Publications
May 24, 2014
Weekly Report 14-21
THE SECRET SPARK TO CREATIVITY MAY SIMPLY BE WALKING! A Stanford University research study has found that over 80% of participant undergrads “improved their creative output – defined as generating appropriate and original ideas” – while walking versus sitting, with ongoing impact as students “came up with significantly more and subjectively better ideas” after hiking.... Continue
May 18, 2014
WEEKLY REPORT 14-20
WHEN A NEW HIRE FAILS, nearly 90% of the time it’s because of “attitude – which, along with belief systems and biases, are far more determinative of job success than skills.” The best employees are optimistic (“the mother of all good attitudinal traits”) and reflect the “strengths that make an organization special and unique.” DCG... Continue
May 12, 2014
Weekly Report: 14-19
EMPLOYEES STILL DON’T TAKE SMARTPHONE SECURITY SERIOUSLY. A new study of over 500 workers in large American companies with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies found almost half admitting they “accessed sensitive corporate data on personal devices via unsecured networks, such as those at coffee shops or airports… with on average more than six... Continue
May 4, 2014
DUITCH WEEKLY REPORT 14-18
WANT AN HONEST, REALITY-BASED PERSPECTIVE ON THE MATTER OF NEW IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA? A six-minute video may flabbergast you; a picture is worth three-billion words… http://www.youtube.com/embed/LPjzfGChGlE POLITICAL PERSONALITY GENERALLY MOVES TO THE RIGHT DURING MID-20s. Research shows a “fairly universal and timely rightward shift when people experience significant shifts in the traits biologists use to... Continue
April 27, 2014