Weekly Reports

THE ‘VALUABLE EMPLOYEE PARADOX’ is that most workers believe they are most valuable following direct instructions from their bosses without question. Studies, to the contrary, find Managers and Owners saying their most valuable workers are not ‘yes’ men or women,... Continue

SUCCESSION PLANNING IS A CRITICAL PHASE OF STRATEGIC DIRECTION IN FAMILY BUSINESSES, and owners often focus only on skill and experience but fail to consider ‘temperament’ of a potential successor. In measuring the likely Effectiveness of a potential new leader... Continue

AS EMPLOYEES ACCUSTOMED TO REMOTE WORK ARE NOW BEING CALLED BACK to office policies & controls, risk of worker ‘Burnout’ is increased, driven by their energy depletion, exhaustion, negativity and cynicism, all contributing to Chronic Unmanaged Stress aka Burnout. The... Continue

“DEVASTATION FROM NATURAL DISASTERS CAN NEVER BE COMPLETELY AVOIDED; We live on a planet that is often hostile to our well-being.” Last week’s fire crises were certainly the result of both natural and human factors. Meteorological factors were abnormal windstorms... Continue

THE  ELEMENTS WHICH RESULTED IN LAST WEEK’S TRAGIC LOS ANGELES FIRES may “end home ownership as we know it, and could eventually crash the national economy.”  Natural disasters – fire/ hurricane/ flood/ tornado/ earthquake/ tsunami/ drought/ etc. – have, beyond... Continue