Econ Recon:
Dawn Before the Darkness: Economists keep threatening a recession, but the economy seems to be reluctant to cooperate. A resurging stock market, moderating inflation and a Fed pause on interest rates have many thinking that a downturn will be avoided. Dr. Brian Wesbury thinks that the recent tighter monetary policy has a long memory that will manifest in a […]
Memo From General Custer
On this day, June 25 in the year 1876 General George Armstrong Custer led more than 260 US Cavalry to their deaths at the hands of a vastly superior Native American force. If the General could be channeled today, what lessons might he have learned from the debacle that would serve other leaders? Obviously we can’t […]
A CEO and “A Perfectly Good Airplane”
Skydiving is for some a one time, “bucket list” item. Others, (including me) would never, as they say, “ jump out of a perfectly good airplane.” And there are some for whom it’s practically a lifestyle. For one CEO his avocation of skydiving has informed his vocation of being a CEO in an area that is […]
Dolly Parton in HR
It’s said that life imitates art: less acknowledged is how long that can take. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 43 years since Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda starred in the movie send up of the traditional office, “9 to 5” which later also became a hit Broadway show. “The Evil HR Lady”, Suzanne Lucas, in […]
Your REAL Origin Story
Each of us has an origin story, but it may not be what you’ve been telling people…or yourself. In his “No Mercy, No Malice” blog, entrepreneur and NYU Marketing Professor Scott Galloway suggests that the stories of “self-made” people are usually semi-fiction and that however well deserved your success, you didn’t earn all of it. This is one […]
The Forever Shortage
In this space from time to time I have featured articles on demographics (what Peter Drucker called, “the future that has already happened.”) In the past, many demographers and policy makers have focused on how senior populations will put a strain on the younger cohorts who task with funding their elders’ Social Security and Medicare benefits. A […]
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 […]
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Econ Recon:“Significant Concerns”
In Brian Beaulieu’s most recent “Fed Watch”: he expresses approval about the Fed’s rate hike pause; uncertainty about its projections, and significant concerns about the banking sector’s exposure to the commercial office market. As usual, check out Dr. Brian Wesbury’s weekly high frequency data tracker.
Mankind’s Last Invention?
“My dream is that every one of Earth’s 8 billion people can have an AI tutor, an AI doctor, a programmer, maybe a consultant!” Your own personal McKinsey partner? Only a CEO would dream of that. “ That’s Microsoft’s Satya Nadella vision for the future of AI. He’s invested billions int AI and he’s already […]
