Once and Future Webinars: “Future-Proof Talent” and “AI Roundtable”
Two great webinars open to members AND non-members:“Future-Proof Talent: What Matters to tomorrow’s workforce matters today” (Presented on Friday 9/22: Recorded version available now).Register for “AI Roundtable: Best Practices from Small Business” (To be presented on Friday 9/29, recorded version available later).
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 […]
For Our Friends Outside the Vistage Family
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
Econ Recon: “That 70’s Show”…again
That 70’s Show (Again): Boomers will remember the defining economic reality of the 1970s was “stagflation”… a declining economy coupled with inflation (something that isn’t supposed to happen). Economist Brian Wesbury says history may be repeating itself. Check out his musings on “Our Stagflationary Future”. All that Glitters is not Good: In this week’s Fed Watch, ITR’s Brian Beaulieu unpacks […]
The Highway to (Sales) Mediocrity
Speaking of Jim Collins, his book “How the Mighty Fall” outlined the five phases of decline that mark once successful organizations. This phenomenon applies not only to entire businesses, but to the elements that constitute them, most importantly sales teams. In a one-minute video, Vistage Speaker and Sales Leadership, Inc. President Colleen Stanley applies Dr. Collins’ framework to revenue […]
“The 10 Greatest CEOs of All Time”
What makes Jim Collins one of the best management writers of all time is not just the profundity of his findings about how great companies are run, but the rigorous research supporting them. His deeply researched books on what makes a business successful necessarily includes its leaders. Several years ago, Collins selected 10 CEOs who had […]
A Friend Will Tell You
Dr. Adam GrantWharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania A wise person once said, “Only a true friend will tell you to your face what others are saying behind your back.” With that as a definition, how many real friends do you have? There may be many who like you but won’t risk the loss […]
Better Than Fine
Dr. Scott Galloway, entrepreneur and NYU Professor offers a compelling blog post that most Americans (and its friends and enemies) might reflect upon. He writes that “ For decades, America has predicted — arrogantly and repeatedly — the imminent fall of a nation. The doomed nation, according to Americans? A: America.” If you read Galloway regularly, […]
The Ambidextrous Organization
Businesses can grow by looking for new things or doing the old things in new ways. In other words, we can “explore” or “exploit.” Strategy and leadership consultant Jeroen Kraaijenbrink compares and contrasts these concepts and suggests that “Effective organizations are ambidextrous” and consciously pursue a thoughtful balance of both.
Econ Recon: A $3.6 Trillion Oops
Some are worried about a resurgence of Covid as we head into colder weather. Economist Brian Beaulieu thinks we should worry about some second order impact from the first wave; specifically, the impact of work from home on the commercial office market. As office space leases come due, companies are cutting back on space required, moving […]
