A Few Pages From the Sage
The only event as eagerly anticipated every spring as baseball’s opening day is Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Report, and in particular, Chairman Warren Buffett’s (the “Sage of Omaha”) Letter to its Shareholders. It needs no commentary from me except to note that this year Mr. Buffett’s partner, Charlie Munger, is no longer with us. The letter begins with a […]
RIP, Dr. Kahneman
Scientists, be they in the hard sciences or the soft ones, dream of winning a Nobel Prize in their discipline. Doing so is a remarkable achievement reserved for the very few, but winning the prize in a discipline different than one’s own is truly remarkable. Psychologist Daniel Kahneman who died this week at the age of 90 […]
Einstein’s Investment Advice
Regardless of your aptitude for math, the one equation that you’ve certainly seen is Einstein’s world changing E=MC2 from his theory of relativity. But Einstein was fascinated by another formula from a different discipline than physics: investing. He once remarked “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays […]
The Young and the Anxious
It would be difficult to find a device that has had more impact on our daily lives than the Smartphone. The ability to connect not only to others but to sources of information anywhere, anytime while in motion may be the most revolutionary development since the introduction of electricity. But there are no unmixed blessings and […]
Check Out Our Hiring Resource Center
Vistage offers its members remarkable research on many topics; few more important than having an edge in the war for talent. Hiring continues to be a major source of concern for CEOs in 2024. ”The latest edition of Vistage “CEO Pulse provides a collection of insights around the topic of hiring, which brings together both expert and […]
History and Horseshoe Nails
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,For the want of a horse the rider was lost,For the want of a rider the battle was lost,For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.” From Poor […]
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A Boomer Conundrum
C-Level Boomers have been focused in recent years on the War for Talent in general and on managing Gen Y and Gen Z in particular. Vistage speaker and “HR Problem Solver on Demand” Hunter Lott has some bad news for the aging C-Suite: your fellow boomers in your work force are presenting their own unique HR […]
The Right Price, at the Right Time?
Fast food chain Wendy’s had a bit of a PR fiasco recently when it announced “dynamic” or “surge pricing” that would be a function of demand for its offering at a particular time. Vistage speaker Marc Emmert reminds us that dynamic pricing is nothing new; hotel and airlines have practiced it for years. In Wendy’s case, Mr. […]
Convenience and Peril at the Coffee Shop
Quick! Do you remember what “wi-fi” is short for? It means “wireless fidelity.” It’s hard to imagine being without the mobile convenience that wi-fi provides for our digital devices. However, “fidelity” only refers to the quality of signal, not its safety. Vistage speaker and IT Security expert Mike Foster warns that the convenience of your device automatically connecting […]
