Dale Collie (May 2008)
The weak economy is causing stress for many workers. Dale Collie, a former Army ranger and corporate executive talks about how to deal with stress, including lessons from both his business experience and Vietnam service.
Dale's website: Courage Builders
Joe Hurd (April 2008)
The economic outlook: is this a recession? Joe Hurd is a California economist who offers some thoughts on which sectors in the economy are doing well despite the downturn.
Jim Hamilton (February 2008)
Oil prices: what's a good economic framework for looking at recent gyrations? Jim Hamilton is an economist who's an expert in macroeconomics, quantitative economics, and oil--who brings these talents together to talk about the future of energy.
Jim's website: Econbrowser
John Kilpatrick (January 2008)
What kind of a real estate crisis are we in? John, a noted real estate economist, explains all.
John's website: Greenfield Advisors
Mark Perry (December 2007)
Professor Perry is optimistic about the prospects for inflation in 2008, and also thinks we'll avoid a recession.
Mark's blog: Carpe Diem
Paul Merriman (November 2007)
Paul explains why index funds are a great way to invest and how to allocate among them.
Paul's web sites: FundAdvice.com and PaulMerriman.com
Marsha Egan (October 2007)
Marsha says that many of your employees are losing productivity through poor email habits--and maybe you are, too. She has some ideas for improving productivity throughout your organization. Marsha's web site: Egan Email Solutions
Mike Shedlock, "Mish" (September 2007)
Mish looks at the current economy and sees recession ahead--if it's not already here. I'm more optimistic than Mish, but he raises some interesting points. Mike's blog: Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis
Mark Sanborn (August 2007)
On his new book, You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader. Mark is a best-selling author and renowned leadership expert who talks about pushing leadership behavior down in an organization. Mark's web site: www.MarkSanborn.com
Dan Harris (July 2007)
On doing business in China: what business executives should know. Dan is an attorney specializing in helping companies do business in China. Dan's blog: China Law Blog
Mark Thoma (Special Issue 2007)
On The Great Moderation: will recessions be coming more often or less often, and with greater severity or less? Mark is professor of economics at the University of Oregon. Mark’s blog: Economist's View
John Goodman (June 2007)
On health care costs, and what business and the government can do to lower them. John is President of the National Center for Policy Analysis (www.NCPA.org).
