Publications

September 25, 2017

Weekly Report 17-40

‘SYNTHETIC IDENTITY THEFT’ IS A SCAM WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ONE IN FIVE CREDIT CARDS WHICH GO BAD. While the financial industry have spent years convincing retailers to upgrade card terminals to accept computer chips (which supposedly prevent crooks from stealing CC numbers), “synthetic fraudsters simply buy stolen social security numbers, then combine them with a... Continue
September 18, 2017

Weekly Report 17-39

“FACIAL RECOGNITION IS NOT JUST ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY.” The fast-expanding capacity to “record, store, and analyze images of faces on a vast scale, painting computerized data onto the real world – might change the texture of social interactions… If your partner can spot every suppressed yawn, or your boss every grimace of irritation, marriages and working... Continue
September 9, 2017

Weekly Report 17-38

“EFFECTIVE PEOPLE DON’T JUST KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEY KNOW They have concrete goals – essentially a vision of what they want to achieve. “In short, they have purpose, which informs everything they do. That’s why remarkable people appear so dedicated, organized and consistently on task, quick to eliminate roadblocks and put aside distractions that... Continue
September 4, 2017

Weekly Report 17-37

IN AROUND THREE YEARS, GENERATION Z KIDS are projected to represent 1/3 of the U.S. population and 1/5 of our workforce. Also known as the Apps Generation, iGeneration, Plurals, and Post-Millennials, their perspectives on life and work have been shaped by parenting trends, by the widespread use of technology, and by social-media more so than... Continue
August 31, 2017

Weekly Report 17-36

RESISTANCE TO ‘CHANGE,’ PARTICULARLY FOR EMPLOYEES, IS A TREMENDOUS OBSTACLE to implementing strategic direction, and a major factor in even the most well-conceived transition plans, which stems predominantly from insecurity and/or lack of self-esteem. Since “the oldest & strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest & strongest kind of fear is fear of... Continue