Managing the Hybrid Gap Webinar
The pandemic may be over but we’re not going back to business as usual. To varying degrees the hybrid workforce is here to stay. Are you ready to lead and manage in this new world? Two of Vistage’s best speakers, strategist Marc Emmer and recruiting expert Kathleen Quinn Votaw have two offerings to help you get an […]
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 C-Level 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: 78 “Games of Chicken”
78 “Games of Chicken”: The debate over increasing the debt ceiling has been described a “Game of Chicken” after the contest where two hot rods approach each other at high speed with the “chicken” being the driver who veers away at the last second, avoiding a catastrophic head on collision. Applied to debt ceiling drama, the drivers […]
The Original “Pick and Shovel” Strategy
It’s often said that during a “gold rush” the people who find the real gold are the ones selling the supplies miners needed like “picks and shovels.” They usually did much better than the miners. (This strategy became so successful that similar ones in other markets are called “pick-and-shovel” strategies.) One such entrepreneur was Jacob Davis who […]
Trust Your Gut (If You Dare)
Annie Duke How many times have you been told (or advised someone) to “trust your gut” or “go with your gut”? One of the world’s best poker players thinks this is really bad advice. Annie Duke was working on a doctorate in cognitive science at an Ivy League school when a health issue forced her to take […]
Purpose: Everyone Needs Two
Daniel Pink It’s common sense that if someone is motivated by a purpose they will perform better. Climate change, feeding the hungry, providing better medical care and other ways to change the world (non-profit and for profit) are all worthy purposes. Daniel Pink (author of “The Power of Regret”) calls these “Big P” purposes and […]
Screaming at Change
Workers in many industries have been disrupted and disintermediated due to technological advances over the centuries.The most recent, and perhaps unusual example of this is the writer’s strike that has most of us watching reruns. NYU Professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway offers a terrific analysis of what’s really going on with this strike. Some strikes […]
Map the Gap
The pandemic may be over but we’re not going back to business as usual. To varying degrees the hybrid workforce is here to stay. Are you ready to lead and manage in this new world? Two of Vistage’s best speakers, strategist Marc Emmer and recruiting expert Kathleen Quinn Votaw have two offerings to help you get an edge […]
A Personal Recommendation
Most of what has been offered here is about what to do. If I may add my own advice, most of our decisions will be driven, consciously or otherwise by what we believe and how we respond to what life presents us. To that end, I wish someone had made me read psychiatrist Dr. Viktor Frankl’s masterpiece, “Man’s Search […]
