Economy
I have been accused of being the eternal optimist. Guilty as charged. Our economy seems to have turned a corner; employment is gaining steam Read More
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The employment picture in 2012 is looking pretty bright. Companies have kicked off the year by hiring more as the economy shows some strong signs Read More
$3,400 per hour for services seems a bit high, doesn’t it? But most CEOs are paying at least that much every day and don’t seem Read More
Vistage Chairman of the Board and CEO Rafael Pastor discusses “insourcing” and recent surging confidence among small business owners. He explains that recent Vistage CEO Confidence Read More
Last week’s release of the latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index — a survey of more than 1,600 small business owners in Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Vistage’s quarterly CEO Confidence Index was released Wednesday, and the results are overwhelmingly positive.
The Vistage CEO Confidence Index notched in at 98.8 for Read More
Economists Also Warn of Possible 2014 Recession
“2012 is going to be a recovery year … and it’s going be a year of economic expansion Read More
Podcast summary (scroll down for podcast):
Recent market volatility
• The political environment is creating fear and “noise” that is influencing the short-term direction of Read More
Vistage: Welcome to a special edition of The Vistage Cast Series. This is your host, Marc Figueroa, and today our focus is on the wild Read More
Quite understandably, there’s a growing level of impatience regarding continued high unemployment. While the U.S. is making progress in certain aspects of the Read More
The schoolyard bully Eric wants the class president Johnny to come out and play. The principle says he can’t, he hasn’t finished the homework he Read More
“What does it mean to your business when our government grows our national debt to hockey stick proportions?”
With D.C. locked in Read More
The results of the latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index are sobering, as confidence in the overall economy Read More
OMG, how miserable are you?
Wow, according to The U.S. Misery Index , Americans are very, very miserable … Read More
There’s a great deal of conversation today about the “skills gap.” In short, that there’s a gap between the skills required for Read More
Next week, I’ll be moderating a panel at The Milken Institute Global Conference titled, Help Wanted: Seeking 12 Million U.S. Read More
What we’ve learned over the years through our Vistage CEO Confidence Index is that Read More
I recently joined the Board of Directors of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation . The group is comprised of leaders from Read More
In recent weeks, Amy Chua (aka The Tiger Mom) endured a firestorm of criticism, aimed largely at her parenting methods, which Read More
“Future historians are going to look back on this decade as the first decade of the 21st century in terms of human thought,” says David Read More
In my conversations with Vistage members, I’m hearing a great deal of consternation about how difficult it can be to identify Read More
The Q4 2010 Vistage CEO Confidence Index soared to 106.3, from 95.1 in Q3, marking the most dramatic spike in optimism Read More
Last week, we announced the results of our Q4 Vistage CEO Confidence Index , which Read More
Got $100,000 to spend? According to Alan and Brian Beaulieu , you should invest in the funeral home Read More