I had a drink last week with a woman I’ve known for decades. I admire Ceile a lot and think she’s a pretty darn good leader. She’s also a fan of the movie “Office Space” and does a spot-on imitation of the scene where the “Bobs” (Slydell and Porter) recommend promoting Peter and challenge Lumbergh’s objection (Now we had a chance to meet this young man, and boy that’s just a straight shooter with upper management written all over him.). …

This turn of a phrase was widely reported from an address on the state of the US economy by President Obama’s chief economic adviser, Larry Summers.  He spoke these words last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Summers is a very smart guy; he’s past president of Harvard University and former Secretary of the Treasury under Bill Clinton.

His quotable quote is consistent with what I’m hearing from the business owners who are members of my Vistage CEO …