- December 14, 2016
- Posted by: Stephen Johnson
- Category: Vistage
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“There is no depression for good deeds, and that is all that business consists of; and that is our real business.”
When Will You “Age” Out of Your Job?
A recent Bloomberg Business article begins with the old advice that “One way to prepare for retirement is to save. Another way: Don’t retire.” However, the combination of cognitive and physical attributes required to stay in the workforce as long as you might like (or need) depends on the job you have.
This quick article will give you an idea of when you can expect to “age out” of your chosen profession. There is also a link to a “susceptibility index” that lists several hundred professions and the order in which those working in them can expect to longer be able to make the grade. Plan accordingly!
100 Days of Rejection
Anyone who has sold a product or service, looked for a job or tried to raise money for a new venture has experienced rejection first hand. But not everyone learns the lessons that that rejection has to teach. This funny and enlightening TED Talk by Jia Jang shares what he learned when he intentionally sought out rejection for 100 days, and how the act of asking can open doors.
As has been said, “If you ask for something, the answer May be “No.” If you don’t ask the answer IS ‘no.’ Share this with your kids, your sales team and anyone else about to give up in the face of rejection.
Empathy Olympics…would your company win?
We live in the age of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and executives are increasingly judged on their possession of this trait. But are they creating companies that are emotionally intelligent? A key component of EQ is empathy and apparently it can be measured.
Check out this list of the Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016. The list may surprise you. You may want to use the methodology described in the article to assess how empathetic your firm is.
Econ Recon: Dow 36,000?
During the heady days of the Internet Dot-Bomb Bubble, a financial writer by the name of Jim Glassman predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was headed for 36,000. At the time the Dow was around 11,000 and in hindsight it’s hard to see how Glassman could have been serious about such a forecast.
Since the election, the market has on a tear and is the Dow is knocking on the door of 20,000. This is much closer to 36,000 than the Dow of 15 years ago; is Glassman’s original prediction now in sight?Economist Brian Wesbury thinks so, and in a 4 min 30 sec Wesbury 101 video he does the math on how we could get to Dow 36,000.