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14 Jul 2020

Writing About Finance and Economics

  • By Bill Conerly
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Two computer software engineers asked me for advice about technical writing. Explaining economics and finance shares some of the challenges of technical writing, so I pulled together some notes. General Writing Tips Practice. Spending 20 minutes a day writing will
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13 Dec 2019

Leadership in Today’s Tight Labor Market

  • By Bill Conerly
  • In Blog, Labor Markets, Uncategorized
With low unemployment rates and very small growth of the working-age population in the United States, businesses are struggling with employee retention and recruiting. I’ve been studying the issue since I looked at the demographic trends over a decade ago
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19 Nov 2019

Recession 101: What Business Leaders Need to Know about Economic Downturns

  • By Bill Conerly
  • In Business, Economy, Recession, Uncategorized
Business leaders are worried about recession. Their responsibility, however, is not just to survive a downturn, but to capitalize on good times before the recession comes. I’ve held several workshops for company executives and owners in which we explore
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17 Apr 2018

Jordan Peterson’s Lesson for Business Leaders

  • By Bill Conerly
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Many people are reading my article over at Forbes.com, Jordan Peterson’s Lessons for Business Leaders: You Need Both Liberals and Conservatives. Quick summary: The labels liberal and conservative refer not just to Democrats and Republicans, but to people with certain
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22 Dec 2016

Progress In The World Continues: A Juggling Example

  • By Bill Conerly
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Penn Jillette talks about the tech revolution in his Reason Magazine interview: I was one of the people talking at in the early '90s about how computers were going to change things…. I couldn't
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18 Sep 2015

Data Junkies Need “Spreadsheet Tips From An Excel Addict”

  • By Bill Conerly
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As a guy who pushes numbers around, I've been a spreadsheet power user since the days of Lotus 1-2-3. But I've learned tons of new Excel tips in the past year by subscribing (for free) to Francis Hayes' Spreadsheet Tips From
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18 Aug 2014

I Don’t Know What It Means: Hitchhiking Robot

  • By Bill Conerly
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The AP has a story about a robot hitchhiking across Canada. This seems very important, though I don't quite know what it all means.
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18 Dec 2012

Honor the King this Holiday Season

  • By Bill Conerly
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My friend Greg Tamblyn has a fun song, "It's Another Joyful Elvis Presley Christmas."To listen, hit this link and select from the list: http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=19924&mediaID=269203 Learn more about Greg at GregTamblyn.com.  
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31 Dec 2011

The Making of an Economist

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Courtesy of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (Hat tip to Peter Conerly.)
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17 Nov 2011

World Growth and the United States Economy

  • By Bill Conerly
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The ever-insightful Mark Perry has a fascinating chart on his Carpe Diem blog: "EU-15" refers to Europe.  Accounts of America falling behind are not accurate, though the last few years have been difficult. We have not increased our share
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Bill Conerly has been an invaluable resource to our executive team and ownership by delivering superior, well-founded ideas that are critical to navigating the current economic climate within the construction industry. Bill assisted O.B. Williams Company with developing a strong business plan that we implemented 18 months ago. As a result and together with Bill, we are improving our position within our highly competitive market segment. We understand that navigating this current economy is indee…
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David Wick, CEO, O.B. Williams Company (wood products)
Bill’s presentation was neatly balanced…rich with content.. and our audience really enjoyed his humor.
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