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By Ken Moyle Online enterprises in the US have been massively successful in turning the Internet into a well-oiled engine for consumer transactions.  By any measure, US companies have been quicker to market, more innovative and have reaped greater financial reward by far than any other economy.  Electronic signatures and records have been replacing paper at a healthy clip, and the introduction of mobile devices has led to the inevitability of “digital transformation” of all paper-based processes, everywhere.   After two decades with our foot on the accelerator, maybe it’s time to learn to use the clutch and shift into a higher gear. The Internet gold rush that began in the 1990’s supported a speculative, high-risk, high-reward mindset among entrepreneurs in the emerging “electronic commerce” industry in the United States.  Those with a high risk tolerance, who opted for speed over caution, were handsomely rewarded in an era characterized by exuberance over...

Pagan Rituals—Or, Why Spring Cleaning Should Include Your Corporate Policies By Ken Moyle In ancient times, the Anglo-Saxons held a festival every year on the day of the spring equinox in honor of mother goddess of the spring, called  Eastre .  A rabbit was used as a symbol of fertility and eggs were painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight brought by the coming of spring. The eggs were then given to friends and families as gifts, or used in egg rolling contests.  It was not until the eighth century that a monk named St Bede proposed the word “Easter” as the name for the Christian celebration we know today. Most families who celebrate Easter with eggs and bunnies and candy don’t know the story behind the tradition, but they enjoy it anyway.  They may even think it has something to do with their religion, even though it was taken from the “Pagans”. When the Spring Equinox rolls around, we bring out the decorations and follow these fun rituals be...