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The days of technology as an afterthought are gone.  Technology is driving business outcomes like never before. Companies are being forced to think differently – it is not just thinking out of the box, it is rebuilding or redesigning the box to tackle an ever-changing business landscape.   The old days...

Dr. Vasilis Gregoriou, the CEO and Executive Chairman of the Board of Advent Technologies Holdings Inc. is a distinguished scientist who has conducted research and worked in the technology sector in both the United States and Greece. In an interview with CEOWORLD magazine, he discusses what's next for fuel cells...

Many aspects of the workplace have evolved in the past century, with some accelerating in the past few years, catalyzed by the massive workplace disruptions wrought by the COVID pandemic.  One facet that has proven surprisingly resistant to change, however, is companies’ approach to paid time off (PTO). At last,...

Most organisations do a terrible job of onboarding. According to Gallup, only 12 percent of employees believe their company did a good job onboarding them. Onboarding is the process of taking someone from outside your organisation and making them a productive, independent, and confident member of your team who understands...

On the policy paper, China does not discriminate against the development of the private sector. There are talks about the “two unwaverings”, a phrase that means unwavering support for both private companies, as well as state-owned ones.  However, things are not quite the same in the actual market. According to...

Term insurance is widely believed to be the simplest and the purest type of life insurance. It offers the policyholder a life cover (sum assured) for periodic (or lump sum) premium payments. The premiums for these plans are usually some of the lowest you can get, and the sum assured...

The secret to a truly great organization is the values and beliefs that exist at its core. Since the founding of Akadeum Life Sciences in 2014, the standards we uphold are to diligently help people solve problems in their lab work around separating cells, nucleic acids, or proteins from biological...

I’ve enjoyed many celebrations over the years. Christmas Day, Valentine’s Day, Independence Day, my birthday… all of them are fine. But what I’m looking forward to most is Election Day. I love elections. Not only do they embody our democratic process in action, and fulfill the visions of our Founding...

I’ve participated multiple times in a grueling sport known as adventure racing and enjoyed the pre-race fear of failure, the exhilarating start to the eight or twelve hour event, and the final painful waddle across the finish line on legs too worn out to function correctly. Inevitably in these challenging...

You know that data drives business. But is quantitative or qualitative data better for your needs? The short answer is that each type can be valuable depending on your situation. Every modern business runs on data. You and your team members probably leverage data all the time to help make...