- January 2, 2017
- Posted by: Stephen Johnson
- Category: Vistage
“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year.
It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.
Unless a particular man made New Year’s resolutions, he would make no resolutions.
Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.”
But Can They Manage?
Many C-level execs struggle with elevating a line employee to a management position. Knowing when a young employee is ready for a promotion and how to mentor them in a very new and different type of role can be a real challenge.
A recent article from HBR provides some helpful insights and advice in answering the question “Is Your Employee Ready to be a Manager?”
And Can You Manage (Yourself)?
We learn the most about the world and ourselves when we face adversity; but doing so is a skill in itself. The following graphic may help you manage your emotions in the coming year when a project, idea or initiative is going the wrong way.
Is Your Company Talented?
The phrase “War for Talent” has become wearisome, especially to middle market companies (including most Vistage members) who may feel at a disadvantage to bigger companies with more resources to attract good team managers. However a joint study by the National Center for The Middle Market and Vistage Worldwide suggests some tactics that may help the Middle Market exec get an edge in a fight they can’t afford to lose.
Looking Through the Glassdoor: Five Workplace Trends for 2017
Regardless of your position in your organization, having a sense of what’s ahead for the workplace may contribute to your success. Many firms are aware of the website “Glassdoor” where current and past employees can post their opinions of their workplaces. Regardless of how you feel about this site, Glassdoor has gathered a fair amount of the data about many workplaces and from this its Chief Economist has distilled “Top Five Workplace Trends We’ll See in 2017” in a Wired Magazine article. Check it out before you make any significant changes.
Econ Recon: More “Wow” for the Dow
Last week, economist Brian Wesbury published an article projecting the Dow at 36,000 sometime in the next few years. This week he focuses on just the year ahead and shares his projection for the coming year. Check out his one page article for the December 2017 forecast for the Dow and the S & P and his advice to “Stay Optimistic, Stay Invested”.