CEO Advisory

Netflix once owned the on-demand video-streaming space, but with players like HBO, Amazon, and Hulu threatening its throne, the company’s future may not be sealed. According to the Nielsen Total Audience report for Q4 of 2014, more than 53 percent of U.S. homes have access to at least one video-streaming service. Netflix...

Unsurprisingly, In rankings for the top 50 most affordable online colleges for degree programs in the United States, University of Wyoming ranked number one for the 2015-16 academic year. The University of Illinois at Springfield ranks second on the list. The rest of the top ten were: Murray State University...

Brand intimacy is the essential relationship between a person and a brand that transcends purchase, usage and loyalty. This relationship is becoming increasingly important as technology keeps transforming the way brands thrive resulting in pervasive, information-rich, more socially driven and on–demand experiences. What’s more, how a brand interfaces, influences and...

4 Indian women have made it to Forbes' list of world's 100 most powerful women, sharing the honour with high-achievers such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Melinda Gates. State Bank of India chairperson Smt Arundhati Bhattacharya has been ranked 30th on the list, followed by ICICI Bank...

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...