Publications

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

Weekly Report 23-64

CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS BE AWARE: a slew of new legislation and court decisions are effective in 2024 which impact workplace policies and employee rights – including employment agreements, cannabis guidelines, health care plans, disciplinary procedures, minimum wage & hour regulations, sick/ family/ ‘reproductive loss’ leaves, rehiring of displaced workers, violence prevention plans, religious & cultural observances, arbitration,... Continue
December 11, 2023

Weekly Report 23-63

THE CENTURIES OF ACCUSTOMED STATURE FOR IVY LEAGUE and other so-called ‘elite’ universities are rapidly  and deservedly coming to an end, as result of: (1) The post-2020 riot changes in admissions practices, to admit ‘diverse’ students well beyond their percentage of the population; (2) Abolition of meritocracy measured by high-school and SAT performance; (3) Acceptance... Continue
December 4, 2023

Weekly Report 23-62

RECRUITING RELIABLE EMPLOYEES IS BECOMING TOUGHER AND TOUGHER. Especially with many resumes now being prepped by A.I., and despite countless lie-detection tutorials on YouTube, employers are very often deceived by resume or interview misrepresentation and flat-out lying from job candidates. Moreover, the likelihood for any negative feedback is remote – even deep background-checking with former... Continue
November 27, 2023

Weekly Report 23-61

“OPEN AI IS THE BIGGEST THREAT IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY.  Artificial General Intelligence is effectively a machine that can do nearly anything any human can do: anything mental, and through robots, anything physical. This includes deciding what it wants to do and then executing it, with the thoughtfulness of a human, at the speed... Continue