Publications
October 11, 2020
Weekly Report 20-85
INDEFINATELY WORKING FROM HOME” has just been announced by Microsoft as an option to employees, along with option for a hybrid half-time office work week, “as long as their job doesn’t require in-person work, like hardware engineers… now allowing employees to live anywhere in the U.S., even when it would be safe to return to... Continue
October 8, 2020
Weekly Report 20-84
THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE requires technical skills and data literacy that is beyond most of today’s workforce. While competing with robots ever will not be won by humans, our ‘soft skills’ will become even more critical as the nature of ‘work’ evolves, with capabilities embodying: (1) Creative and imaginative thinking; (2) Analytical thinking, using... Continue
October 6, 2020
Weekly Report 20-83
“WORK IS A SERIOUS MATTER BUT CANNOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY ALL THE TIME, especially when things happen that are inherently ridiculous… Humor is a natural and healthy reaction to setbacks or irrational commands of a Boss (like egotistical managers played on ‘The Office’) …A sense of humor is, by and large, a useful thing to... Continue
October 3, 2020
Weekly Report 20-82
THOUGHT FOR THE TIMES: Is the American Dream PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN? Once upon a quiet time, looking backward from today, the world seemed much more stable in most important ways. Folks woke up most mornings with ‘great new day’ perspection, and little wasted energy on some upcoming Election. Just a... Continue
October 1, 2020