Econ Recon: Ups…and Downs
GDP Revised Upward: Second quarter GDP was revised upward from 2.8% to 3.0%.! But according to economist Brian Wesbury, there’s another metric moving up that may be more important. Check out a this one page recap Q2 GDP….and other things. Conifidence Index is Down: GDP may be up but that’s a backward-looking metric. How about what’s ahead. This executive […]
The Coming HR Storm
Vistage Speaker and employment law expert Hunt Lott looks ahead at HR and shares some high level concerns and warnings in his recent “Take 5 Video” in which he shares the three biggest forces affecting HR in the next decade. In this post he cites he cites an article by SHRM president Johnny C. Taylor that you may […]
Tool or Tutor?
New technologies are usually accompanied by an initial frenzy when large amounts of time, talent and treasure are thrown at a new technology leading to a bubble, a bursting and then the real long term build out begins. Prior examples include electricity, railroads, the internet and now AI. AI Thought Leader Greg Shove has a blog […]
“It is the tale, not he who tells it,”
Two sad facts of life; first, life is a first impression business. Fair or not, poor initial encounters can be difficult to overcome. Secondly, most people have poor memories for information as it is usually presented, unless anchored by a compelling story. (this is why you may not remember the name of the person you just met, but […]
Scary…and Instructive
Businesspeople are encouraged (and warned) to take the long view as regards the future, but it’s instructive from time to time to take the long view as regards the past as well. To that end, the American Business History Center offer three views of American business the past 30 years. Each of the three links below allow you […]
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
The Fed Out West: If the economics profession had a religious holiday associated with it, the annual meeting of the Federal Reserve at Jackson Hole, Wyoming would be it. This is an exclusive invitation only gathering an invite-only gathering of economists and global central bankers where “paradigm-shaping research is presented and momentous policy shifts are announced.” […]
Head Down, Work Hard (Not?)
Many of you have young people in your life who have recently started a first “real” job or will soon do so. Many of them no doubt received much sage advice as they headed for that first day in the “real world.” A one-page article in Inc summarizes some advice from legendary management writer Harvey McKay. The […]
Exploration or Exploitation?
Innovation is often divided into two different activities: exploration and exploitation. We usually think of innovation in its exploration form; seeking out truly new markets or products (think the then revolutionary Iphone from Apple). But we shouldn’t forget that there may be more opportunities close at hand in the exploitation category which builds on existing products and assets. Two examples of exploitation […]
Zero to $20 Billion in only 20 Years
Most entrepreneurs want their enterprises to scale and there a number of books to help them do that. But if you want some advice from someone who’s been there, done that and got the T-shirt, checkout this LinkedIn Post from HubSpot Founder and venture capitalist Brian Halligan (author of today’s quote). Every big company was once […]
