Publications
June 30, 2023
Weekly Report 23-36
AS POLITICAL & SOCIAL ISSUES INCREASINGLY DOMINATE THE NEWS, remember that surveys and opinion polls are seldom accurate and often misleading, particularly as to Trends. The principal reasons are: (1) Bias in phrasing of questions by pollsters always impacts response; (2) Surveys by phone vs email vs in-person get different responses, a result of... Continue
June 27, 2023
Weekly Report 23-35
PURSUIT OF OPTIMAL BUSINESS SKILLS TAKES MANY FORMS. Latest research suggests that up to a quarter of people have ‘Lucid Dreams’ regularly – a state of sleep where a degree of control can foster generation of ideas and even ‘rehearsal’ for real-life events, like making speeches, preparing for discussions, solving problems, even musical performances.... Continue
June 19, 2023
Weekly Report 23-34
GENERATIONAL WORKPLACE CONFLICT CONTINUES TO INCREASE as Gen Zers in their twenties get hired. A recent survey of 1,300 Managers found two-thirds saying they have needed to fire younger employees, half attributing it to issues like lack of effort, poor concentration (often disrupted by their cell phones), too easily offended, obsessed with entitled promotions, and/or... Continue
June 13, 2023
Weekly Report 23-33
FINDING AND KEEPING WORKERS IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT with surveys reporting up to two-thirds of candidates only willing to accept a job offer if they know and agree with a company’s purpose, and some 90% claiming they are willing to trade a percentage of their earnings for greater meaning at work.” Even more so than compensation,... Continue
June 10, 2023