Iran: Back in Business and The New Best Friends
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has been on a shopping spree in Europe to reap benefits from business deals worth billions of dollars. The red carpet was rolled out for him, and he was invited to some...
View ArticleAt 19 I Decided it Was Time to Fire My Boss -- Here's Why
If you're reading this article, chances are you're almost ready to do the same. Let me guess, you're stuck in the office right now, shielding your screen from nosey co-workers who are eager to bust you...
View ArticleEvidence of Affluence: Subtle Clues at Northern Jersey's Bridgewater Commons...
NOTE TO EDITOR: IMAGE FOR SOCIAL SHARING BLOG BEGINS BELOW.>>>> Hot on the heels of my podcast is another retail rumination. By now, it's safe to assert that the conventional enclosed...
View ArticleGallup Study Reveals 71 Percent of B2B Clients Ready and Willing to Take...
Gallup has just released the Guide to Customer Centricity: Analytics and Advice for B2B Leaders. The study reports that 71 per cent of B2B clients are ready and willing to take their business elsewhere...
View ArticleCuriosity Might Kill The Cat But, It Grows The Leader
I was asked recently by a group of young leaders, what traits have proven most important in my career. I responded by telling them that there were three and they all started with the letter "C". The...
View ArticleDoes Your Business Have a Ball Pit?
A few months ago I visited a new church. I was navigating through this huge, former warehouse turned contemporary worship building when a women stopped me with a beyond bizarre question. "Hi, will you...
View Article5 Ways you can listen in to your customers in the digital age
Success in business is hugely dependant on catering to what your customers want. Whether a company's been established for over a century or just starting-up; the one thing that defines its success is...
View ArticleTo Be or Not To Be ME? That is the question!
Wouldn't our organisations be simpler and happier places to work in if we all just 'fitted' in? If I had a pound for every time an organisation questioned whether he or she is a good fit I would be a...
View Article10 Great Social Media Content Resources
Brands that create great content will enjoy benefits like increased brand awareness, an improved brand perception, audience growth, and an increase in leads for their sales department. Developing the...
View ArticleThe World Is Getting Warmer -- But Here's What We Can Do Now to Prepare
This is the second installment of a five-part WorldPost series on the world beyond 2050. The series is adapted from the Nierenberg Prize Lecture by Lord Martin Rees in La Jolla, Calif. Part one is...
View ArticleMumpreneur vs Entrepreneur; Should We Just Get Over It?
I was recently reading yet another article on mum entrepreneurs and how there is more to us than meets the eye. 'Underestimate us at your own peril' it implied, 'don't you know we are serious...
View ArticleWhy an Early Financial Start Can Change Your Life
This post appeared first on Reach Financial Independence.I started working at the age of 12 or 13. No child labor, I was a baby sitter, then a tutor to smaller kids, and since I also played the piano...
View ArticleIt's Not Beyond Your Pay Grade
I once worked with a Director of Operations who was famous for slipping out of meetings before he was assigned something to do. He often found numerous ways to avoid tough tasks. In fact, he worked...
View ArticleLeading for Well-being
In a world beset with woes, people hunger for a sense of who they are, where they belong and what they believe in. Sixty million refugees are on the move, climate chaos is upon us, and the global...
View ArticleIs Clinton Bought By Wall Street? There Is A Test For That
Secretary Hillary Clinton has accepted millions in "speaking fees" and campaign contributions from interest groups - most notably Wall Street firms - that she will be in a position to help or hurt as...
View ArticleA Dirty Little Secret Corporate America Doesn't Want Out
Go behind the glass doors of any company, big or small, and you will find that a big secret is being closed guarded, but honestly it's time to finally let the world in on it so here goes. The global...
View ArticleFinancial Reform: It's About Improving the Financial System, Not 2008
As the Democratic presidential race heats up, the debate on financial reform has taken a bizarre twist. Somehow the measure of a good reform is its ability to prevent another 2008-type financial...
View Article16 Easy Rules to Ensure Your Business Emails Are Effective
Being an effective leader requires many skills. You must obviously have knowledge about, and experience in, the area of your business. You must be smart and diligent. You must have patience and be...
View ArticleBringing Humanity to the Workplace
We now recognize that, the need to 'go to work to be working' has ceased to be necessary as technology has enabled us to work from anywhere. However, most of us still spend dark early winter mornings...
View ArticleThe Secret Sauce Behind Donald Trump's Social Media Success
By Barbara Nonas, VP/Director, Corporate Communications, DigitasLBi Full Disclosure: I am not a Trump supporter. But politics aside, there's one thing everyone can agree on: Donald Trump is a master of...
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