My Turn: Personal Commentary on Indirect Economic Drivers
Business does not exist in a vacuum. The political environment controls the actual drivers or constraints. The debates in this area clearly effect the thinking and actions of owners of privately-held businesses. This new department is now active to encourage involvement by more and more business owners in the political process to help form the future landscape.
Inflation discussion are annoying at best and miss the point at worst! Stablizing the massive increases in prices over the past few years is welcome, but it does not solve the problem. Nor does is match up with the average family's current budget crunch....keep reading
When a small minority shouts the loudest and most of us simply listen in silence, bad things may happen. The question we all should be asking is what will the results be if too many people watch major destructive changes promoted in our economic and living environment from a distance ... and don't let our voices be heard?...keep reading
We are in the mist of a fast paced change from where we were politically a couple years ago to a new reality that has a will impact all business owners. DEI was part of the "flow or ideas" and "demands" that arrived in a wave that swamped some businesses while it drained quickly from others. Those in the latter group may have been less effected because they already were thoughtful and respectful ... much like many of use were taught by our parents and their friends in the community. Let's explore this change....keep reading
The future look bright in so many ways ... but, there may be dark clouds forming behind the glow of artificial intelligence. Few if any of use really know even how to think about our collective or our individual future will look a decade from now. So, how should we approach this massive potential transition?...keep reading
When you listen closely to the talking heads on TV these days you hear a lot "discussion" about the new crop of employees entering the business arena. Most of the comments are not postive and provide some note of cautious on what may happen. Here is a short story that adds to that assertion!...keep reading
What about ... AI and YOU ... that is the developing question! How will we all interact with the new sets of tools about to "land on business" and in our "personal lives"? How will we manage the unknown and potentially destructive risks to reap the rewards from AI ... in both the short and long-term?...keep reading
Have you seen the TV adds that indicate that the lady on the screen is "sitting on a goldmine"? That is exactly what the US patent office is doing today ... in my opinion! So ... is it time to share the wealth with the rest of the world in a thoughtful manner to benefit the US as well? Can a simple change make a massive difference for both inventors and small business all over the world?...keep reading
When you listen to the news these days, it is clear that the interest costs within the US Government's Annual Budget now exceed the Defense Budget! Major minds are working on this problem but the question is: Will those efforts be enough?...keep reading
Many people now is the time for Congress to take some bold steps to help Puerto Rico rebuild and concurrently to encourage the reshoring of lighter manufacturing pharmaceutical operations now in China. The goals to improvement the electrical grid for the Puerto Rican population and to secure new US sources of critical drug supplies should be combined immediately into a synergistic development project....keep reading
We are all very aware of the tremendous amount of money now involved in almost every election. Some see the increasing totals as the problem. It is not the amount of money that is the problem…the problem is from where it comes and why it is available!...keep reading
Global warming is not settled science-! There can be some degree of agreement on the warming trend…but there is no confirmation that this is driven primarily by human activity and that the carbon levels in the atmosphere must be dramatically lower....keep reading