Publications

December 10, 2024

Weekly Report 24-52

 SHORT TERM MEMORY LAPSE IS A COMMON AND FRUSTRATING PART OF LIFE – elusive names, misplaced phones, forgetting why we went upstairs or opened a drawer, and so forth. A four step process can help by encoding information in the brain:          (1) Focusing attention by repeating or imagine handwriting the name or purpose; (2) Organizing... Continue
December 2, 2024

Weekly Report 24-51

TIME MANAGEMENT IS SIMPLY ABOUT ALLOCATING PERSONAL ENERGY TO OPTIMALLY ACCOMPLISH PRIORITY TASKS in a realistic time frame.  And a critical factor generally overlooked is about our ‘bandwidth’ – our personal energy or mental capacity to handle tasks.” The biggest causes are usually: (1) Setting priorities in the first place;  (2) Struggling with inability to... Continue
November 25, 2024

Weekly Report 24-50

SINCE COMPANY PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY ARE DEPENDANT ON EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT & RETENTION, what employees expect as fair and motivational are always critical factors. Latest surveys confirm that employee priorities remain: (1) Feeling they are appreciated; (2) Knowing what they are being held accountable for; (3) Having targeted goals with performance measured more by knowing where... Continue
November 20, 2024

Weekly Report 24-49

  WAYMO self-driving Robotaxis are now serving customers in 80 square miles of Los Angeles, excluding airport trips to LAX and traveling on highways.  The rides are more expensive and with longer wait times than Uber or Lyft, but do allow rider customizing for personal music, call privacy and temperature set. Access is via the... Continue
November 10, 2024

Weekly Report 27-48

“THE SINGLE BIGGEST CRISIS FACING OUR COUNTRY IS THE DECAY OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP at all levels of our national life. According to Gallup pollsters, less than 30% have confidence in our institutions ranging from higher education to organized religion, and below 20% with confidence in newspapers, TV news, big business or Congress. America’s core problem... Continue