Disaster Is Inevitable. Is Your Business Ready to Survive? Summary Extreme weather and large-scale disasters are becoming routine, hitting places and businesses that once felt safe. The article outlines the expanding geographical reach of floods, fires and storms and explains why small businesses are especially vulnerable. It uses recent examples — from inland tropical-storm damage […]
2025 Proxy Season Review: From Escalation to Recalibration Summary The 2025 proxy season saw a clear pullback from the high activity of 2024: fewer shareholder proposals overall, sharper investor selectivity, and increased use of SEC procedural tools by issuers. Environmental, social and human capital proposals fell most sharply, while governance items remained the most numerous […]
Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk Summary Cybercriminals and nation-state actors are increasingly targeting state and local governments, just as federal cybersecurity funding and staffing that once supported those jurisdictions are being cut. Recent high-profile incidents — including ransomware hits on Nevada and the City of St. Paul, attacks on tribal and state […]
Driving engagement through experiential learning Summary This article argues that experiential learning — combining formal instruction, social interaction and on-the-job practice — is the most effective way to engage adult learners. Drawing on examples from West Shore Home, the author sets out four core principles for designing experiential learning activities: make tasks challenging, build community, […]
Mike Flynt, 59-Year-Old Linebacker: ‘Do You Let Your Regrets Define You?’ Summary Mike Flynt, who was dismissed from his college football team in 1971, returned to Sul Ross University at age 59 and became the oldest contributing player in NCAA history. Motivated by long-held regret and a desire to mentor younger players, Flynt made the […]
Compete With Hunger, Not Hours Summary Patrick Lencioni argues that competitiveness should be driven by employee hunger, ownership and passion — not by counting hours. He critiques long-hours prescriptions (like the 9-9-6 model) and restrictions such as strict “right to disconnect” rules that focus on time rather than motivation. Lencioni says leaders should create cultures […]
Congratulations to the 2025 Learning in Practice Award finalists! Summary Chief Learning Officer (CLO) has announced the finalists for the 2025 Learning in Practice Awards. Winners (gold, silver or bronze) will be revealed during a virtual ceremony on 16 October, when the CLO of the Year for 2025 will also be announced. Established in 2003, […]
Embracing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent Summary This commentary highlights student-run security operations centres (SOCs) as a practical, scalable way to tackle the global cybersecurity workforce shortage. Using the Louisiana State University (LSU) whole-of-state student-run SOC as the main example, the piece explains how public–private partnerships (LSU, TekStream, Splunk, AWS) deliver 24/7 coverage, hands-on […]
Scammers Are Using Grok to Spread Malicious Links on X Summary Bad actors on X (formerly Twitter) have discovered a technique labelled “grokking” to bypass X’s ban on links in promoted posts. Scammers place malicious URLs in the small “From” caption of video cards, then prompt X’s AI assistant Grok via comments (for example: “@grok […]
Peyton Murphy’s Long Game: Inside the Career of a Trial Lawyer Who Won’t Back Down Summary Peyton Murphy, raised in South Louisiana, trained at LSU (BA 1988) and Tulane School of Law (JD 1991). After clerking for a state district judge and working in insurance defence, he founded Murphy Law Firm in Baton Rouge in […]
