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Organizations often tend to focus solely on their tangible products, services, and activities as their measure of success and growth. However, this approach provides a limited view of the company's actual performance and impact. To drive meaningful progress and measure the effectiveness of initiatives, it is essential to also consider...

Don’t let the name “soft skills” fool you – they’re anything but easy. Skills like communication, emotional intelligence, resilience, leadership, teamwork, adaptability and empathy are the backbone of success in today’s rapidly evolving work environment. Mastering these skills is often more difficult than acquiring “hard” job-specific technical skills that require...

Imagine you’re on hold for some assistance. Your only lifeline is a robotic voice stating, ‘Your call is important to us, please hold’. You finally connect, only to realise you’re speaking to a perfectly balanced and precise AI-generated voice, reciting the menu options in a monotone, mechanical voice. It doesn’t...

Imagine you've got this mind-blowing business idea that can be a real game-changer. But, stepping into the business world, you feel like plunging into the deep end of a pool without knowing how to swim. The corporate landscape is very intricate and the competition is fierce. It's a real challenge...

In a move that has ignited discourse within the financial realm, TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC and WWE, disclosed the eye-catching compensation package awarded to its CEO, Ari Emanuel, in the preceding year, totaling an impressive $64.91 million. Emanuel's compensation, outlined in a regulatory filing by TKO,...

Mitsuko Tottori's appointment as the first female president and chief executive officer of Japan Airlines (JAL) marks a historic milestone, underscoring her exceptional journey from a flight attendant to the pinnacle of corporate leadership. In an interview at the airline's Tokyo headquarters, Tottori reflects on her remarkable ascent and advocates...

With two out of three workers in Australia reporting that they are experiencing burnout, and that this is impacting their physical mental, emotional and social health, feeling exhausted with the tiny traumas of everyday life and overwhelmed with the bigger challenges that come along is an everyday lived experience for...

Fashion retailer Express Inc. has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, announcing its intention to shutter more than 100 stores as part of its restructuring efforts. The company, which encompasses brands like Express, Bonobos, and UpWest Express, cited assets and liabilities ranging from $1 billion to $10...

Warner Bros. Discovery is under scrutiny for its executive compensation practices, with CEO David Zaslav's 2023 pay package totaling $49.7 million, a significant increase of 26.5% from the previous year. While the company grappled with financial challenges and shrinking business segments, top executives enjoyed substantial pay hikes, raising questions about...

As of 2023, France's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) was approximately 3.04 trillion US dollars. This puts France at the 7th position in the world GDP ranking, following the United States ($26.94 trillion), China ($17.70 trillion), Germany ($4.42 trillion), Japan ($4.23 trillion), India ($3.73 trillion), the United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil,...