Weekly Reports

SO, WE’VE MADE IT TO 2024, albeit with the geo-politics of our planet at their most precarious and perilous low-point since WWII. Today’s fractured international system and western political dysfunction have evolved primarily over the past five years from a... Continue

THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IS UPON US, with “three great forces converging in a period of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.”  The trends are in Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change and Shortage of Talent. [ECONOMIST]   Leaders who appreciate the nature of... Continue

CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS BE AWARE: a slew of new legislation and court decisions are effective in 2024 which impact workplace policies and employee rights – including employment agreements, cannabis guidelines, health care plans, disciplinary procedures, minimum wage & hour regulations, sick/ family/... Continue

THE CENTURIES OF ACCUSTOMED STATURE FOR IVY LEAGUE and other so-called ‘elite’ universities are rapidly  and deservedly coming to an end, as result of: (1) The post-2020 riot changes in admissions practices, to admit ‘diverse’ students well beyond their percentage... Continue

RECRUITING RELIABLE EMPLOYEES IS BECOMING TOUGHER AND TOUGHER. Especially with many resumes now being prepped by A.I., and despite countless lie-detection tutorials on YouTube, employers are very often deceived by resume or interview misrepresentation and flat-out lying from job candidates.... Continue