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In December 2019 - just before the world was hit by a global pandemic - our organisation, Beaumont People, released the Meaningful Work Insights Report, uncovering what Australians valued as meaningful work. Our goal was to equip organisations with insights to enable them to understand what Australian employees value in...

A company's culture is its beating heart, its very essence. It's the shared beliefs, values, and behaviors that shape an organization's identity and can have a profound impact on employee morale, productivity, and ultimately, the bottom line. As a CEO, building and fostering a positive company culture should be at...

Swiss bank UBS Group AG tapped former boss Sergio Ermotti to manage its takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG: This week, UBS chair Colm Kelleher replaced CEO Ralph Hamers with his predecessor Sergio Ermotti. Ermotti, who was previously CEO of UBS from 2011 to 2020 and is now chairman of...

Angry and dismayed Amazon employees are pushing back against the recently-announced return to office policy by the Amazon leadership. Amazon's policy joins other high-profile companies such as Disney, Starbucks, Tesla, Google, and others that are forcing employees back to the office. Some are claiming they need to do so for...

With banks collapsing, the Fed still fighting inflation, and the government routinely having to raise the debt ceiling, it’s fair to ask how America’s largest retiree income source is holding up.  But before we analyze a snapshot in time, 2023, let’s discuss how we got here. The Past The most...

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), one of the world’s biggest petrochemicals firms, has appointed Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh as its new CEO and Executive Member of the Board, effective March 21, 2023. Al-Fageeh succeeds Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan, who stepped down in September 2022 to serve as Saudi Arabia’s minister for education. Since...

The importance of optimizing PDFs for improved performance has grown as more organizations and people rely on them for document sharing and collaboration. Fortunately, there are plenty of effective techniques for PDF editing that may help you reduce file size, optimize graphics, and enhance the overall quality of your PDFs....

As of March 23, 2023, with its market capitalization of $2,497 billion, APPLE INC. is the world’s most valuable company, according to the CEOWORLD magazine, a list of the world’s biggest companies by market cap. The list places MICROSOFT CORPORATION as the world’s second most valuable company, towering at a...

Brazil, as a country, is known as the crowning jewel of South America. It is home to remarkable landscapes, rainforests, carnivals, and great culture. With all these attractions available, the nation is the best place to go for a vacation. Thus, for all those planning a stopover in the country,...

UBS has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse Group AG for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.25 billion) to prevent further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system. The Swiss government brokered the UBS-Credit Suisse merger deal. The combination of the two biggest and best-known Swiss banks is expected...