CEO Advisory

This year we have impressive women like Taylor Swift, the 25-year-old, who became the youngest person to make Forbes Magazine' list of the world's most powerful women. There are 7 women on the list of the world's most powerful --- are under 40 - individually and collectively, these women are...

International tennis sensation Maria Sharapova has topped the Forbes list of the world’s top ten highest paid female athletes for 2014, with Chinese tennis star Li Na Li Na close behind. Serena Williams, the 19-time Grand Slam title winning tennis star, at No 2, and South Korean figure skater Kim...

What a ride it has been so far. In spring of 2007 I joined team TOPdesk in the headquarters in the Netherlands with the purpose of launching and managing a Belgian division. Since then I have not only had the experience of helping TOPdesk become a known player in the...

At the end of the first quarter, most HR managers are busy assessing the need for new staff. The first quarter is an important period for HR specialists to hire new people. This period is also when many job applicants learn about their value to the job market. To collect...

The BBC have recently announced that they have replaced staff appraisals with performance development reviews. The idea behind the change is to get away from the format of one person ‘appraising’ the other’s performance, instead providing an opportunity to discuss a person’s role, career ambitions and development, as well as...

The highest-paid female chief executive in 2014 was Marissa Mayer, who made $42.1 million for leading Yahoo!. The next highest paid female CEO, United Therapeutics' Dr. Martine Rothblatt, took home a staggering $1.6 million. She was followed by TJX's Carol Meyrowitz  with $3.3 million, Hewlett-Packard's Margaret C. Whitman with $19.6...

So if you're searching for a new job that you like and pay reasonable living costs or thinking of relocating to the US, move to North Carolina capital Raleigh, according to data released by Glassdoor, an online job rating and salary comparison site. Raleigh came in at No. 1 on...

The pace of business has increased. We try to accomplish more in less time and with less resource. The pressure from competitors, from investors and even ourselves means it is easy to fall into the 'busy-ness' trap where we are constantly busy but in reality achieving less. The results of...

Are you tired of doing the same work day in day out? Do you think promotion is evading you? In that case you can opt for an executive MBA course. These MBA courses are meant for professionals with experience. Executive MBA – Meaning Unlike regular MBA programs, an executive MBA...

Growing a business in a controlled, profitable manner is always a challenge, no matter what the industry or products. When joining Tools4ever New York in April 2006, I was the fifth employee in the organization and there really was only one product to sell – a user provisioning application. Although...