Publications

August 3, 2017

Weekly Report 17-32

QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING THE NORM FOR GROWING COMPANIES. Notwithstanding the time burden, productivity impact and stress at all levels, “honest, constructive feedback is one of the most valuable gifts anyone can give or receive… Younger employees crave it… and the process gives managers a chance to provide candid assessments – the value... Continue
July 27, 2017

Weekly Report 17-31

• AMONG THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECTS OF COMPANY CULTURE is ensuring that employee conflict – an inevitable reality – doesn’t significantly impact productivity. The ‘I just can’t work well with XYZ’ excuse for problems can be mollified by a culture which encourages people to work through issues on their own, supported by “a collective mindset... Continue
July 20, 2017

Weekly Report 17-30

THE ‘THINKING CLASS’ OF AMERICA, IN REACTION TO ITS OWN FAILURE, is now functioning with “an essentially religious hysteria, as the world is clearly not becoming a better place – but rather reeling to disorder and ecological crisis, despite all the rational programs and politics of modern democracy, with political failure is everywhere… The practical... Continue
July 10, 2017

Weekly Report 17-29

AN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA LANDSCAPE IS BEING FED by “polemicists, conspiracists and outright fabulists – where the implausibility of a claim is no bar to its acceptance… The Trump era has given rise to a vast alternative left-wing media infrastructure that operates largely out of the view of casual news consumers, but commands a massive audience... Continue
July 8, 2017

Weekly Report 17-28

‘STRESS’ IS “UBIQUITOUS AND INEVITABLE, but we all react to difficult circumstances differently. And how we manage stressful situations plays a huge role in determining how resilient we are.” So stress management is a critical factor in both business and personal interactions, and identifying what triggers your pressure is the start-point for controlling reactions that... Continue