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You don't have to look too far to see examples of the misuse of power, with examples littered throughout history and across politics, business, and community sectors.  Professor Dacher Keltner from Berkley University found that people who feel powerful are more likely to act impulsively. For example, have affairs, drive...

Employee fraud is a key concern for many businesses, regardless of the size or type. It may include asset misappropriation, financial statement fraud, and corruption. With proper fraud detection and prevention techniques, you can reduce the overall occurrence of fraud. This article outlines six ways to prevent fraud in your...

As of 26 April 2022, with a net worth of roughly $257 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Jeff Bezos(No. 2, $170 billion), Bernard Arnault(No. 3, $136 billion); and Bill Gates(No. 4, $127 billion). Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person globally, with $122 billion....

Any business that does not have a sophisticated plan to communicate in multiple languages is looking at its potential business through a keyhole. That company may as well not have a website.  Here’s why: The U.S. Census recently released a once-in-a-decade look at diversity in America. The data showed a country that...

Is there a correlation between Greek philosophy and the improvement of quality of life, business success, and wisdom?  The answer to this question can be given by Dr. Alkistis Agio, Inspirational Speaker, Philosopher, Visionary, Creator of “The Greek Oracle” App.  Dr. Alkistis Agio, for over 20 years now, has trained...

As experienced traders know, markets are subject to drastic changes. I have seen industry mentors generally encouraging new traders to use technical analysis for over twenty years. However, in my opinion, this leads first-timers to think this is all you need to learn to trade profitably. Technical analysis alone has...

In the course of my consulting career, I have been fortunate to meet with and learn from many respected business leaders in the tech industry. It never ceases to surprise me how quickly marketing leaders will spend millions of dollars on search engine advertising (Google ads and others), while only...

We all deserve a luxurious escape. After all, the daily exhaustion of life takes away the sheer bliss that we all crave so badly. So what to do next? Well, there is another solution for the same. Luxury spas in and around the world provide the best of experience to...

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” – Warren Buffett Remaining competitive in your industry is challenging with a tarnished reputation. In today’s news cycle, reporting on an organization’s downward reputational spiral can be difficult to watch — especially when that impairment is...

The last two years has illuminated the fragile mental health of executives and their teams.  In December last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their First insights from the National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020-21 report. Some of the findings were:  15% of Australians (and more...