Publications

December 27, 2021

Weekly Report 21-89

2022 WILL GRADUALLY RETURN TO BUSINESS ACTIVITY AT A ‘NEW NORMAL’ LEVEL. Maintaining stability is now a matter of continuous attention, learning and flexible response as circumstances evolve. While economic & political changes are still very uncertain, the historical model of organizational decision-making is still important – where leaders do their best to avoid disrupting... Continue
December 22, 2021

Weekly Report 21-88

“Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good… It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price... Continue
December 14, 2021

Weekly Report 21- 87

“‘DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION’ HAS BECOME AN IMPERATIVE AND CRITICAL FACTOR for almost every type and size of organization, to some degree: interface with business partners & vendors, meeting expectations of employees (in hiring/ incentivizing/ training/ retaining), as well as marketing/ retention of customers or clients. As technology so rapidly changes, businesses increasingly require digital strategies &... Continue
December 9, 2021

Weekly Report 21-86

“VIOLENT CRIME IS NEVER FAR BEHIND DISORDER ON THE STREETS, and West Coast cities now lead the nation in ‘smash-and-grab’ thieves.”  Reasons are consistent and simple: ‘Progressive’ prosecutors limiting arrest, incarceration or punishment for shoplifters, looters, even organized thieves; and Policies encouraging immigration & sanctuary, including “unruly, occasionally violent, homeless encampments which have also (in... Continue
December 2, 2021

Weekly Report 21-85

UNTIL RECENT YEARS, “EMPLOYEES HAD A JOB, NOT A VOICE.”  Increasingly, as resignations in many sectors are at an all-time high (with 3% of America’s workforce quitting their jobs in September alone), companies now need to be intentional about both Culture – everything from the point of the office to how staff communicate with each... Continue