HR & Talent Management
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Productivity and Employee Well-being – Two Sides of the Same Coin (Part 1) Summary Leo Bottary argues that the practices used by top CEO peer forums — hiring the right people, building psychological safety, and practising servant leadership — can be applied across organisations to boost both productivity and employee well-being. His Peernovation approach adapts […]
OpenAI execs say companies need to do 3 things right to get employees using AI Summary OpenAI’s product and engineering leads, Olivier Godement and Sherwin Wu, told the BG2 podcast that organisations need a pragmatic, results-focused approach to get employees using AI. They highlighted three essentials: secure top-level buy-in while empowering a focused “tiger team,” […]
Qantas Reduces Executive Pay Following Cyberattack Summary Australia’s largest airline revealed in its 2025 annual report that a cyber incident earlier this year — discovered on 30 June — compromised a third-party contact-centre platform and exposed personally identifiable information for about 5.7 million passengers. The Qantas board decided to reduce short-term compensation for the CEO, […]
Fake military IDs, bogus résumés: How North Korean and Chinese hackers use AI tools to infiltrate companies and other targets Summary Nation-state-linked hackers from North Korea and China are increasingly using generative AI — including ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini — to make phishing, social-engineering and long-term intrusion campaigns far more effective. Recent findings […]
OPINION: Killing collective bargaining in higher ed will hurt students and shatter morale Summary The Nevada Board of Regents has quietly placed proposals on its Sept 11–12 agenda that would fundamentally alter how collective bargaining and tenure function in the state’s higher education system. One change would require legislative fiscal preapproval for collective bargaining agreements, […]
Nevada prison system’s high overtime payouts will continue, agency director says Summary The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) continues to face elevated overtime costs that helped create a $53 million budget shortfall in the most recent fiscal year. An audit earlier this year put annual overtime-related losses at about $18 million, citing inconsistent policies and […]
