- “MOST LEADERS BELIEVE THEY ARE MANAGING TIME, BUT IN REALITY, ARE BEING MANAGED BY IT, responding to stimuli rather than choosing how to spend their days. Remedies involve: (1) Reframing time as an asset… (2) Building the calendar around leadership logistics… (3) Operating with explicit MVPs: Morals, Values & Principles…” https://chiefexecutive.net/
- BUT MEANWHILE, IN TODAY’S WORLD, the factor becoming most critical to effective leadership is not how smart the leader is, but how well he/she can adapt when IQ is no long enough… “what AI cannot do is adapt – decide which problem is worth solving in the first place…” Fast becoming the critical leadership skill is a shift from IQ to AQ – Agility Quotient… [BIG THINK]
- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME which began last weekend… DST is a “misalignment with human Circadian Rhythm which can increase stroke, cardiovascular events, cancer, diabetes, obesity and mood disturbances including depression, substance abuse, even suicide. 60% of the world, along with Arizona & Hawaii remain on Permanent Standard Time…” [CHARLATAN]
- MORE PERSPECTIVE ON THE THREAT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: Frequent use of AI tools can cause critical thinking abilities to atrophy… “systemic intellectual debt”… [FUTURISM]
- THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK: California’s initiative for ‘Black Reparations’ is “the mother of all Shakedowns.” Governor Newsom’s established agency first suggested $220K payments per Black Californian… subsequently upped to $360K, and now proposed at $1.2 million… California obligation would exceed $2.7 Trillion – for a state budget of $500 Billion… [TOWNHALL]
- A reminder: In event personal incapacitation passwords/ PIN numbers/ Alarm codes/ secret user names/ and other info critical to accessing personal info need to be accessible…
- Studies find over 50% of hiring managers acknowledging that physical traits influence hiring decisions, with 40% admitting that while skills are paramount, implicit bias can equate (if not override) physical attractiveness with competence. 11% of HR professionals also admit their decisions can be ‘influenced’ by weight, ageism, and features like glasses, beard or certain clothing styles. [GOOGLE]
