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Thirty years ago, I visited a small local hotel in Switzerland whose owner implemented sustainable practices in the hotel’s operations. The hotel relied on local produce, served organic food, recycled its waste, collected and used rainwater, and treated laundry waste water to use for flushing toilets. While it was amazing...

Contrary to what some might believe, COVID-19 hasn’t ushered in the demise of the corporate office. Instead, it has simply expedited preexisting trends. Occupier’s Matt Giffune explores some of these trends and provides insight into how business decision makers can adjust their company’s real estate strategy in light of these...

In many companies, executive compensation is determined or negotiated according to an established compensation structure that is derived from their talent acquisition and retention strategy which in turn is driven by their business goals. Typically, a company would identify key growth indicators and ensure that each key executive’s incentives are...

Mukesh Ambani has once again emerged as the wealthiest person in Asia overtaking China's Zhong Shanshan. Shanshan's net worth stands at $66.0 billion, while Mukesh Ambani is worth $80.4 billion, as of March 23, 2021. For the past 2 years, Mukesh Ambani held the numero uno position in the ranking...

UK office workers value their new norm of working from home so much that many would forsake career progression, company benefits, and even a pay rise to maintain it, that's according to research from Ezra, one of the leading global providers of digital coaching. Last week, oil giant BP announced...

Employees who thrived through the past year are undoubtedly excellent self-leaders. When life is demanding, unpredictable and uncertain, those who lead themselves from the inside out excel. They have greater focus, direction, and stability. As will be illustrated through some examples below, their capacity to navigate change, ensures they are...

Most companies will have a stated purpose, often accompanied by a set of values. Sadly, these purpose statements remain words on a page and are very rarely communicated in an engaging way that people connect with. This includes both customers and employees, as well as potentials customers and employees. The...

What has social media done to us? It has brought closer to each other talents from across the globe. During older times, you had to take a long, time-taking route to become noticeable because of the poor communication channels in existence. For us, back then, influencers were those whom we...

International Women’s Day is a time for all to collaborate together for success. International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women but how far have we come in tech was thrown a curveball with the pandemic sweeping the globe.  Nearly...

Why strive to be Indispensable? Because your competition is global…and overwhelming. A new book,  Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Customers Can't Live Without comes out of the gate with a holistic rationale on why it is important to look at the critical elements of your business, and how to...