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 proven […]
Econ Recon:
The Fed: Tight or Light?: Mark Twain once remarked that: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” In the crazy world of post-Covid economics, there may be more than a little truth to that remark. Economist Brian Wesbury reflects on the supposed tight monetary […]
Three Non-negotiables
Vistage members are fortunate to have access to experts in so many fields. One of the most important questions facing our members is the future of talent management. One of our most valuable experts on the workplace is Dr. Gustavo Grodnitzky who has been Vistage’s premier thought leader on dynamics of different generations in the workplace […]
An Old Disruption
We’ve gotten so used to information technology either directly or indirectly disrupting one industry or another that we’re prone to think disruption is a phenomenon driven by the microprocessor. But a new technology that allows an entrepreneur to upend the status quo is not a new story. It’s happened many times before. An excellent article […]
“Think Slow”
At the risk of being repetitive, I must share another article about the Daniel Kahneman who passed away two weeks ago. Dr. Kahneman was a psychologist who garnered a Nobel Prize in a different field by laying to rest a core assumption of economics: that we are consistently rational. Scott Galloway in his “No Mercy, No […]
The Myth of Made, Not Born
The self-help industry has long implied that we all have untapped, even unlimited potential. In management circles, this shows up as the “Leaders are MADE, not BORN” theory. Specifically, that it’s nurture, not nature (genetics) that ultimately make a leader. Vistage Lifetime Achievement Award Speaker Don Schmincke thinks this is one of the Management Myths that need busting. He […]
Econ Recon: A “Mind Blowing” Metric
A “Mind Blowing” metric: In his latest FedWatch video, ITR Economics’ Brian Beaulieu shares four economic highlights you should be aware of. Three are positive for the short term; the fourth Mr. Beaulieu describes as “mind blowing.”…and not positive for the long term. A Labor Market that Won’t Stop Working: Wow…ANOTHER great employment report. Check out Brian Wesbury’s one page analysis of […]
America’s Very First IT Entrepreneur
One definition of Entrepreneurship is the act of redirecting of resources to a new and more productive use, creating new demand. So much of entrepreneurship today is in the arena of information technology. It’s therefore ironic that one of the greatest advances in information technology occurred nearly 300 years ago. Benjamin Franklin is best known for […]
Thinking in Bets (at the Superbowl….and in life)
A while back I featured an article on Annie Duke who won the “World Series of Poker.” Since then, she has become a sought-after speaker by corporations on managing the unavoidable aspect of decision making: risk. Ms. Duke also penned a bestselling book, “Thinking in Bets” that I feel should be required reading for C-Level folk. But don’t take my word for […]
The Foundation of Resilience
Despite another remarkable employment report on Friday and continued strength in the stock market, there will eventually be a recession. One way to be ready is to build what in recent years has been called organizational “resilience” to respond when the unexpected, including recessions, occur. But resilience can be a complicated goal to achieve as all parts […]
