“The secret of success is to understand the other person’s point of view.”

 Henry Ford

Founder, Ford Motor Company

Vistage International Conference Videos

At the recent Vistage International Conference in Dallas, over 800 participants heard terrific in-depth keynote addresses by Daniel Pink (author of Drive),  Simon Sinek  (“The Power of Why”)  and Stephen M.R Covey  (“The Speed of Trust”).   Members who couldn’t make it to Dallas have access to the videos of these keynotes.   While these videos are exclusively for members of the Vistage community, you can watch some short earlier videos of these speakers that are available on the TED.com site.   Check out a 2009 video by Daniel Pink on “The Puzzle of Motivation”  and  Simon Sinek’s 2010  “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” Pink’s new book “To Sell is Human” is highly recommended.

Marissa Mayer’s Tough Call – Part 2

Two weeks ago, new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer drew a lot of attention and not a little flak with her decision to end the very popular practice of telecommuting at the company. For some additional thoughtful analysis of this decision and some research on the policy of allowing employees to work from home, check out this one page article about the pros and cons of Face Time.

Econ Recon: A Conservative Takes Republicans to Task…Prepping for the next two recessions

What’s Wrong with the Republicans: Economist Brian Wesbury is hardly a Democrat, but he thinks his Republican brethren are being unnecessarily and unproductively pessimistic about an economy that he sees as improving. In his latest Wesbury 101 series, he asks   “What’s Wrong with the Republicans.”      

The Next Two Recessions: Vistage Staff Economist and ITR Economics President Alan Beaulieu gives us a one page forecast for the next 17 years based on a recent Keynote. For more in-depth analysis and forecasting, check out his ITR Advisor, a monthly newsletter which provides a great economic overview for the senior executive.

Gen X: Doomed to be Poor?

It’s often said the older children in a family are more successful. That may not be the case if you look at the relative prospects of Gen X vs their younger Gen Y Siblings. Learn Why Twenty-Somethings Aren’t Doomed to Be Poor (but Thirty-Somethings Might Be).