Publications

May 18, 2014

WEEKLY REPORT 14-20

WHEN A NEW HIRE FAILS, nearly 90% of the time it’s because of “attitude – which, along with belief systems and biases, are far more determinative of job success than skills.” The best employees are optimistic (“the mother of all good attitudinal traits”) and reflect the “strengths that make an organization special and unique.” DCG... Continue
May 12, 2014

Weekly Report: 14-19

   EMPLOYEES STILL DON’T TAKE SMARTPHONE SECURITY SERIOUSLY. A new study of over 500 workers in large American companies with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies found almost half admitting they “accessed sensitive corporate data on personal devices via unsecured networks, such as those at coffee shops or airports… with on average more than six... Continue
May 4, 2014

DUITCH WEEKLY REPORT 14-18

WANT AN HONEST, REALITY-BASED PERSPECTIVE ON THE MATTER OF NEW IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA?  A six-minute video may flabbergast you; a picture is worth three-billion words…  http://www.youtube.com/embed/LPjzfGChGlE  POLITICAL PERSONALITY GENERALLY MOVES TO THE RIGHT DURING MID-20s.  Research shows a “fairly universal and timely rightward shift when people experience significant shifts in the traits biologists use to... Continue
April 27, 2014

WEEKLY REPORT 14-17

Weekly Report: 14-17 EARTHQUAKE RISK UPDATE:  Californians experience some 37,000 ‘tremors’ yearly, from around 300 large fault lines running beneath the state (60 directly under Los Angeles), and “geologists expect a 97.7% chance of a ‘Big One’ – at least 6.7 magnitude – striking within the next thirty years.”  Fractured infrastructure would include buckling highways... Continue
April 20, 2014

Weekly Report 14-16

“PROBLEM-SOLVERS MAKE COMPANIES WORK; PROBLEM-PREDICTORS MAKE COMPANIES GROW.”  Proactive leaders utilize resources (time, talent, money) to focus on client/customer problems, while reactive managers focus on yesterday’s problems. Both are important, but “dealing with issues before they show up in the results…leads to innovating new products & services that generate more revenue and growth.” After the fact,... Continue