Publications
August 22, 2022
Weekly Report 22-45
KEEPING EMPLOYEES IS MORE THAN EVER DEPENDANT ON A WORKPLACE POLICY of flexibility for scheduling physical presence to balance out the needs of both workers and the organization. Research suggests that up to 25% of current employees are already planning to leave their jobs, and as high as 36% for millennials. Strategies to consider: (1)... Continue
August 19, 2022
Weekly Report 22-44
IN THE PAST FEW DECADES, A GENERATION OF KIDS HAVE BEEN CRIPPLED by dumping elementary school subjects like math & reading. In 2000, a National Reading Panel of literary experts recommended explicit instruction in skills like “phonemic awareness/ phonics/ fluency/ vocabulary/ comprehension – aka the ‘Science of Reading’… However, cliques of teachers too spoiled &... Continue
August 14, 2022
Weekly Report 22-43
DO YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMPETANT INDEPENDANT ADVISOR IN BUSINESS OR PERSONAL MATTERS? Most family & closely-held companies do not, unaware of the unique value from seasoned perspective, above & beyond personal skills or experience from those within their organization. Even among companies who do have ‘Advisory’ Boards: (1) Many were appointed primarily as... Continue
August 10, 2022
Weekly Report22-42
TODAY’S WORKERS ARE “EAGER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK.” A McKinsey survey of 12,000 Manager-level employees found nearly three-quarters considering “candid, insightful feedback as critical to their own career development.” However, recent polls find as few as 5% of subordinate employees believing that Managers provide such feedback. This workplace disconnect is attributable to an “uncomfortable truth: that... Continue
August 4, 2022