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Just about two years ago, I wrote an article titled, “How to Achieve True Balance in Work and in Life”. In that article, I introduced you all to the 5Ls program. A one-of-a-kind wellness program that promotes healthy work-life balance and helps business leaders protect their most valuable assets: their...

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top.  So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but...

Cell and gene therapies are potential cancer and genetic disease treatments, but inventors encounter obstacles. Long-term partnerships with CDMOs may help life science businesses provide life-changing therapies to patients. Gene treatments include injecting a healthy form of a disease-causing gene into patient cells. Human cells are transplanted for cell and...

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”  – Alvin Toffler. In his 1970 book, Future Shock, written with Adelaide Farrell, the prescient futurist foresaw the complexities of the 21st century. He anticipated the sharing economy,...

Have we ever pondered that when a game of chess start, only half the space on chessboard is initially available? As the game progresses, transactional exchange frees up space for initiating game-changing moves by the players. In the context of Technopreneurship too, the initial amalgamation of Technology and Entrepreneurship is...

As a C-level executive, there are times when you are being poached by other companies, recruiters have presented attractive opportunities, or you are otherwise considering leaving your current company to advance your career, and more than one position presents itself. Each position has its strengths and drawbacks. How do you...

As a leader, when you have a lot on your plate – whether it’s work or family responsibilities– it can feel like things are spiraling out of control.  In my own life, one of the most challenging periods was when I was caring for a deathly ill family member. What...

For more than 20 years, Jeff Bezos fought against the entropy inherent in large organizations. He demanded that Amazon always act as a startup, that it would always be Day 1 at Amazon. As he said in his 1997 shareholder letter, "Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by...

The shareholder of IBOX BANK Alona Shevtsova has been listed among the TOP 50 most influential women in the fintech sector in Ukraine. This October, the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies (UAFIC) published their rating of the most influential women in the field of financial technologies in Ukraine....

If there's one thing guaranteed in life, it's change, and some people deal with it better than others. However, it doesn't mean those who don't cope well with change can't learn to do so. There are plenty of lessons to be learned from successful entrepreneurs and leaders, who must learn...