Revisiting Henry’s ‘Mistake’: “Any Color as Long as it’s Black”
The primary founder of the automotive industry and the modern factory, Henry Ford, has been criticized for his failure to embrace change; perhaps not entirely fairly. Most have heard the story of his famous response to a criticism over lack of color choices for his early models: “buyers could have any color they wanted as long […]
Faking it or Making It?
It’s been long said that sometimes to succeed that you have to “fake it till you make it.” That this can be taken too far, too fast was demonstrated by disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes, founder of scandal plagued startup Theranos. (The story of her rise and fall, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, is […]
Never a Better Time
Raising prices is a decision that most CEOs deplore making due to the perceived risk of loss of a customer, damaging a business relationship or ceding business to a competitor. Vistage Speaker on strategy Marc Emmer allays your fears in a recent Forbes article where he writes “In our lifetime, there has never been a […]
May the Force NOT be with You
The Star Wars movie franchise made famous the valediction: “May the Force be with You.” We all want more strength and capability, but there may be one or more forces you DON’T want with you. So suggests an intriguing article that may help C-Level executives manage themselves better…and help their subordinates do likewise. The work that […]
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 […]
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Econ Recon: Fair Weather and Fair Value
Looking for Direction in All the Wrong Places: We are bombarded with troubling economic news and assume it applies to our companies, but often it does not. ITR Economics CEO Brian Beaulieu suggests that as important as metrics like consumer confidence, interest rates and other metrics may be, the may little or no relevance to […]
Got Gas?
If the resurgence of inflation is represented by the cost of any one product in the mind of the consumer, it’s gasoline. The media and some politicians point to the “greedy oil companies”….which, if true, makes one wonder why the oil companies aren’t greedy all the time? Do you really know what goes into a […]
The Best Medicine: Given, not taken
It’s not often recognized, but perhaps the greatest achievement of mankind since 1900 is a near doubling of life expectancy at birth from 48 to near 80. New drugs and treatment promise to enhance the quality of life for these increased years as have self-help programs. However, new research shows that “Instead of medication or self-help, […]
