In Texas and around the globe, CEOs are realizing the importance of agility in sustaining and growing their business. More than half acknowledge agility as the new currency of business, and also acknowledge that growth relies on the ability to challenge business norms. Despite this realization, just under half of CIOs feel that their organizations […]Read More
As businesses reopen across Texas, it is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that employees feel safe and confident about returning to the office. I currently serve as CEO of ZT Corporate, a private equity firm with a large and diverse portfolio, and I continue to work with my team on innovative ways to […]Read More
As Texas businesses reopen and begin the road to recovery, many leaders find themselves asking where to focus and how to reprioritize efforts in Q3 and Q4. For now, social distancing recommendations, health considerations, and decreased business travel have contributed to the “new normal” for many organizations, forcing many companies to quickly shift planning and […]Read More
The inevitable result of measures to “flatten the curve” and prevent a major spike in COVID-19 infections has been a strong shock to the economy. Many factors will determine the ultimate effects of the coronavirus on the economy, most of which are highly uncertain at present. The outcomes of reopening the economy and the capacity […]Read More
In Dallas, as in most of Texas, you can find barbeque pretty easily. But it’s a little harder to find a great barbeque joint that offers all the homemade sides and rubs. When I started Blu’s Barbeque last year at the age of 24, I wanted to give more people that full experience. I’d been […]Read More
I’m what you call “old school.” I enjoy reading the news the old-fashioned way: on a newspaper that takes two hands to hold, with different sections falling out of my lap and newsprint on my fingers. However, with so much bad news in the headlines in 2020, I find myself failing to enjoy this previously […]Read More
We live in a globalized world, one in which most organizations of any size have customers, supply chains, and outsourced services teams spread across the globe. Modern companies are able to leverage talented, inexpensive labor, low transportation costs, and (relatively) free-trade policies to manufacture goods more efficiently, and the growing international consumer class enables them […]Read More
Lessons for 2020 from the Disaster of 1985 The economy of the United States is like a huge freight train. Imagine being on that train, barreling down the tracks at 90 miles an hour. You are sitting on that big engine with the wind blowing in your face and a clear track ahead. It’s exciting. […]Read More
Annie Duke has evolved from professional poker champion to one of the top authorities on decision strategy in the country. Her bestselling book Thinking in Bets is all about making sound decisions in the midst of uncertainty—so she seemed like the perfect person to talk to about the uncertainty that currently reigns in the world […]Read More
Prices, customers, and especially competitors are all difficult variables for executives to control. But there is one variable over which executives can exert some level of control: cost. As such, it is the role of the executive to minimize costs and, more broadly, build a culture that values the same. Lean is a proven method […]Read More
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