Covid Tracker:
CovidActNowIHME (Institute for Health Metrics) Projections.Our World in DataCase Fatality Rate – Ticking down a little.Total deaths – US Deaths per million people, Down a littleHospital Admissions – finally dropping in the US
Econ Recon
GDP versus the Economy: We hear that 2 quarter of GDP means a recession. What does this really mean and what should you do about? ITR Economics’ Brian Beaulieu has a few suggestions; Major Layoffs at Major Companies: One of the characteristics of the economy during the past two years has been supply chain disruptions in […]
Where Are the Kids?
At the end of World War II, a grateful America offered returning members of the armed forces free or subsidized college education under the GI Bill and ever since, parents have urged their children to pursue a college education and mostly the kids went….until now. There are now 4 million fewer college students than 10 years […]
“Tails, You Win”
“Venture capital is a tail-driven business… Make 100 investments, and almost all of your return will come from five of them; most of your return from one or two.” So begins a brief but profound posting on Morgan Housel’s “Collaborative Fund” site. Turns out that “long tails” characterize a lot of other things in life besides […]
Work from Elsewhere: A Deeper Dive
In the past two issues I’ve included commentary by WSJ columnist and Reagan Speechwriter Peggy Noonan on the “The Great Resignation…” and “The Lonely Office… (both highly recommended if you missed either). This week, Dr. Scott Galloway in his “No Mercy, No Malice Blog” provides a deeper dive with data links on WFH. He writes ”If you’re an employer, the […]
Are You Fair and Balanced?
A number of years ago, a major cable news channel had as its tag line “Fair and Balance” but changed it “Most Watched, Most Trusted.” It’s too much to expect any one source to be a totally objective source of information, given that he news media is made up of humans. But organizations and each of […]
A Magic Triangle
The US Navy Seals have a saying: “Fast is slow….slow is fast”. Leaders want success quickly, but in their haste for a short route to a win, they may find that key questions that might have assured victory could not find a footing. Consequently, better opportunities are overlooked and significant risk factors not identified. This short article […]
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 […]
COVID Tracker:
CovidActNowIHME (Institute for Health Metrics) Projections.Our World in DataCase Fatality Rate – Low but moving up.Total deaths – US Deaths per million people, Slight increaseHospital Admissions – finally going down!
Econ Recon
Jobs and Money: If you think we’re in a recession, you may have to keep looking for the proof. Dr. Brian Wesbury says there’s “No Sign of a recession in the labor market. Just the opposite: the job market was very strong in July”….bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.5 % from 3.6%. Check out his executive […]
