Technology Trends for 2025: AI and Beyond
It would be difficult to find any company that can afford to ignore technology in its strategic plan; especially AI. But not every company is up to speed. As Vistage Speaker Marc Emmer writes: “One recent study revealed that only about 10% of companies are using AI in any material way while 51% are “experimenting and beta testing. Most companies […]
Why do Ambitious Women Have Flat Heads?
Dame Stephanie ShirleyRefugee, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist If I ask you to name the great tech entrepreneurs of our time you would no doubt list Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and of course, Dame Stephanie Shirley. Dame Stephanie Shirley? Well before the men listed above, Dame Shirley (after escaping Nazi Germany as a […]
Please Don’t Promote Me!
For generations the dream of many in any organization was to be promoted and enjoy the privileges of rank. Instead, according to an article in Business Insider, 42% of respondents to a survey indicate that they “no longer aspire to the fancy titles, corner offices, and bigger paychecks that come with a promotion. Many are trying to […]
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 […]
Econ Recon
Good news from the service sector: A key aspect of the economy is the service sector constituting 77% of GDP. The best known measure of this sector is the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index which, according to economist Brian Wesbury, increased to 56.0 in October, easily beating the consensus expected 53.8. (Levels above 50 signal expansion.) A Busy Week…a […]
Top Five Employment Law Myths
Mark Twain once said, “It’s not what you know that gets you into trouble; it’s what you know that just ain’t so.” Vistage speaker and employment law expert Hunter Lott would agree and in his latest “Take 5 with Hunter” video he says,“ I speak to a large number of organizations and people each year, and it […]
C-Level Trends for 2025: Part 2
Social & workplace trends for 2025 and beyond This is the second installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses provided by Vistage Speaker and Strategy Consulting Marc Emmer. This week, Mr. Emmer looks at social and workplace trends for 2025. Check out his analysis of societal, demographic, housing, health care […]
Charles Darwin, Entrepreneur (Thinking about Thinking)
The philosopher Socrates advised his followers to “know thyself.” Truly great executives need to be able to self-assess their strengths and weakness in general, and in particular regarding the strengths and weaknesses of their own thought processes. In short, they know how to “think about their own thinking.“ You can get insights into the mental processes of […]
Dinner with Dr. Kahneman
Dr. Daniel KahnemanNobel Laureate in Economics Earlier this year, the only psychologist to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics passed away. Dr. Daniel Kahneman wrote a ground-breaking book “Thinking Fast and Slow” that represent ground breaking insights into how we think about everything. Tim Koller, a principal at world famous McKinsey Consulting had the great privilege of a dinner […]
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 […]
