Nov
26
2019
One of the few permanent competitive advantages a company can have is a culture that attracts, retains and motivates a work force. So much has been written about culture, that many people are getting culture fatigue. That...
Nov
12
2019
We all want more simplicity in our lives and companies that win seem to enjoy a success that is characterized by simplicity, not complexity. But how do you make things simple?
This short Inc article offers relevant advice...
Oct
26
2019
If you are 65 or older, you may remember that in October 1962 the US came as close as it ever has to nuclear warfare when it discovered that Soviet Premier Khrushchev had parked nuclear weapons...
Oct
16
2019
Sometime this year, Millennials (Gen Y) became the largest adult cohort in the US with another, Gen Z, hot on their tails. They will drive more and more of the economy both in terms of managing businesses...
Oct
12
2019
Many of us have seen the movie “ Hidden Figures” about the female African American mathematicians who played a key role in NASA’s early Mercury flights in the 1960s. A new book looks at the women who are playing a similar...
Oct
09
2019
It’s been said that employees don’t leave bad companies, they leave bad leaders. If you’ve had an employee leave because they were offered a huge compensation increase (often by a much larger company) that you couldn’t match, you...
Oct
02
2019
You may recall the hit movie “Catch Me If You Can” that recounted the exploits of teenage scammer Frank Abagnale (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) who, before being caught by an FBI agent ( played...
Oct
02
2019
Hong Kong Harbinger: Recent weeks have seen lots of political unrest that effectively shut down the Hong Kong airport. As important as these political protests are, there is a an economic aspect to Hong Kong’s airport that has not...
Sep
20
2019
Everything Ends
No strategy is permanent. No business model is immune to the winds of change. One of the most disruptive entrants in the history of the entertainment industry is the gaming business. For years, the key elements of its...
Sep
16
2019
A “So Called” War: The trade war between US and China is constantly in the news and it seems like every tweet can move the Dow by hundreds of points. Economist Brian Wesbury thinks ...
Sep
10
2019
The Candle Burns Brightest Just Before It Goes Out: This old proverb might describe the current business cycle. ITR Economics Director Jackie Greene takes a hard look at the strong performance of corporate profits in Q2...
Aug
20
2019
“Life isn’t about finding yourself.
Life is about creating yourself.”
George Bernard Shaw
Playwright and Critic
Author of “My Fair Lady”
1856-1950
FOR YOUR EDIFICATION, ENLIGHTENMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT
Word of Mouth 2.0
“Netflix is NOT a Tech Company”
Six Ways to Bad
Good Advice…even if Bill...
Aug
15
2019
“A disruptive innovation is a technologically simple innovation in the form of a product, service, or business model that takes root in a tier of the market that is unattractive to the established leaders in an industry.” Clayton...
Jul
18
2019
After the Fireworks-Required Reading
For most Americans, their understanding of the reason for the American revolution is limited to the “ taxation without representation” issue and events like the “Boston Tea Party.” As your long July 4 weekend winds...
Jul
08
2019
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”
Albert Camus
"My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle...