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The Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor-turned-humanitarian Angelina Jolie are the world’s most admired people, according to a YouGov study. The 2018 list features 20 men and 20 women, all of whom are chosen as a result of online interviews with more than 37,000 people in 35 countries. Following on...

C-Suite executives who led their companies through the Great Recession years ago are now opting for portfolio lifestyles that are comprised of a number of less time-consuming jobs such as consultancy, advisory and Board functions. Combined, all of these responsibilities add up to a fulfilling and fruitful next career that...

Kermit the Frog may have said, “It’s not easy being green,” but America’s Eco-CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks has made healthy, green home cleaners easy to find and accessible, not just for the eco-elite but for everyone. As president and CEO of Earth Friendly Products®, her ECOS™ brand has become the #1...

Leading a company comes with great responsibility. You are accountable to the customers you serve, the employees representing your brand, and the owners invested in your success. That responsibility widens when you include people who depend on those groups, including families, alliance partners, communities, and others. The weight of that...

In many ways, there’s no better time to be an entrepreneur today. Industry faces the challenge of unprecedented technology disruption – indeed, the velocity of technology change is one of the highest in human history. Megatrends that were on the horizon just a few years ago – Mobile, E-commerce, Social...

From the outside looking in, the startup world is a game of chance. As the oft-circulated statistic tells us, nine out of ten new businesses fail. And while this finding may be stretching the truth, it does point to a clear fact: As an entrepreneur with a new venture, the...

As companies consider where to locate operations, especially R&D, Laza Kekic, writing for Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, considers the widening innovation gap between the US and the EU. There is strong evidence of a significant innovation gap between the US and the EU, with the...

Digital transformation is big business today, so much so that more than 90% of the C-Suite now ranks digital transformation as their #1 or #2 most important area of strategic investment. That’s great news. Or is it? The first wave of successful digital companies (Google, Netflix, and others) have gained...

CEOs and senior executives often find themselves in between jobs for various reasons. If this describes you, then you may be wondering what the best game plan would be for the time you spend between positions. One very useful idea that can be tailored to any situation is to try...

While appetite and demand for energy are increasing all over the world, not many nations can generate enough electricity. The world's largest producer of power is indeed China. China, the world's second-fastest growing major economy after India, produced a gigantic 6,015 terrawatt hour (TWh) of power. The United States is...