“Jumping in” or “Jumping Back”
The art of managing yourself must include how to respond when others bring you problems, complaints or even attack you. We are naturally programmed to defend ourselves or even counterattack. Daniel Pink, author of “To Sell is Human” and “The Power of Regret” offers some sage advice for such situations. Instead of “jumping in” to such situations […]
A Private Matter
Vistage members on average grow at a faster rate than non-Vistage members. It’s not only good advice from their fellow Vistage members and cutting-edge ideas that make this possible, but capital in the proper type and amount to fund that growth. Many CEOs and business owners tend to believe that they are limited to bank funding because […]
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 will feature […]
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
The Last Hurrah?: “Most investors we talk to think the US is already in a recession or that a recession will start by the end of 2022. We think they’re wrong on both counts” begins Dr. Brian Wesbury’s latest blog post. In an election year, one of the two major parties usually secretly hope that […]
Resilience (The Movie)
Resilience was mentioned in the section above on “Recreational Fear.” We’ve heard and read a lot about resilience in recent years; an important trait for people and companies, to be sure. If you’d like a fun and meaningful visual depiction of resilience which reminds us that it’s important to “bounce back”, I’m pleased to share a […]
Candles and Icebergs
Succeeding in business is in large measure about solving problems, but it may be that seeing problems and solutions as two different things is in fact part of the problem. Vistage-St. Louis Trusted Advisor member and employee engagement expert Les Landes offers a provocative and useful look at problem solving in a recent blog post. He shares […]
Safety=Sales
(Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) Most executives have had some exposure to Maslow’s Hierarchies of Needs (see above.). After air, food and water and other basics required for our physiological needs, the most basic human need is safety. Perhaps as important as our physical safety is our psychological safety. When we don’t feel safe, we are often frozen into […]
Amazon in Reverse
General Robert Wood1879-1969CEO of Sears 1928-1954 Amazon’s success in dominating the online retail world had a significant impact on the prior dominant distribution channel of brick-and-mortar stores. This same phenomenon happened once before, but in reverse. Last week I shared the story of Julius Rosenwald who made Sears into the world’s premier mail order retailer (the Amazon of its day). […]
Recreational Fear
It’s Halloween tomorrow, so how about a little primer about fear? Research from the “Recreational Fear Lab” (no kidding) in Denmark suggests that “recreational fear” may be good for us. Their studies suggest “that recreational fear is a form of play behavior, which is widespread in the animal kingdom and ubiquitous among humans. When an organism plays, […]
