The Work from Home Doom Loop (SVB 2.0?)
While we’re talking about things that have changed, Covid made “work from home” a permanent aspect of the workplace and company culture. But the impact of this development may well spill over into the economy through office buildings as loans secured by them become due and can’t be renewed,/refinanced because of expiring leases and falling occupancy drives […]
Everything Has Changed
“With the aftershocks of the pandemic receding, a new reality has emerged where everything has changed, but nothing’s different.” Over one thousand of our CEO members were surveyed in Q4 2022 by Vistage research about what lay ahead for 2023. With the first quarter under our belt, it might be wise to review their findings. A new […]
A Hen’s Teeth Strategy
We’ve all heard the phrase “scarce as hen’s teeth.” NYU Marketing professor and entrepreneur Scott Galloway thinks you should be spending more time making your offering a little scarcer. Check out his recent blog post “Scarcity” for a tutorial. If you want to hear Dr. Galloway describe this concept in a retail context, check out this five minute video first.
The Museum of Failure
Two great entrepreneurs, separated by a century, offer some great insights about failure. Thomas Edison remarked on his struggles with the light bulb “I have not failed 10,000 times- I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work. Bill Gates warned “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into think they can’t lose.” Many worry […]
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. I […]
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: “Still Bearish”
“Still Bearish”: The chaos of the Silicon Valley Bank fiasco notwithstanding, first quarter economic results are somewhat reassuring. The initial estimate of first quarter GDP is 2.0% (not great, but not a recession either) and the S&P 500 was up 7%. Dr. Brian Wesbury writes “No drop in stocks, no recession. At least not yet.” Find out […]
“A Better Class of Problem”
There are probably more aphorisms about money than almost any other topic. “Money is the root of all evil”…”You can’t take it with you”…”Shrouds don’t have pockets”….”Neither a borrower nor lender be.” My personal favorite is that “money doesn’t buy happiness, but it does buy a better class of problems.” Perhaps, the best known of these […]
Every Day a Turnaround (Part 3 of 3)
We talked about profits above, how about cash? It’s been said that “No one ever paid a bill with profits.” Profit is an accounting concept; cash is a reality. Too often executives focus on the income statement and not the cash flow statement. In the third and final installment of Vistage member and M&A advisor Mark Taffet’s […]
A Fifty Year Warm Up
Martin CooperPlaced the first cell phone call on April 3, 1973 Mobile phones are so ubiquitous and integrated into our lives that it’s hard to believe we never had them…..but this past week marked the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call. On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, an engineer with Motorola placed the first cell phone […]
