Publications
November 20, 2020
Weekly Report 20-96
VIRTUALLY MANAGING ‘UNDERPERFORMING’ EMPLOYEES over phone or zoom calls is a challenge which can create anxiety and often be procrastinated to avoid confrontation. A few tips for more effective virtual feedback are: (1) “Not reflexively zeroing in on faults, assuming the person’s lack of initiative or poor attitude, and rather first considering whether organizational... Continue
November 14, 2020
Weekly Report 20-95
ELECTION CHAOS IS JUST THE LATEST RAMIFICATION OF TODAY’S ‘CULTURE’ BATTLE, which has evolved beyond polarization of ideas to “political sectarianism – the tendency of groups to align on the basis of moralized identities rather than shared ideas or policy preferences… Political identity now really functions more as if it is a Religious identity, where... Continue
November 11, 2020
Weekly Report 20-94
COMPANIES INCREASINGLY RELY MORE ON ‘PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS’ IN HIRING – test which grade applicants’ responses ranking their attitude and “character trait profile” as better or worse suitable for a job position. Judging is generally based on levels of “openness, conscientiousness, extroversion/introversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, psychopathy & narcissism… For example, candidates good with detail may be obsessive... Continue
November 6, 2020
Weekly Report 20-93
TIME MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT ALLOCATING ENERGY TO OPTIMALLY ACCOMPLISH PRIORITY TASKS in a realistic time frame. But an overriding and critical factor generally overlooked is about ‘bandwidth’ – one’s energy or mental capacity to handle tasks, an essential metric in productivity.” Key elements are usually: (1) Struggle with inability to say No, which then pre-empts... Continue
November 4, 2020