Weekly Reports

‘INFORMAL’ MEDIATION IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY EFFECTIVE MANNER OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION – a process of coaxing parties to focus on “surfacing the agenda” to ensure that each party listens and fully hears the other’s core issue(s) – which then facilitates... Continue

• PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, ESPECIALLY OF MILLENNIALS, OFTEN HAS ADVERSE RESULTS, with employees feeling “less inspired and motivated after the appraisal episodes.” Surveys find the principal reason for this to be the traditional focus on activity – i.e. what the person... Continue

MILLENNIALS GENERALLY “VIEW AND EMBRACE SOCIALISM MORE POSITIVELY THAN CAPITALISM, their faith undermined in our economic system… Much of the blame goes to ‘crony capitalism’ – which is when government provides special favors to some people or businesses, and picks... Continue

WORKPLACE ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’ IS NOT REALLY ABOUT “taking the blame when something goes wrong, it’s about “taking initiative and strategic follow-through… to deliver on a commitment with responsibility to the outcome.” The key to holding people accountable mostly involves clarity as... Continue

GREEN-FRIENDLY FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES aka HYDROGEN-POWERED CARS are the next automotive break-through. Toyota’s Mirai model (successor to the Prius) has a 300-mile range; Honda’s Clarity model boasts up to 435 miles without recharge. Fueling stations are underway in Japan,... Continue