The Leyendecker View Blog
-
» The Leyendecker View: How Private Equity Became a Beta Play
- February
- 28
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: February 28, 2020
“Much of the social history of the Western world the last three decades,
has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
- Thomas Sowell
THE VIEW FROM OUR SERVICE MARKETS
Banking
BofA stages a quiet comeback
CEO Brian Moynihan does good.
Goldman Sachs and Amazon talk middle market lending
Maybe the banking oligopoly will find a challenger.
Read More » -
» Leyendecker on Careers: Tiny Habits, Big Changes
- February
- 14
- 2020
Leyendecker on Careers: February 14, 2020
“Intelligence is something we are born with.
Thinking is a skill that must be learned.”
- Edward de Bono
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Burnout is about your workplace, not your people
To treat the person for burnout is to treat the symptom, not the disease.
Manager and machine: The new leadership equation
How AI is changing the leader’s role.
Read More » -
» The Leyendecker View: The Top 10 Stocks of the Last Decade
- January
- 31
- 2020
The Leyendecker View: January 31, 2020
“A.I. is like teenage sex. Everyone says they’re doing it,
and nobody really knows what it is.”
- Frida Polli, cofounder and CEO of Pymetrics
THE VIEW FROM OUR SERVICE MARKETS
Banking
Leveraged-loan downgrades growing
Remember Humpty Dumpty?
Robots taking over banking
Coming to a job near you.
Read More » -
» Leyendecker on Careers: Good Riddance, Move Fast and Break Things
- January
- 17
- 2020
Leyendecker on Careers: January 17, 2020
“For to age is to live and to live is to age,
and being anti-age is tantamount to being anti-life.”
- Anne Kapf
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Why ‘move fast and break things’ doesn’t work anymore
With a new decade, maybe we’ll finally say goodbye to the unicorns…
How to develop your employees’ soft skills
A hedge against AI, and a matter of your business’s longevity.
Read More » -
» Happy New Year and Happy New Decade from L&A
- December
- 31
- 2019
Happy New Year & New Decade: December 31, 2019
“Every year should teach you something valuable; whether you get the lesson is up to you.”
- Oprah
Happy New Year, and Happy New Decade!Read More »
Before we look forward to a new decade, we’ve compiled a look back—from the most defining moments to the bests of science, technology, and culture of the 2010s.
-
» The Leyendecker View: Where Has All the Cash Gone?
- December
- 20
- 2019
The Leyendecker View: December 20, 2019
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
- Winston Churchill
THE VIEW FROM OUR SERVICE MARKETS
Banking
The top M&A deals of the 2010s
How are technology and globalization affecting strategy?
Robots coming to wipe out high-paying jobs
Sorry math geniuses, you ain’t genius enough.
Read More » -
» TLV Careers: Networking & Job Searching Around the Holidays
- December
- 13
- 2019
TLV Careers: December 13, 2019
“What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.”
–Phyllis Diller
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Bubbles pop, downturns stop
McKinsey’s plan to build resilience now for the unpredictable and inevitable.
7 leadership trends for 2020
Expect change to keep coming fast and furious.
Read More » -
» Thanksgiving Leftovers: A TED for Every Mood
- November
- 29
- 2019
Thanksgiving Leftovers: November 29, 2019
"I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle
because they didn't like walking or carrying things."
- Lech Walesa
On this day after Thanksgiving, we hope this finds you over-stuffed with leftovers and gratitude and enjoying a lazy day. To help you digest and decompress, a selection of TED Talks for every mood follow.
Read More » -
» The Leyendecker View: What Would Happen If the Internet Went Down Forever?
- November
- 22
- 2019
The Leyendecker View: November 22, 2019
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write,
but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
- Alvin Toffler
THE BROADER VIEW
Economy
US oil patch in the ditch
How much influence does oil and gas exploration have on our national economy?
The Fed is losing its influence
Neither consumers nor business are responding to rate cuts.
Read More » -
» TLV Careers: Is AQ the Key to Success in an AI World?
- November
- 08
- 2019
TLV Careers: November 8, 2019
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
- George Bernard Shaw
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs
McKinsey offers a 6-role, 18-practice framework for excellent leadership.
5 ways to remove ego from the boardroom
The egoic, heroic, go-it-alone leader will not survive the era of nonstop scrutiny.
Read More » -
» TLV Industry: Louis Vuitton, Texas or Bust
- October
- 25
- 2019
TLV Industry: October 25, 2019
“Life is a 162 game season. The goal is to be in first place at the end of the season.
Strive to improve every day. Be patient and persistent. Do good things.”
- Douglas Leyendecker
NEWS FROM OUR WORLD
Economy
Louis Vuitton moving to Texas
A made in the USA renaissance is underway.
A good look at consumer spending
Which the US economy depends on.
Read More » -
» TLV Careers: Ray Dalio on the Idea Meritocracy
- October
- 11
- 2019
TLV Careers: October 11, 2019
“If you hear a voice within you say, ‘you cannot paint,’
then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”
- Vincent Van Gogh
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Lead & Manage Better
Ray Dalio on building an “idea meritocracy”
A summary of Ray Dalio’s talk to some lucky Stanford GSB students, including Bridgewater’s system to surface the best ideas.
The dangers of hiring for culture fit
Might it lead companies to create a team of clones?
Read More »