Grit Daily Industry Commentary
The Challenge North America Faces Decoupling Rare Earth Supply Chains From China
With an estimated 44 million tons of rare earth reserves, China is by far the largest producer of rare earth elements (REE) in the world and dominates global rare earth supply chains. In fact, China produced 61% of global rare earths in 2021; compared to the USA’s 15.5%, there is a significant gap to close […]
7 Predictions for Tech Careers in 2023
This year might teleport us into the future, when AI-powered networking could become a major factor in determining who gets those highly-prized jobs that everyone desires. Here are seven predictions for tech careers in 2023. 1. Quiet hiring and a boom in the gig economy As we go into 2023 everybody is still a bit […]
Bill Ackman Is A Man of the People? Not So Fast
For those of you around the markets during the aughts, you may recall the attention Wall Street firms and individuals received from the authorities. It takes one questionable move in financial services to get your own day-to-day surveillance, provided gratis by the U.S. government. Just ask Bill Ackman. Introducing Mr. Bill Ackman When it comes […]
This is the Year to Start Your Peer-to-Peer Employee Recognition Program
Quiet quitting. Layoffs. Inflation. Last year wasn’t a great year for workforce headlines. Exiting 2022, surveys of workers showed that about a third of employees were anxious about losing their jobs or other cutbacks. That most certainly is prompting business leaders to refocus on their own employee recognition programs to lower the fear factor in […]
In Influencers We Trust…But Should We?
There is no shortage of social media influencers sharing their love of all things, from the latest model phones, the “shacket” of 2022, the best sneakers, make-up and more. Generally, these people are familiar with the products and use them regularly. So, when it comes to investments, especially regarding more novel products such as digital […]
Where Is Dick Fuld?
As a new breed of villains is unleashed thanks to the likes of Sam Bankman-Fried and his cronies, let us take a moment to remember one of the OG anti-heroes of the 2008 Global Recession: Dick Fuld. For those of you that are too young to remember, Dick Fuld was the CEO of Lehman Brothers […]
‘Conscious Accountability’ Is a New Idea Proposed by 3 Psychologists Affiliated With Yale
Accountability is much revered in the abstract but in practice it is often thought of as being required to answer to or justify your actions to someone in power. Now three Yale University psychologists, David C. Tate of the Yale School of Medicine; Marianne Pantalon, co-founder and COO of the Center for Progressive Recovery and […]
Universal Casualty Reflects on its Partnership with NIADA
Universal Casualty has partnered with with NIADA. How did the partnership come about? Universal Casualty’s CEO Timothy Derham has always specialized in tailored insurance solutions for small businesses. As the representative body for over 38,000 used vehicle dealers in the United States, NIADA is always striving to provide a greater array of services for its […]
How to Build a Loyal Customer Base in 2023
The decade of the 2020s has given businesses—and every loyal customer counting on them—quite a ride. Neither tea leaves nor the best efforts of analysts could have predicted the impact that the one-two punch of a pandemic and roller-coaster economy would have on markets – and marketplaces. Consumers have found their pockets filled and emptied. […]
Making Tech Work Harder for Small Businesses
Almost every American, at some point in their lifetime, has probably worked for a small business. It’s estimated that there are 32.5 million small businesses in the US according to a February 2020 article in Oberlo. Almost half of all jobs in this country originate from small businesses and contribute a staggering 43.5% to our […]