Publications
April 16, 2022
Weekly Report 22-21
THE REASON MANY DAYS GET HIJACKED IS FROM RESPONDING TO ‘URGENCIES’ OF OTHERS – especially texts/ emails/ social media/ gossip – at expense of tackling personally ‘important’ matters. Reality is that ‘important’ items can easily get pre-empted because they don’t always have immediate deadlines, tending to be long-term in nature, often focusing on mission, values,... Continue
April 10, 2022
Weekly Report 22-20
WHEN LEADERS AND MANAGERS PERFORM TASKS OR WORK THAT SHOULD/COULD BE DONE BY AN EMPLOYEE – usually because they think/know they can do it faster or better – the impact generally reduces productivity, team morale, personal time management, and capacity for efficient planning. According to Harvard Business Review research, because “95% of employees in large... Continue
April 7, 2022
Weekly Report 22-19
88% OF ALL DATA BREACHES ARE FROM PHISHING RESPONSES BY EMPLOYEES – nearly half because of distraction’ – and falling for the same old ‘gotcha’ tricks, according to Stanford University research: (1) eMail solicitations for log-in credentials by response to official-looking requests from executives, bogus DocuSign documents, package-delivery/ bank/ credit card ‘problem’ notices; (2) Internal... Continue
April 3, 2022
Weekly Report 22-18
‘MISSION CREEP’ happens when projects grow in scope, sabotaging productivity and often failing to meet delivery timetables or objectives. A business adage called ‘Parkinson’s Law’ is that “work expands to fill the time allotted for completion” which, combined with human nature for procrastination and tendency to lessen effort when working on Team projects, hugely impact... Continue
March 29, 2022