Elon: “Return or Resign”; Dr. Galloway Comments
The pandemic has presented many new challenges, not the least of which is the extent to which employees will be allowed to work from home. This policy decision impacts both the company culture and winning the War for Talent as many desirable employees are now demanding, and often getting, work from home privileges. This past week Tesla […]
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 feature […]
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Coaching Parcells
It is the rare executive whose business does not encounter a setback at some point. When that happens, it’s easy to spend too much time and energy focusing on what happened instead of what should happen next. Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz of VC Firm Andreesson Horowitz relates a story about advice that New York Giants coach Bill Parcells got when […]
Econ Recon:
Top Five Causes of the 2030 Great Depression: ITR Economics has an impressive forecast record and Vistage members who regularly hear their presentations know that ITR has long predicted another Great Depression around 2030. If you’re not a Vistage member, here’s an executive summary of what they feel will be the Top 5 Causes of the 2030s Great Depression. And […]
The Peril of Success
What do IBM, Ford, DuPont and Sony have in common? They all passed on great opportunities that later made millions or billions for others. This short article from Inc Sometimes opportunity knocks but nobody answers, is a sobering read for any executive looking at new products or services. It’s worth noting that these companies were wildly successful when […]
(More) Advice to Grads
Last week I published my annual commencement sampler. Since then, one of my favorites, Scott Galloway, has reprinted his 2021 Advice to Grads. You may not agree, but Dr. Galloway will make you, and the young people in your life, think.
The Once and Future M&A Environment
Before COVID, many Boomer owners of companies were contemplating cashing out. The pandemic forced pencils down in the M&A but as Vistage Speaker Marc Emmer points out “Coming out of the pandemic, it seemed that private company valuations would continue their meteoric rise.” Will it continue? Mr. Emmer provides a good over of the “many factors impacting the market” in […]
Rental Cars or Garage Doors?
It’s said that people don’t wash rental cars because they don’t own them. But people that make garage doors apparently make them better when they own the company they work for. Private equity firm KKR just sold CHI Overhead doors to steel company Nucor for $ 3 Billion…and the average employee (including truck drivers, assembly and clerical […]
