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 […]
The Water We Swim In
It’s often said that the economy is the “water we all swim in.” But what is the water made of? Vistage Speaker and Strategy Consultant Marc Emmer recently posted a short article that looks at three key aspects of the economy beyond our control but to which we can respond if we take time to understand them. Population drives ultimate […]
A Leadership Trinity
We are inundated with articles, speakers, coaches, and books promising the secrets of leadership and do doubt there is some value in many of them. But as someone who has spent a career around leaders there are three qualities that I have always looked for in a Vistage member that won’t guarantee a leader’s success, […]
Bach and Mozart at the 7-Eleven
Retailers do their best to encourage shoppers to visit their establishments, they also want them to leave. In the early 1980’s 7-Eleven stores began playing classical as you entered the store and removing window ledges to discourage storefront loitering. It appears that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and Wolfgang Amadeus have a […]
They’re Baaaack!
The past several years have seen remarkably low unemployment, which when coupled with inexorable demographic trends have created a war for talent that many, especially Boomers, thought would be waged indefinitely. The high housing prices and strong stock market of the Covid era motivated many Boomers to retire early. But according to research from LinkedIn, many […]
Mr. Franklin’s Third Gift
I’ve mentioned Father Benjamin Franklin twice so far. Both the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution owe much to him. However, he has a third contribution that I am personally grateful for. Franklin founded the first “Mastermind Group”. This peer advisory group that he christened “The Leather Apron Club” included fellow merchants, professionals and others who met […]
