December 22, 2013
ON COMMON SENSE SAFETY: A quarter of annual road deaths “are now linked to phone use,” according to the Nat’l Safety Council. While driving, some 660,000 still hold a phone to their ear, and 170,000 still text messages – the principal... Continue
Weekly Report 13-52
December 15, 2013
WALL STREET REGULATION MAY FINALLY BE COMING. After years of stalling, Federal agencies are now giving serious consideration to“stricter oversight” of the big banks – including restrictions on Proprietary Trading, Hedging, customer Market-Making, and Private Equity deals. The new regulations (“a... Continue
Weekly Report 13-51
December 8, 2013
“MOST LEADERS, NO MATTER HOW EXPERIENCED, DO A POOR JOB of establishing clear, indisputable expectations of others. Then, because of lack of clarity, people may do their best, but it’s not exactly what was ‘hoped’ for and disappointment sets in.”... Continue
Weekly Report 13-50
December 1, 2013
MILLENNIAL PERSPECTIVE UPDATE: Some 80 million Americans (a quarter of U.S. population) now age 18 – 34 are “the most diverse, well-educated, interconnected generation in history, having lived their entire lives amid the greatest technological shift since the Industrial Revolution.”... Continue
Weekly Report 13-49
November 24, 2013
“PHISHING MESSAGES TRICK ONE IN FIVE EMPLOYEES.” One recent campaign induced 72% of users to click on a malicious link. Most effective message content is apparently a fake lure for Employee Discount, targeting “specter of loss (e.g. thanks for your... Continue