Econ Recon:
There’s Good News and Bad News: Another good employment report (200,000 nonfarm payrolls increase) drove the unemployment rate down to 3.6 %. Taken alone, this might seem like good news but as Dr. Brian Wesbury explains in his post, this strong labor market discourages the feds from taking the pressure off interest rates which may ultimately create a recession. […]
Your Personal Lie Detector
It’s impossible live any kind of meaningful life without trust. Our ability to do so is often impacted by those times when others have been less than truthful with us. We might fantasize about the ability to read minds or hook others to a lie detector device to be sure of the veracity of what others are […]
The Power of Yet…Should you be a Good Person, or a Better One?
I’m not sure where the first half of 2023 went (if you do, please let me know). If you’re like me, there’s a few things I intended to be accomplished by now or at least be well under way that sadly I can classify as neither. Fortunately, there’s still another six months. To that end, […]
Warren has an Inner Scorecard; do you?
The most important person you’ll ever manage is yourself. Truly successful people have several ways of doing this. Most of us compare ourselves to others to orient ourselves on the road to success. But there is another avenue to self-assessment that may be more meaningful. For Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett (The Sage of Omaha), it’s what he […]
Jim Collins, Meet Michael Porter
The quotes above by Messrs. Jobs and Seinfeld highlight one of the most important things my members learn over time. What we choose not to do is as important as what choose to do. We cannot execute on all the choices in front of us. A short article by Joan Magretta in HBR looks to the […]
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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Econ Recon: Dotcom Bubble Redux?
Dotcom Redux? Remember the dotcom boom and stock market bust of 23 years ago? Brian Wesbury does and in a recent Wesbury101 video, explores the parallels between now and then, asking the question.. will there be a dotcom redux.? And as usual, check out his weekly “High Frequency Data Tracker”. Fed Watch: In this week’s Fed Watch with ITR’s Brian […]
Marketing Revolution: A 2023 Update
Speaking of Revolutions on the July 4 weekend…how about a “marketing revolution?” Peter Drucker once remarked that “There are only two things in a business that make money – innovation and marketing, everything else is cost.” If that’s true, marketers ought to know what other marketers are thinking. Vistage strategy speaker Marc emmer offers an executive […]
That “Nice Guys Finish Last” Thing
The competitive nature of business creates a lot of value. Even so, that very same competition often creates cutthroat rivalry and an ethos that all matters at the end of the day is winning. No doubt this underlies the origin of the aphorism “Nice guys finish last.” Many think this is the price we pay for […]
