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Life is all about opportunities. Yet creating them, identifying them, and exploiting them for maximum gain is not always easy unless you have a helping hand. That is why entrepreneur and self-made woman Mashi Epting has proved a god-send for thousands of individuals looking to improve their circumstances and build...

There were many occasions during my career that I mused “leadership is lonely”. This was triggered by the responsibility of setting the decisions we must make as leaders and the related pressure of cascading the clarity of direction and establishing the unity of purpose to embed those decisions. I recall...

Alexander III or Alexander The Great, as he is known today, was the son of Philip II and King of Macedonia. What made Alexander The Great famous overtime was the conquest of almost all the known world and the expansion of Greek culture in it. Despite his short reign, he...

The topic of AI compliance from a regulatory standpoint has been covered extensively. For highly regulated industries like banks, insurance and healthcare, the potential penalties when AI models exhibit bias or violate other compliance standards run high. One prominent example was back in 2019 when it was discovered that Apple’s...

The void between being a startup entrepreneur and a CEO lies in your mind. Who you are and how you are, are linked to what your business is and how your business functions. My name is Renzie Richardson, and I am the founder and CEO of BHFL Group, a better...

Do you know how many of your leaders are getting up at 4am in order to ‘get their work done’ before the day’s meeting frenzy begins?  It’s likely to be more than you think. Or perhaps not – perhaps you’re also trying this tactic to get on top of your...

We live in a world where everyone needs innovative and latest gadgets for their daily tasks. And among these laptops stay on the top of the heap as they are built to perform a range of activities in a surefire way. Also what makes these gadgets the foremost choice for...

Blending direct, yet fair Assertive Speaking skills with empathic, Active Listening helps us in many work and personal conversations, especially when facing an impasse while forging agreements with others.   The “G.A.I.N.” Agenda for Gaining Commitments Let’s pretend you’ve effectively tried to forge agreement from someone about a needed task. You’ve...

There are very few hotels in the world that have been rated 7-star due to the luxury and opulence it promises. Blame it on the competition or essence of luxury that people crave, these hotel properties have the best of everything. Such is the profound effect of these hotels on...

In the 1991 movie Defending Your Life, the character Daniel Miller is determined to negotiate a salary raise with his boss. The day before, he secures the help of his wife to bounce off his negotiation skills and land the number of his dreams: $65,000. The D-day comes and when...