Publications

July 12, 2013

Help Keep Your Parents From Getting Scammed

An expert who’s been through it offers advice to keep elderly parents from getting fleeced My father, Paul, was valedictorian of his college class, a mechanical engineer who became CEO of a huge contracting firm involved in constructing many skyscrapers and the Smithsonian Institute. At close to age 94, he remains in relatively excellent health... Continue
July 7, 2013

Weekly Report 13-28

“WE HEMORRHAGE ASTONISHING AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION in ways we don’t even think about –things we buy, places we go, incredibly personal and hypochondriac-inspiring attempts we make to self-diagnose on Google, and everything in between and beyond.” Personal info is digitally collected by governments and companies without consent, and is regularly sold by data brokers for... Continue
June 30, 2013

Weekly Report 13-27

“IT’S ONLY NATURAL FOR LEADERS TO TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR STRENGTHS… But as they rise in an organization, people often become comfortable practicing the skills that got them thus far, and fail to ask how useful these are when working at a higher level… This ‘paradox of excellence’ can result in leaders... Continue
June 22, 2013

Weekly Report 13-26

“IT’S ONLY NATURAL FOR LEADERS TO TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR STRENGTHS… But as they rise in an organization, people often become comfortable practicing the skills that got them thus far, and fail to ask how useful these are when working at a higher level… This ‘paradox of excellence’ can result in leaders... Continue
June 15, 2013

Weekly Report 13-25

AMERICANS’ WORK-LIFE BALANCE, WHEN MEASURED IN HOURS AT WORK VS. LEISURE, ranks ninth from the bottom of 34 capitalist countries. The major reason is that Europeans & Scandinavians have “national laws, like mandatory paternal leave, that alleviate the burden on working moms”; another is they are willing to earn less money. The OECD (Organization for... Continue