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Why I Created My Own Life and Career
Before I graduated from college, I was offered the most stable job: working for the U.S. government. Lucky, right? All I had to do was start working, not do anything crazy, and I had a retirement set...
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Door Prepares to Slam for Student Loan Forgiveness Due to Fraud
Back in October of 2014 I wrote a story titled "Millions of Federal Student Loans Lining Up to Be Eliminated and Borrowers Repaid". At the time I wrote that article some people said I was crazy. After...
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To Innovate, We Must Educate
Each wave of human innovation has required new skills. From the Industrial Revolution to the post-industrial digital age, economic growth and positive societal transformation have been driven by...
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Take a Feminine Approach to Corporate Culture or Die
I recently heard Seth Godin give a keynote and he said "Culture is everything. Culture and your people trump marketing, sales and everything else."It got me thinking that employers are so focused on...
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Inequality in Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0, more commonly referred to us as The Fourth Industrial Revolution, will be the central topic of this year's 46th annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Top CEOs like Microsoft's Satya...
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Want People to Embrace Efficiency Technology? Make It Sexy
Why don't energy efficiency technologies and strategies get people as excited as a Tesla roadster? On the face of it, duh. It's the brains of it that make this a headscratcher. An American Council for...
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Humanity at a Crossroads as Technology Advances
Technology advances faster than anything I have seen in my lifetime. I often think about my mother and the stories she shares of the depression era -- being entertained by the radio as a child, later...
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11 Ways to Throw the Company Event of the Year
You may be able to run a killer business, but event planning isn't for everyone. Here are 11 stress-free ways to put on a true crowd-pleasing event. A. Create an Inclusive EnvironmentWhether at my...
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For the Sake of the Climate, We Need to Know What Kind of Oil the U.S. Is...
The United States has never exported much crude oil -- but that is likely about to change because congressional leaders recently lifted the country's 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports. However, this...
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It's Time for India's Creative Workers to Go Global
More than a century of manufacturing growth has been led by a move toward centralized mass production and increasing mechanization. This has delivered efficiency and consistency, but often at the cost...
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A Beautiful Game Is A Collective Responsibility
Sport has united and inspired us like nothing else over the past century. From football matches between German and British troops during WWI to North and South Korean athletes marching together during...
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Why We Need to Promote Inclusive Growth for Healthy Economies
Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) recognises the crucial role that economic growth has played in reducing poverty in recent decades. However, economic growth will only be sustainable in the...
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The Fight for Clean Water for Everyone Is Also My Fight
As the world is today and the way the future looks, water brings some of our biggest challenges. For the second year in a row, the World Economic Forum has identified the water crisis as the biggest...
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The IMF Needs Less Lagarde
Christine Lagarde has said she is open to serving another five-year term as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. She should not get it. The case in her favor, exemplified by Ian...
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What's This Surprise Charge on My Capital One Card?
Marie Levine finds a mystery charge on her Capital One credit card. Why won't anyone help her remove it?Question: I have had an ongoing dispute with Lord & Taylor for a charge on my bill going back...
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Government For The People
Have you ever applied for food stamps? In California, where I live, you can apply online. My friend Kathy, who has helped members of her family and dozens of people in her community of Vietnamese...
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Consumer Review Freedom Act Would Stop Travel's Gag Clauses
If he reveals the details of his awful vacation-rental experience, Terry Fedigan is afraid of what might happen. The rental property's owner could sue -- and win. Last summer, he rented a home in New...
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Thursday Fervor -- Draghi Catches the Markets as They Fall
"Help me now I'm calling youCatch me now I'm fallingI'm in your hands, it's up to youCatch me now I'm falling." - Kinks We told you we would be DOOMED!!! back on the 11th if the Russell were to fail...
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First Comes Smarts, Then Comes the Hustle
Because of the position I have put myself in, I've made it my responsibility to share as much as I possibly can on what it takes to win in business. I've pledged to be a great content creator, to bring...
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If You Build It Correctly... They Will Come
When looking at corporate well-being programs, we tend to think in terms of managing conditions such as diabetes, heart and lung disease, and stress-related illnesses. This is understandable since...
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