Inventions and Stories
For the young people in your life, commencement ceremonies are two months in the past and they are either already off to that first job or putting off the inevitable to enjoy the summer. In either event, you might share with them Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ 2022 Stanford Commencement Address. Mr. Hastings’ theme is that our […]
“Here Comes the Fun”
The War for Talent is being fought on many fronts; compensation, work from home policy, employee benefits working hours…and now, there’s one more battle to be won: how much fun do your employees have at work? We all know that fun is important, but a short article in CEO Magazine stresses that “not all fun is equal […]
Building Better Bosses
It’s been said that the job of the CEO is to manage the managers. Maybe a better way to say it is that the job of the Boss is to Build Better Bosses. The CEOs spend his or her time getting work done through others (hopefully) who in turn get work done through their reports. If “Our research […]
How Things Change
A few weeks ago I shared a time series animated graphic showing the changes in size ranking of the largest US companies over the 1994-2021 time period that was featured on the American Business History Center website (ABHC). But size isn’t all that matters. To answer that question, the ABHC has also published animated graphics […]
Death of Mobility
America has always been about migration and mobility. The Native Americans were first (some archaeologists think as long as 30,000 years ago); the first Europeans five hundred years ago and many other waves since. Within the country, the western migrations in the 19th century and the more recent ones out of the Rustbelt to the […]
A Sure Route To Misery
Isn’t it funny how our society touts the virtues of individualism and how special each of us is, but in our interior lives we often make ourselves miserable by comparing ourselves to others? Two experts on emotions at work, Liz Fosslieu, and Mollie West Duffy warn that left unchecked, comparison can make you miserable. Seeing […]
Even A Duck Can Drown
We hear a lot about the need for our teams to be resilient in a dynamic and uncertain world, but what does that really mean and how do leaders assure their teams understand and possess this vital attribute? Attend a Vistage Webinar on July 22 at 1 p.m. ET. Dr. Maureen Orey, Founder of the […]
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 […]
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