Publications

December 9, 2016

Weekly Report 16-50

GENERATION Z IS THE MONIKER NOW APPLIED TO KIDS BORN AFTER 1990; they are projected to comprise 20% of the workforce by 2020 and differ from Millennials in attitudes, expectations and workstyles largely because they’ve been “shaped by the recession… having graduated into a still-icy job market, having listened to recession-weary elders, and/or seen grandparents... Continue
December 3, 2016

Weekly Report 16-49

HOLIDAY SCAMS UPDATE: (1) Hundreds of counterfeit ‘Pirate’ retail apps now compete to steal credit card information and/or to infect your device with malware. They claim links to brand-name companies (like Nordstrom or Jimmy Choo), so best to check the app name carefully for spelling errors, recent publish date or absence of customer reviews. When... Continue
November 24, 2016

Weekly Report 16-48

“SQUANDERED WORK TIME ORIGINATES FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL WOKPLACE DYNAMICS – more commonly known as People Problems.” The biggest timewaster is often unproductive meetings which result from: “(1) Ambiguous expectations from managers, combined with a default desire for teamwork, which can paralyze necessary communication; (2) Too much expertise which can get in the way… creating idiosyncratic biases... Continue
November 18, 2016

Weekly Report 16-47

FAMILY AND BUSINESS LEADERS WHO ARE MOST EFFECTIVE at optimal wealth protection and profitability with minimal risk generally utilize independent experts to focus and counsel on strategic and longer-term issues to provide input for broad and reality-based perspective. This allows decision-makers to best avoid ‘not knowing what they don’t know’ and best ensure that prudent... Continue
November 18, 2016

Weekly Report 16-46

AS INSANE AS THIS WEEK’S ELECTION STRUCK MOST OF US, the next one in 2020 will make it look like kids’ play. “The most important factor influencing voting decisions is one’s social network” (this year over 50% of Americans log into Facebook alone) so political campaigns will be mining not only social graphs, but photos,... Continue