A Defiant Nightingale
Just because someone doesn’t start a company, doesn’t mean that he or she isn’t an entrepreneur. All that is require is to create something new and useful that did not exist before. To wit: Florence Nightingale (aka “The Lady with the Lamp”) Most of us are vaguely aware that Florence Nightingale attained fame as a British nurse […]
The Robots are NOT Coming
Thirty-five years ago, an economist remarked that “you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.” In particular, robotics has been hailed over the decades as the harbinger of a new age of productivity. Despite the hype, according to a recent article that appeared originally in Forbes, not much has changed despite the remarkable […]
Roe and the CHRO
Regardless of your position on abortion, this week’s decision reversing Roe v. Wade (Dobbs v. Jackson) may be one of the most important the Supreme Court has issued in many years not just in terms of your personal convictions, but the impact on your company. It is not at all unlikely that you and your HR […]
The End of Loyalty?
The labor market has been turned upside down due to Covid and Boomer demographics. Consequently, managers are dealing with a labor market where “suppliers” have more leverage than “buyers” for the first time in memory. This shows up in prospective employees “ghosting” employers on interview and increasingly on the first day of work if hired. Even then, […]
Professional Troublemakers (Got Any?)
“The world that we live in was built by troublemakers,” says Ajayi Jones CEO of a content strategy company. How comfortable are your employees in assuming that role? This short article from INC provides some insights and explains “Why You Want to Cultivate a Team of Professional Troublemakers at work.”
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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COVID Tracker:
CovidActNowIHME (Institute for Health Metrics) Projections.Our World in DataCase Fatality Rate – Creeping up again.Total deaths – US Deaths per million people, ticking upHospital Admissions – still climbing in the US!
Econ Recon
Timing is Everything: The Fed raised the federal funds target rate by 75 basis points this past Wednesday and market reacted as expected with the S&P dropping on Thursday by nearly 4 %. Will the Fed push the economy into recession? ITR Economics Brian Beaulieu says, “that line of thinking may be giving the Fed credit for […]
Is Your Sales Force Recession Proof?
Government spending and pent up COVID Demand has created a strong economy in the past year that now may be headed into recession. As Warren Buffett once warned, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” It’s time to get your sales force ready to grab an acceptable share of a […]
