5 trends for AI in 2026 identified and analyzed by Thomas H. Davenport and Randy Bean in new MIT Sloan Management School article. See comprehensive overview on Substack at https://miketemkin.substack.com/p/5-ai-trends-for-2026-per-mit

Leadership Takes Courage and Requires Consistency. Thoughts And Observations about Leadership from LaRaeQuy on Substack at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-207052504

Analysis on the Growth of AI from Goldman Sachs - Thought And Observations about AI, Productivity Employment and Training on Substack at https://substack.com/@miketemkin/note/c-206465998

Data from Gallup indicates that engaged employees are 18% more productive and 23% more profitable. See more #ThoughtsAndObservations about #EmployeeEngagement at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/recruiting-retaining-minds-hearts-employees-mike-temkin

We Are Being Compromised By Hypocrisy. See Thoughts And Observations about Hypocrisy from leaders from all walks, vocations and disciplines of life at https://miketemkin.substack.com/p/we-are-being-compromised-by-hypocrisy-782

Advice on how to manage a productive, profitable workforce with empathy from the Harvard Business Review at https://substack.com/@miketemkin/note/c-203473640

My new edition of Thoughts And Observations is now live on Substack. Leaders from all walks, vocations and disciplines of life share their experience and perspectives on building and maintaining workplace productivity. Go to https://miketemkin.substack.com/p/managing-productive-workplace-efficiencies

Thoughts And Observations On Leadership from Jennifer Kaplan at Evolve PR and Marketing in Phoenix AZ.
"Lead with empathy, emotional intelligence, redefine confidence, build culture through values, and remember presence outweights perfection."
See more at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-199271441

Per research conducted by Pew Research Center of 8,750 U.S. adults 49% of adults 65+ say they are aging extremely or very well…though experiences with getting older differ vastly by income. For a comprehensive review of the Pew stats and more Thoughts And Observations about Aging and Retirement go to https://miketemkin.substack.com/p/new-pew-survey-on-aging-and-retirement

The word of the year per career plaform Glassdoor is Fatigue. See more Thoughts And Observations about Exhaustion, Burnout and Fatigue at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-197012534

Survey of 1,200 full-time U.S. workers by ResumeOrg found that when employees were asked to rank their priorities for 2026, pay was first, followed by job security & work-life balance. More Thoughts And Observations on Recruiting, Talent Acquisition and Employee Retention at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-197012534

“When we begin to build walls of prejudice, hatred, pride, & self-indulgence around ourselves, we are more surely imprisoned than any prisoner behind concrete walls and iron bars.” Mother Mary Angelica – U.S. nun.
More Thoughts And Observations on Racism and Bigotry at substack.com/profile/2323...

“The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance.It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest criticism.” Dag Hammarskjold

“Speaking truth to power is actually a form of loyalty.” Richard N. Haass

“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” Ziad K. Abdelnour

More Thoughts And Observations about Loyalty at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-188832878

“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 Thoughts And Observations about Empathy at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-188683792

“Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” John Madden – U.S. NFL coach and sports commentator. For more Thoughts And Observations about #Humility (Being Sincere, Secure and Humble) go to https://miketemkin.substack.com/p/to-be-sincere-secure-and-humble

“(The) fetishization of perfection might not be surprising, but that doesn’t make it any less damaging. You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out." - Jonathan Biss. More Thoughts And Observations about the pursuit of #perfection at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-184277210

In a recent Accenture cybersecurity survey, 57% of organizations expressed concern about Data Poisoning in generativeAI deployments. Update on Cybersecurity and AgenticAI now at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-184245848

“Households in the 10% of U.S. counties most affected by climate change pay an average of $1,300 a year in extra costs, according to a study released December 1, 2025, by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles and MIT. More on this study at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-184181490

Endurance is about surviving pressure. Resilience is about designing systems so people don’t break under it. … Leaders should focus on building boundaries, celebrating foresight, sharing control & protecting slack. See more Thoughts And Observations about Resilience, Endurance & Burnout at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-183873035

Each day, more than 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. Between 2010 & 2020, the population of seniors grew about five times as fast as the overall population. That is sending the demand for medical care, long-term care, safe housing & other resources skyrocketing. See more at https://substack.com/profile/23237822-mike-temkin/note/c-183836814