#ThoughtsAndObservations
May 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
For advice on choosing the right type of AI to fit your objectives go to #ThoughtsAndObservations on #AI on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
May 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"Consumers overwhelmingly report a preference for receiving e-commerce shipments in boxes instead of mailer bags" per new Ryder survey. See #ThoughtsAndObservations about #ProductPackaging, #ConsumerPreferences and #Sustainability on Substack
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September 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
“Empathy has no script. ... It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, & communicating that incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.’” - BreneBrown. More #ThoughtsAndObservations about #Empathy at substack.com/profile/2323...
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
See how Ame Igharo, sr. director of sustainability strategy at Ulta Beauty is guiding her company through environmental, social and governance issues, attracting customers who want to buy sustainable products. #ThoughtsAndObservations on #Sustainability on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
March 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#DataManagement is now being enhanced and challenged by the addition of #AI in the workplace. See #ThoughtsAndObservations on Managing Data with Efficiency, Expediency and AI on Substack at miketemkin.substack.com/p/data-manag...
Data Management and Artificial Intelligence
Managing Data With Efficency and Expediency
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April 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
#ArtificialIntelligence has the potential to become more autonomous now with #AgenticAI. For a look at potential opportunities and possible limitations in the workplace, see #ThoughtsAndObservations about AgenticAI on Linkedin. www.linkedin.com/pulse/more-a...
More AI Potential – The Third Wave of AI
Thoughts And Observations about Agentic AI: "In just a few years, we've already witnessed three generations of A.I.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Advancements in #robotics are enabling machines to navigate business environments with increasing degrees of dexterity and autonomy. See more from a McKinsey report in #ThoughtsAndObservations on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
Mike Temkin (@miketemkin)
Update on the use of robots by businesses from McKinsey: “Advancements in robotics … are enabling machines to navigate their environments with increasing degrees of dexterity and autonomy. Per  Sven...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“To create top-performing teams you need team Emotional Intelligence-a set of habitual routines or norms that together meet the need to feel genuinely accepted, known & valued." Vanessa Druskat. See #ThoughtsAndObservations on #EmotionalIntelligence & the #Workplace at substack.com/profile/2323...
On Emotional Intelligence and the Workplace
“To create top-performing teams, you need team emotional intelligence. Team EI is a set of habitual routines or norms that together meet…
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August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New update on growing utilization of #QuantumComputing from the MIT Sloan School Of Management inclu. stats on improving processor performance, increase of patents & increase in quantum training at corporations & universities. See detailed #ThoughtsAndObservations at substack.com/profile/2323...
Mike Temkin (@miketemkin)
Update on Quantum Computing from the MIT Sloan School Of Management: “Quantum computing is evolving into a tangible technology that holds significant commercial promise, although it remains unclear w...
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August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
New data and insights on the housing shortage in the U.S., the increase of homelessness and income disparity from
McKinsey. See #ThoughtsAndObservations about #Housing #Homelessness and #CityPlanning on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
Mike Temkin (@miketemkin)
On Housing and Homelessness from the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility: “…we have a massive housing shortage, and that crunch is really affecting families’ ability to achieve more. In 2023, we...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Advancements in robotics … are enabling machines to navigate their environments w/increasing degrees of dexterity & autonomy. Robots with human-like features, such as arms and legs have become enduring symbols of a futuristic society. See more #ThoughtsAndObservations on substack.com/profile/2323...
Mike Temkin (@miketemkin)
Two updates on Robotics: From The Washington Post: “Humanoid robots (robots with human-like features, such as arms and legs) have become enduring symbols of a futuristic society. Now, as The Washingt...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Employee engagement in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in a decade in 2024, with only 31% of employees engaged." Jim Harter - U.S. psychologist, Chief Scientist of Workplace Management & Wellbeing at Gallup.

For more #ThoughtsAndObservations about #EmployeeEngagement go to tinyurl.com/4ca53jc8
Recruiting and Retaining the Minds and Hearts of Employees
Thoughts and Observations about Employee Engagement: “Employee engagement is the art and science of engaging people in authentic and recognized connections to strategy, roles, performance, organizatio...
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January 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
1/2 of the U.S. workforce says that anxiety about the state of the world is hurting their focus, according to a recent Burson study.…34% say anxiety at work undermines loyalty to their employer. See #ThoughtsAndObservations about #Anxiety in the #Workplace on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
September 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Are you surprised about the increasing incidents of flooding, wildfires and other conditions due to climate change? Are you shocked? Concerned? Confused? See #ThoughtsAndObservations about #ClimateChange on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
August 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"China’s humanoid robots have ​shown they can run quicker than the fastest humans...but can they handle packaging ‌and warehouse operations...performing precision tasks like connecting cables?" See #ThoughtsAndObservations on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
August 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
From Gallup - "Employee Engagement Remains Flat as AI Adoption Accelerates." See more #ThoughtsAndObservations about #AI, #EmployeeEngagement and #WorkplaceProductivity on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
July 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
July 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
10% of #HR & #LearningAndDevelopment professionals believe their teams have the skills needed to meet business goals in the next 1 to 2 years. Per the #WorldEconomicForum, #skillgaps are the biggest barrier to business transformation. See more #ThoughtsAndObservations at substack.com/profile/2323...
July 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
“Quantum Computing is no longer a futuristic daydream. The technology is attracting significant investment and could deliver up to $2.7 trillion in global economic value by 2035, per McKinsey. See more #ThoughtsAndObservations on #QuantumTechnology on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
June 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Some call it "gumption" - Others call it staying "self-motivated" -- A daily challenge for many. For insights and inspiration on how to start and finish your next project see #ThoughtsAndObservations about #SelfMotivation on Linkedin at www.linkedin.com/pulse/gumpti...
GUMPTION - STAYING MOTIVATED
Thoughts And Observations on Self-Motivation: “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” Sally Berger – U.
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June 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM
58% of CFOs worldwide cite increasing AI tech investments as top growth strategy, putting AI ahead of expanding product offerings (53%), hiring (47%), & new-market expansion (46%), per survey from Coupa. See more #ThoughtsAndObservations on #AI & #CapitalExpenditures at substack.com/profile/2323...
June 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"The expected return of the #ElNiño weather pattern, supercharged by #climatechange is shaping up to be the next test for a #GlobalEconomy already strained by the fallout from the Iran war," per #TheWallStreetJournal. See #ThoughtsAndObservations on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
June 10, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Examine your life through Self-Inquiry instead of Self-Criticism #ThoughtsAndObservations about #MentalHealth #Anxiety and #Introspection on Substack at substack.com/profile/2323...
June 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM