Publications
December 22, 2016
Weekly Report 16-51
• DEFINITION FOR THE YEAR: We’re in the POST-TRUTH (aka POST-FACTUAL) POLITICAL ERA, which Wikipedia defines as “debate determined largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored.” . WITHIN THE NEXT DOZEN YEARS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ON PATH... Continue
December 9, 2016
Weekly Report 16-50
GENERATION Z IS THE MONIKER NOW APPLIED TO KIDS BORN AFTER 1990; they are projected to comprise 20% of the workforce by 2020 and differ from Millennials in attitudes, expectations and workstyles largely because they’ve been “shaped by the recession… having graduated into a still-icy job market, having listened to recession-weary elders, and/or seen grandparents... Continue
December 3, 2016
Weekly Report 16-49
HOLIDAY SCAMS UPDATE: (1) Hundreds of counterfeit ‘Pirate’ retail apps now compete to steal credit card information and/or to infect your device with malware. They claim links to brand-name companies (like Nordstrom or Jimmy Choo), so best to check the app name carefully for spelling errors, recent publish date or absence of customer reviews. When... Continue
November 24, 2016
Weekly Report 16-48
“SQUANDERED WORK TIME ORIGINATES FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL WOKPLACE DYNAMICS – more commonly known as People Problems.” The biggest timewaster is often unproductive meetings which result from: “(1) Ambiguous expectations from managers, combined with a default desire for teamwork, which can paralyze necessary communication; (2) Too much expertise which can get in the way… creating idiosyncratic biases... Continue
November 18, 2016