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#309 – ANTICIPATORY LEADERS LEVERAGE FUTURE FACTS™ – DANIEL BURRUS

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We cannot turn back the clocks and undo the damage the pandemic has done, but we can move forward with an anticipatory mindset and a firm plan of action. For many decades now, and in all industries, digital disruption has been on an exponential curve upward. Because the pandemic forced us to turn to technology for help on both a personal and business level, the pace of technology-driven change increased dramatically, far beyond merely exponential levels. Now that this change has been set in motion, the question remains: What do we do now? Continue reading →

#309 – WE’RE STILL FINDING NEW THINGS ABOUT ASPIRIN – ALLEN TAYLOR

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The use of the primary ingredient of aspirin as a medicine, goes back thousands of years. Clay tablets from ancient Sumer describe the preparation of that primary ingredient, salicylate, from willow bark, and enumerate a laundry list of ailments that it could be used to treat. In the late nineteenth century, the acetylsalicylic acid form of the drug was marketed around the world by the Bayer company of Germany. In the 20th century, aspirin was found to be effective at lowering fever, reducing pain, and treating rheumatic fever. Continue reading →

#308 – VICTORIA’S NEW RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK – JAMES KLINE PH.D.

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Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is considered an important management tool and part of good public sector governance in Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia and the states of Victoria and New South Wales have implemented ERM. In addition, the states of Tasmania and Western Australia have issued good governance frameworks which include risk management.  This piece will provide a historical overview of the risk management approach used by the Australian State of Victoria. It will then discuss the changes made in the 2020 revisions to its 2018 Victorian Government Risk Management Framework. Continue reading →

#308 – CORRUPTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS, & CONSEQUENCES – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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In this article Dr. Bill Pomfret looks at the growing worldwide concerns over corruption, he states that several factors are responsible for this.

First, a consensus has now been reached that corruption is universal. It exists in all countries, both developed and developing, in the public and private sectors, as well as in nonprofit and charitable organizations. Continue reading →

#308 – CAREER LONG LESSONS FROM A ONCE IN A LIFETIME DISRUPTION – DANIEL BURRUS

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For some, the post-coronavirus “new normal” is a frightening concept that rattles their status quo, while others are taking this moment to seize new opportunities afforded to us by a global disruption, as COVID-19 has proven to be. The fact of the matter is that aforementioned opportunity is available to all of us, whether our “new normal” is unbearably difficult or extremely simple. Continue reading →