Publications
January 15, 2024
Weekly Report 24-01
SO, WE’VE MADE IT TO 2024, albeit with the geo-politics of our planet at their most precarious and perilous low-point since WWII. Today’s fractured international system and western political dysfunction have evolved primarily over the past five years from a few fundamental factors: (1) The uncontested seizure of Crimea by Russia – the first outright... Continue
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