August 28, 2024
AGING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SLOW AND STEADY PROCESS. Latest research at Stanford University found that “accumulation of wrinkles, aches & pains or a general sensation of having grown older almost overnight” has a scientific explanation, and actually... Continue
Weekly Report 24-36
August 15, 2024
“USING TABLETS AS ‘e-BABYSITTERS FOR TODDLERS BRINGS MORE TANTRUMS, which in turn can have harried parents trying to calm a child by handing them a tablet.” Canadian researchers report that screen time in early childhood can disrupt their ability... Continue
Weekly Report 24-35
August 8, 2024
“THE THING THAT MAKES BUSINESS TRICKY is that almost every situation is novel in some way, with different products/ services/ types of employees/ markets/ etc., so it’s situational in nature.” Even hindsight has its limits, since today’s world isn’t yesterday’s... Continue
Weekly Report 24-34
August 1, 2024
BEST TO MIND YOUR MANNERS WITH CHATBOTS. While, according to McKinsey, some 85% of Americans believe that civility (i.e. manners) have declined in the last decade and 90% feel youngsters have become disrespectful as a result of social media and... Continue
Weekly Report 24-30
August 1, 2024
‘FAMILY BUSINESS’ – defined as any company in which two or more family members “exercise control, concurrently or sequentially” – represent some 90% of American businesses, employing over half the nation’s workers and GNP. When managed effectively, up to two-thirds make... Continue