Goal Sabotage…and a little cheating
We’re not quite a week into the New Year and if you’re already struggling with your Resolutions, this is for you. Resolutions and the accompanying goals often fail not because they’re the wrong goals, but because we’re not managing ourselves properly to achieve them. The result is that we sabotage ourselves on the way to success. Vistage […]
The “Queen of Code”
Admiral Grace Hopper1906-1992 Software pioneers are often thought of as wealthy, male entrepreneurs. Boomers such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs did much to bring their computing to the mass market and were richly rewarded. But they would have created nothing without the programming tools created by a woman before they born, whose financial reward was […]
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Econ Recon
A Present from the Fed: This past week saw remarkable stock market gains as the Federal Reserve backed off rate hikes. ITR’s Brian Beaulieu in his latest Fedwatch video explores this “Christmas present from the Fed” but cautions that some important sectors are not out of woods and that the risk of recession in those sectors is still very […]
A Strategy Makeover
Many CEOs have a planning process they think works well, but is it really producing decisions that make a difference? Have you ever looked hard at your strategic planning process? Is it as well thought out as the rest of your business? Vistage’s Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin warns that “in our current economic landscape, solely relying on […]
Your Hallmark Christmas Movie MBA
The Hallmark Movie Channel is one of the most successful cable channels, offering an appealing, albeit predictable, menu of movies that have earned large audiences. Its films with a holiday theme have been particularly successful. A recent article from the US Chamber of Commerce site shares that “In addition to dispensing life lessons, Hallmark Christmas movies are […]
Don’t Do Stupid
Vistage Speaker Hunter Lott Vistage Speaker and Employment Law Expert Hunter Lott has helped thousands of Vistage members with the challenges of employment law by dispelling myths about what managers can and cannot do…and pointing out legal traps they would eventually stumble into . In his latest “Take 5 Video”, Mr. Lott shares some of the most […]
Death by a Thousand Cliches
“If you and competitors have essentially the same messages, then you have painted yourself into commodity corner,” writes Vistage Speaker Jaynie Smith in a recent blog. As bad as having the same message is a message that has been used so often that it’s earned the mantle of cliché. Ms. Smith suggests you look at your […]
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 […]
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These webinars from Vistage Research are available to Vistage Members and Non-members alike.Cutting-Edge Decision-Making Resources from Vistage ResearchEvents open to Members and non-Members
