Publications
January 21, 2024
Weekly Report 24-04
CONFLICTING BUT INTERESTING RESEARCH ON SENIORS’ MEMORY: Most research on ‘aging’ suggests that “mental powers change with age in different ways – some declining while others improve, at least for a time, with arithmetical, comprehension and vocabulary skills improving until age 50. However, for tasks involving short-term memory (remembering things immediately after presentation) and working... Continue
January 15, 2024
Weekly Report 24-02
PERSONALITY – A PERSON’S TYPICAL THOUGHTS, FEELINGS & BEHAVIORS as they go through daily life – is not a mannerism set it stone. Changes in personality over time can be driven by the natural aging process, by influence of major life events, or simply by daily interactions with others. The Big Five personality traits –... Continue
January 15, 2024
Weekly Report 24-01
SO, WE’VE MADE IT TO 2024, albeit with the geo-politics of our planet at their most precarious and perilous low-point since WWII. Today’s fractured international system and western political dysfunction have evolved primarily over the past five years from a few fundamental factors: (1) The uncontested seizure of Crimea by Russia – the first outright... Continue
January 15, 2024
Weekly Report 24-03
THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IS UPON US, with “three great forces converging in a period of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.” The trends are in Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change and Shortage of Talent. [ECONOMIST] Leaders who appreciate the nature of these disruptions to conventional business operations and who focus on risk management, have a much... Continue
December 28, 2023