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Switzerland is a country that is known for its stunning natural beauty, luxurious ski resorts, and high-end chocolate and cheese. It's a popular destination for travelers looking to experience the best that Europe has to offer. However, beyond these well-known attractions, there are also many offbeat travel experiences in this...

To Thrive in Work and Life: Lenny was a business owner who died of a stroke when he was 42 years old. I was 15 years old and, since I was grounded at the time for speaking truth to power again, I was pretty sure my father died of me.  It was...

One of the biggest challenges for companies in transitioning to remote work is how to handle layoffs. Having helped 21 companies transition to hybrid and remote work, I can attest that planning for the whole workers' lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, is critical as part of effective remote and hybrid...

Memory is a vital human characteristic, and sharp memory is a great skill. It allows people to be more productive and successful in whatever they choose to do. Memory is quite linked with intelligence since it is necessary to make logical assumptions. But in types of intelligence unrelated to problem-solving,...

We all have got our share of problems. The nature of these problems differs from one person to another; what may be a major cause of concern to you may not be such to others, yet the problem is a problem. When we fail to address these problems, we often...

After over four decades of consulting and research, I am convinced C-suite leaders are not appreciating the nature of the real leadership challenge they face.   I have found an almost universal concern among CEOs with being adaptive and resilient in the face of constant and unpredictable change.  This concern is...

We live in a time when corporate CEOs have as much power as the presidents of most countries. We also find ourselves living in a degenerative economic system that’s consuming and polluting itself into extinction. This Death Economy is depleting the very resources it needs for its long-term survival. It’s...

Every year, the world’s prominent English-language dictionaries add anywhere from a few hundred to 1,000 “neologisms”—newly coined words or phrases—to their pages. For Merriam-Webster and Oxford, it’s an exhaustive process that can involve tracking words from sometimes obscure uses into the mass-market national, and even global, lexicon.  These arrivals can...

Employee satisfaction levels have generally been on the decline in recent years. Factors such as job insecurity, lack of opportunities for advancement, and inadequate compensation have been cited as contributing to this trend. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on employee satisfaction, with many workers reporting increased...

Surveyed To Death: Years ago, NPR did a satirical survey about surveys. They introduced their survey this way: Thanks for reading this article on the outrageous proliferation of surveys in contemporary America. You know what we’re talking about: When you buy a computer, the retailer sends you a survey; so...