Publications
December 14, 2020
Weekly Report 20-102
BUSINESS LEADERS CREATE VISION, BUT MANAGERS ARE CRITICAL to effectively implementing strategy, by leading their teams toward common objectives and coaxing optimal productivity. Strong Managers generally: (1) Clearly communicate direction & expectations to their workers and monitor consistently to ensure alignment; (2) Meet regularly with individual team members to coach, develop, and focus on any... Continue
December 9, 2020
Weekly Report 20-101
WITH VACCINE EFFICACY NOW SHOWING 95%, and U.S. ‘natural’ immunity believed to be 25%, the target for reaching Covid-19 HERD IMMUNITY is 58% population coverage, assuming that vaccines are distributed to both adults and children. If to adults only, coverage may need to be as high as 85%. [McKINSEY – 12/5/20] THE INMATES NOW DO... Continue
December 4, 2020
Weekly Report 20-100
WITH ‘VIRTUAL WORK’ HERE TO STAY, the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is becoming as important as Intelligence Quotient (IQ). EQ is about awareness of emotions – personal and those of others – with an “ability to apply & manage this awareness to tasks like thinking and problem solving.” Research suggests that nine-in-ten high performers... Continue
December 1, 2020
Weekly Report 20-99
RUSHING TO SOLUTIONS WITHOUT CLEARLY & FULLY UNDERSTANDING THE REAL ‘PROBLEM’ “can make things worse, and be just as damaging in the long run as the problem you’re trying to solve.” A process that helps ensure realistic outcome involves, in this order: (1) Defining the problem – taking observable facts into account, not just relying... Continue
November 28, 2020