Gen Z’s REAL Competition
Since Covid, employees have had the better of the employment market, but the pendulum of power has started swinging back to employers. This transition had begun before the unprecedent economic events of the past week and should surprise no one if the employment market deteriorates as a result. (I know there was a good employment report […]
Best Blogs
I hope you find my selection of articles interesting and helpful. But if not, check out this list of sources I rely upon for consistently great content! All are free and worth your time. General BusinessVistage Research and Insights: Webinars and articles for the C-Level and those who aspire to it. (Available to all, not just […]
Econ Recon
Measuring Uncertainty: Two words dominate most executives’ current discussions on economics: Uncertainty and Tariffs. And like many elements of economics, they are not mutually exclusive. If you’re looking for some clarity about uncertainty (is that possible?). Check out the most recent ITR Fed Watch in which ITR’s Michael Fuez explores the Policy Uncertainty Index and Trade Policy Uncertainty Index which have both recently spiked. […]
The Shoe Button Complex
The late Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and partner of Warren Buffett, warned about a phenomenon called the “Shoe Button Complex.” A family friend of Munger’s had many years earlier made a fortune in shoe buttons, used to secure a shoe to one’s foot years ago, and began pontificating on every imaginable subject, assuming […]
In Praise of Volatility
It’s been a long time since the last serious economic downturn in 2008-2009 and the attendant uncertainty and volatility that accompanied it. Businesspeople hate environments like this, and the doom and gloom can spread wider and deeper than it should, paralyzing the willingness to make decisions and take risk. At times like this, CEOs must manage […]
Birthing of a New Technology
Increases in productivity make countries richer, raise wages, create better products and in general make like better than before. Usually, we associate a productivity increase with some aspect of technology or scientific breakthrough: the steam engine, electricity, nuclear energy, trains, cars and many more. “Yet new technologies and the enterprise creation and destruction they cause […]
The Great Detachment
Every employer wants to increase the “engagement” of their employees in their work. Maybe a good place to start is to ask why they’re detached from their work in the first place? Employment law expert and Vistage Hunter Lott explores what’s in the way of engagement and how probationary periods, exit interviews and employee referrals can create […]
The Biggest C-Suite Risk
We rise in our careers by getting things done. The paradox of the ascent is that the higher we rise the more we must depend on others to perform the work we are ultimately responsible for. The willingness and ability to delegate may be the most essential skill to attain the C-Suite. The inability, or unwillingness to do […]
Best Blogs
I hope you find my selection of articles interesting and helpful. But if not, check out this list of sources I rely upon for consistently great content! All are free and worth your time. New Addition!: Ken Stibler’s Human Capital Intelligence! (see below) General BusinessVistage Research and Insights: Webinars and articles for the C-Level and those who aspire […]
Econ Recon:
Trading Places and Uncertainty: Much angst recently in the business community regarding the tariffs and our country’s trading partners. But on a local level, do you know which country may have the greatest impact on your state’s economy? Economist Brian Wesbury offers a very interesting map of the US, and which country represents the greatest proportion of […]
