Publications
March 12, 2016
Weekly Report 16-11
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IS ALWAYS CORRELATED TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS about direction, strategy and risk control. The AICPA reports that more than seven in ten organizations admit to “at least one strategic initiative failing in the last three years as a result of flaws in their decision making.” Reality is that as private companies evolve, many owners... Continue
March 5, 2016
Weekly Report 16-10
CARDIAC HEALTH APPEARS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ‘HAPPINESS’ LEVEL OF RELATIONSHIPS, with married couples tending to live longer and be healthier than their single peers. According to latest University of Michigan research (involving 1,300 couples over six years), ‘systolic blood pressure’ which rises with stress is the critical factor – more so with husbands than... Continue
February 27, 2016
Weekly Report 16-09
MILLENNIALS WHO EXHIBIT “RELATIONAL AGGRESSION – involving a relationship with a loved one in which actions harm feelings or damage social status (often spreading rumors, backstabbing or publicly embarrassing friends) – apparently demonstrate the toxic effects of domineering helicopter parenting… withdrawing affection or money as a means of getting desired results when college-aged students are... Continue
February 20, 2016
Weekly Report 16-08
‘INFORMAL’ MEDIATION IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY EFFECTIVE MANNER OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION – a process of coaxing parties to focus on “surfacing the agenda” to ensure that each party listens and fully hears the other’s core issue(s) – which then facilitates negotiation & compromise on what-it-takes-to-move-forward. Dennis has decades of experience in effectively resolving disputes before... Continue
February 14, 2016