Publications

March 24, 2022

Weekly Report 22-16

OPTIMIZING BUSINESS OR PERSONAL RESULTS ALWAYS REQUIRES ONGOING STRATEGIC PLANNING, initially based on vision of the leadership.  Before prioritizing or taking tactical steps for organizational initiatives/ personnel/ processes/ procedures/ facilities/ etc., the always initial critical factor is developing clarity & consensus among leaders of Goals and Objectives: what the picture is intended to look like,... Continue
March 18, 2022

Weekly Report 22-15

LEADERS OFTEN AVOID DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES, instead complaining and blaming others for their discomfort. Beyond normal personality trait to simply avoid conflict, this also stems from the fact that such avoidance is socially acceptable, and that talking about uncomfortable issues involves vulnerability which can become hurtful, disappointing and put ego at risk of failure.... Continue
March 15, 2022

Weekly Report 22-14

SOME 100 MILLION AMERICANS COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT GETTING A ‘GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP’ (according to Dep’t of Labor surveys), especially about trouble falling back and staying asleep after middle-of-night waking, aka ‘onset’ & ‘maintenance’ insomnia. Since sleep cycles are around 90-minutes, waking around 3:am is common for adults over age 50 who hit the pillow between... Continue
March 9, 2022

Weekly Report 22-13

THE COMMAND-AND-CONTROL MODEL OF EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP – “and the notion that one is lucky to have a job at all” – is history. In today’s world, it’s about motivation and inspiration which is demonstrated by empathy with expectations of job candidates and existing workers. Today’s model has evolved in response to: “(1) Labor shortage stemming... Continue
March 3, 2022

Weekly Report 22-12

DIALOGUE IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS (with partners/ employees/ family members/ friends) often ‘hits-a-brick-wall’ due to: (1) Absence of clarity in motive – especially “caring more about looking good than finding solutions; and/or (2) Either/OrThinking that  there’s only one solution to a challenge, based on that choices limited only to honesty which can result in offending the... Continue