IN THIS ISSUE…Love the One(s) You’re With; The Folly of ‘Family’; A Life Well Lived - General Colin Powell; Econ Recon; A Message From Scott

IN THIS ISSUE: ...“The Great Resignation”: A War, not a Battle; “The Great Resignation”: Retention; Delayed, not Decided; Econ Recon

After peaking at 108.8 in Q2, the CEO Confidence Index backed off to 97.1 in Q3. This moderation in confidence is driven mostly by the...

IN THIS ISSUE...Lasso’s Lessons; “Pride and Delusion”; Are You Backable?; 17 Words on Succession; Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE: …Getting Your B2B Pricing “Right”; The Family Business Curse?; The CEO's Infinite Job: Mindsets and Methods; Econ Recon

Small businesses continue to have favorable views of the economy compared to last year. However, looking ahead, fewer small businesses...

IN THIS ISSUE:...Self-Efficacy 101; Knowing the Knowledge Worker; How to Get WFH Right; Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE:...A Buffett Buffet; The Humor Cliff; Workforce Post -Pandemic Personas; Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE:...Crypto Trust and Scarcity; The Faster Horse Fallacy; How biased is the information you rely on?; Econ Recon

Highlights: The Vistage CEO Confidence Index jumped 14 points, reaching 102.4, the highest level since September 2018. 44% of CEOs plan...

IN THIS ISSUE...Leaders’ Reading; Vulnerability in 6 Words; Executive Presence, A Tutorial; Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE:...Mid-Size Company Pandemic Future; Something Ventured…..; Security Begins at Home; Econ Recon

This timely HBR article by business psychologist and executive coach Dr. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg provides valuable guidance on...

Highlights: Hiring plans increase significantly over last month; 67% of small businesses report plans to increase their workforce in the...

This week in our Vistage CEO peer group meeting a CEO asked his peers how to determine the best level of spend on Google adwords. His...

IN THIS ISSUE:...Talking about Last Week's Riot with your Team; Collins is Back!; Galloway on 2021; Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE:...A Little More Like the Real Thing; “A Surefire Predictor of Success”; The Next Generation Gap; Econ Recon

Highlights: Optimism about the U.S. economy continues to soften with less than half (49%) of small businesses expecting the economy to...

IN THIS ISSUE:...Owning the Role; If You Were Hiring Bill Gates….; Best Biz Flicks; Econ Recon

Q3 2020 Vistage survey: Small business confidence doubles from April low

IN THIS ISSUE...Technology Five Years Later; The Sage at 90; Seven Deadly Zoom Background Sins; Toxic Positivity

IN THIS ISSUE....How Great Leaders Confront a Crisis; What's Around the Corner?; The New B2B Selling; Econ Recon: Recovery Yet?

IN THIS ISSUE... - Peter Drucker on Work from Home..and related topics - The Forever Transaction - "Pencils Down, Pencils Up?" - Econ Recon

Q2 2020 Vistage survey: CEO confidence plummets in pandemic-induced recession

IN THIS ISSUE: A Restructuring Primer (HBR); Funding Hardship; For Your Graduate: Five things to Unlearn after Graduation; Econ Recon

Confidence among small businesses improved slightly in May, largely driven by increasing expectations for economic improvement. This is...

IN THIS ISSUE...The Sage and the Plague; The Road Back (No. 1); The Road Back (No. 2); Econ Recon

IN THIS ISSUE: Faith and Brutal Facts: The Stockdale Paradox; Leading Through a Crisis - HBR; The Next Normal; Financial Opportunities

If you're like me you've suddenly had to move many of your meetings to virtual/video meetings, with your own team, your suppliers or...

Analysis of the latest survey of CEOs has found that optimism of small & midsize business leaders has regained some losses recorded mid-year

IN THIS ISSUE: A Simple Rule, Bottom of the Barrel Hiring, Taking "Yes" for An Answer, Econ Recon

Michael Black...

Laura Adams has been a member of my Vistage group since xxxx. She is...

IN THIS ISSUE: Eight Ways Out, From Y to Z, Bill and Warren Pull a Shift at Dairy Queen, Incentives

The latest survey of CEOs conducted by Vistage found that the economic confidence of small &midsize business leaders continues to decline.

Most CEOs struggle with all of the competing claims vying for their time and attention. Here is a simple solution to take back control.

IN THIS ISSUE: Habits Female CEOs Left Behind, Procrastination Properly Understood, Three Dumb Mistakes, Econ Recon

Clarifying your purpose through strategic planning and execution is not just a process – it’s a proven way to fulfill your potential.