The Entrepreneur and the Chicken Coop
Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus1884-1967Founder of AARP A friend of mine jokingly (maybe only half-jokingly) once told me about the Four Horsemen of Senior Citizenship: The AARP card is the wake-up call for most of us. AARP has become a very successful and effective organization for advocating for older Americans. It has over 38 million members and the […]
Econ Recon:
Good Leading Indicators: The Fed, to no one’s surprise stood pat on interest rates this week. Brian Beaulieu Is not surprised given the most recent inflation data which came in “ a little hotter.” Even so, he says, other “ leading indicators are really good.” Recent GDP and housing are positive…. But watch out for food prices. Check out his […]
What to do, Where to do it
The young people in your life may find the following of particular importance, and so may you. Recent years have witnessed the resurgence of an American phenomenon; the ability and willingness to move from state to state for better opportunity or to flee areas that lack promise or are in decline. Recently, millions of Americans […]
Strategy Page: Aftermath Edition
Vistage is fortunate to have access to speakers and subject matter experts who look at the world for our members and provide concise executive summaries of the most important developments. Among them is Vistage strategy expert Marc Emmer. In a recent post, he looks at 1. A Formula to Rebuild2. An Opportunity for Employers: Government’s Work-From-Home Shift3. A History of U.S. Territories4. Is […]
A 2025 Consensus
If you’re still sorting through the usual New Year’s predictions about the year ahead, the Visual Capitalist organization “analyzed over 300 article, whitepapers, podcasts, and interviews to create this big picture look at what experts predict for the coming year. Here’s a one page Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2025
“Waiting for Trouble”
Seth Godin Most of us are familiar with the late Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” One of the book’s great lessons is understanding the difference between the “Urgent and the Important.” Marketing guru Seth Godin, in a very short blog post, builds on the late Dr. Covey’s wisdom. We can focus on opportunities, […]
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 proven […]
Econ Recon:
Plan to be Busy: ITR Economics’ Brian Beaulieu looks at the Fed and the “Real Economy” and says “plan to be busy in 2025 and 2026”. Find out why in his at edition of FedWatch. The Consumer Persists: 68% of GDP is consumer spending and most businesses directly or indirectly serve the consumer which is why […]
The Future Present
Longer life spans have resulted in more generational cohorts now than at any time in human history. Director or indirectly, your customer, work force and society in general will be affected by the demographics that are more or less fixed. As Peter Drucker says, it’s the future that has already happened.. If you’d like to look […]
Tips on PIPS
Most managers are familiar with, and usually not a fan of “Performance Improvement Plans” that are utilized to hopefully correct a failure of performance in some way of one of their employees. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required) offers a good overview of this tool and “Why the Most […]
