Reinvent or rust: The learning leader’s guide to AI maturity Summary Learning and development (L&D) sits at a crossroads: stay a reactive cost centre that produces courses or reinvent as a strategic driver of capability and competitive advantage. The article introduces an AI maturity model with five phases (Ad Hoc → Transformational) to help learning […]
Escaping Reality Via Gambling Leads to Addiction Summary Researchers have updated the Gambling Motives Questionnaire to a new GMQ-R-27 that explicitly includes “escapism” as a motive for gambling. The study, published in Comprehensive Psychiatry and involving Université de Montréal psychologist Prof. Beáta Bőthe, finds that using gambling to escape daily worries, stress and negative emotions […]
SJM shareholders approve L’Arc Hotel acquisition ahead of regulatory deadline | AGB Summary SJM Holdings has won near-unanimous shareholder approval to acquire 100% of Arc of Triumph Development Company Limited, owner of L’Arc Hotel and its casino/facilities in Macau. The extraordinary general meeting on 15 December passed the resolution by poll with more than 99.9% […]
New Study Shows Nevada Residents More Likely to Develop Gambling Addiction Summary A UNLV study finds that around 15% of Nevada residents have a gambling problem — about 7.5 times the US national average of 2%. Some 65% of residents reported gambling in the past year, and of those, 21% fall into the ‘most severe […]
US Gambling Tax Change Leads Erik Seidel to Consider Cutting Back on Poker Summary A recent change to US gambling tax rules — part of President Donald Trump’s economic plan — will limit deductions on gambling losses to 90% of annual losses instead of allowing full deductions. The rule takes effect in 2026 and has […]
Robot Challenge Screen Summary This article examines why supply chain visibility has become central to modern logistics. It outlines how businesses are moving from episodic tracking to continuous, end-to-end visibility by combining IoT sensors, telematics, cloud platforms, analytics and AI. The piece covers the tangible benefits — improved customer experience, lower operating costs, faster exception […]
Why coaching is a compound interest strategy for talent Summary Organisations face constant complexity: fast-moving markets, accelerating technology and tougher talent retention. This article reframes coaching not as a discretionary cost but as a compound-interest investment that multiplies value over time. Coaching—whether external executive coaching, team coaching or building internal coaching capability—drives retention, boosts productivity […]
How to ensure your 2026 HR priorities are business-led Summary This guide explains how HR should build its 2026 priorities by starting from the business priorities, not HR’s usual frameworks. It argues HR must ask leaders what keeps them awake, listen carefully, speak in commercial language, quantify people impacts in financial terms, and secure ongoing […]
Fatma Hassan Al‑Remaihi: Leading Doha Film Institute Summary Fatma Hassan Al‑Remaihi, CEO of the Doha Film Institute (DFI), has steered the organisation from a regional cultural body into an internationally recognised creative investment platform. Her strategy treats films as both artistic works and economic assets: DFI curates global selections, promotes Qatari talent through the “Made […]
Thailand’s tourism sector faces crisis with declining visitor numbers | AGB Summary Thailand’s foreign tourism industry recorded a 9.8% fall in visitor arrivals in 2025 versus 2024, forcing official projections down to about 32 million arrivals — well under earlier hopes of up to 40 million. The drop is blamed on a string of setbacks: […]
