Econ Recon
Two Big Events next week….The election and the next Fed rate cut. ITR’s Taylor St. Germain won’t forecast the election, but has some thoughts on the rate cut and what’s ahead for the economy in 2025 in ITR’s latest Fed Watch A One-off report?: The latest employment report was the weakest since the pandemic…..but there’s a […]
WFH or RTO: A Case Study
A number of large companies have recently announced that employees who’ve been working from home (WFH) must return to office (RTO) to varying degrees: Before long, it will be your turn to set a longer-term policy, if you’ve not already done so! CEOs struggle with this from a culture, morale and hiring perspective as many […]
C-Level Trends for 2025
Many of C-Level executives who read this missive are beginning planning and budgeting for 2025. The real problem in planning is that we know the inside of our company better than the outside. The world, society and markets all represent forces that impact the factors of supply and demand for our business (remember how Covid impacted […]
Leadership: A Great Personal Sacrifice
Two words that are used interchangeably are leadership and manager. Unfortunately, many people in business are taught to manage but not to lead. Simon Sinek in a short video suggests that understanding the difference “comes at great personal sacrifice.” If you call yourself a leader, have you made that sacrifice? Do you even know what it is? If you […]
Civics Lesson: A Country Tougher Than The Times
I endeavor to keep this space free of politics. But the one thing we can all agree on is that the polarization in the country has been exhausting and too many are sadly voting against a candidate and not for one. One citizen who has seen the presidency close up is WSJ Columnist Peggy Noonan who served as a […]
Vistage Online Business Growth CEO Conference
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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
The Economy that Wouldn’t Die! Sounds like a title for a monster movie for Halloween? Fortunately, a good economy is always welcomed and the recent announcement of third quarter GDP is a welcome message. Economist Brian Wesbury pulls the numbers apart for you but warns, as is often the case in any good monster flick that […]
An Epidemic of Success and Comparison
As has been mentioned in this space before, the War for Talent is not likely to abate anytime soon. Uber Coach Marshall Goldsmith (author of “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”} spoke to over one hundred young future leaders and concluded that that there are “two major social trends are creating challenges for both of […]
Why We Fail: A Checklist
There seems to be no end to the books and articles with prescriptions for success. As valuable as they may be, it should be asked whether we are giving enough headspace to understanding why we fail. Mark Manson, (author of bestselling “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a” thinks much of failure can be attributed to what he […]
