Economics and Middle Market ImpactGender Equity is Everyone’s Business Why Hiring is Personal for CEOs and Entrepreneurs 7 Steps to reset corporate cultureCapital Markets Perspective: What will Drive Your […]