Family or Team?
The basic organization unit of society throughout history has been the family, so it’s not surprising that many businesses have tried to incorporate the idea of “family” into their workplaces. This works well, until it doesn’t. This article from Ideas.Ted.Com warns that “a company is not a family. And what’s more- a company should not try to be […]
AI and Your Kid’s Career
Your child may be helping to support you some day, so helping them make the right career choice can pay off big for both of you. To that end, the so-called “War for Talent” has created a hot job market in recent years, but the emergence of AI is threatening to replace the jobs that have traditionally […]
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: America’s 3.5 Second Miracle
America’s 3.5 Second Miracle: An article from economist Brian Wesbury that celebrates the American political and economic miracle was not published in time for my July 4 issue, but it is worth your time to read. Check out what Ronald Reagan called America’s 3.5 Second Miracle. Dr. Wesbury also offers a succinct one page analysis of another strong jobs report.
Bill Gates Walks into a Bar…
If you walked into a bar and average the incomes of the patrons, you would get a number you would find believable. But if Bill Gates walked in and you take the average, you’d get a much high number but not necessarily a meaningful one. Looking at the average of any data set can be […]
A Turning World
I often feature Scott Galloway’s “No Mercy, No Malice” blog. However, he also has a podcast that offers deeper dives into exciting topics. A few weeks ago, Dr. Galloway sat down for a 45 min conversation with the founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, Ray Dalio, of Bridgewater Associates.” They discuss America’s place in […]
Food from the Air
For most of human history, most people have toiled sunup to sundown merely to produce a subsistence diet. Today, most people haven’t even visited a farm, but as recently as 1900, 90% of the American population lived and worked on farms. The quantity and quality of food in any supermarket today would have been a […]
Unsung Heroes: The Other Disney
Humans like their stories with a single hero regardless of the contributions of the other players. When we think of Apple we think of Steve Jobs, but if you read any bio of the company, it’s clear that Apple would just be another tech company that failed without the engineering genius of Steve Wozniak. Say “Microsoft” […]
Attitude, Schmattitude
Many employers bemoan the attitudes that their employees often bring to the workplace but if you had to choose between a workers’ attitude and behavior, what would you do? Vistage Speaker and employment law expert Hunter Lott knows and offers a few insightful comments about Civility as the appropriate standard…..and about AI and HR as well.
Econ Recon:
Lessons not Learned: Economist Brian Wesbury thinks the adage about “those who forgot the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them” may apply to those thinking we’ve ducked a recession. Of key concern to Dr. Wesbury is the decline in the money supply (M2). Take a few minutes as Dr. Wesbury reminds us of some “Lessons not Learned” that may […]
