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Last year may be in the rearview, but it’s a year that has permanently changed the way we work, to say the least. Even companies that decide to return to in-person work aren’t likely to completely go back to pre-2020 structure. What’s likely is that many companies will have at...

In my 32 years, I’ve moved 34 times. I had three kids by 26. I left foster care as a teen parent, and put myself through university and into a career without the safety of family support.  I’ve moved cities, left jobs, started businesses and coped with parental abandonment, divorce,...

We can quit our jobs or our degrees, but we can’t quit our life purpose. So our real task in life is to discover our unique life purpose. The challenge in finding our purpose is that we are programmed to continually look for the linear and simple answer. But often...

What makes a good leader? What inspires someone to take action? What makes some organizations thrive while others struggle? There are many fundamental questions that drive the philosophy of leadership, but there is one underlying characteristic that appears to be common among many great leaders: Empathy. The ability to understand...

Your mindset dictates your way of thinking. It is a collection of your attitudes, thoughts and beliefs that shape your thought habits. It is what you think day to day that can be a driving force to your success or unhappiness. Your mindset is a mental inclination or disposition, a...

It's been decades now and Africa still hasn’t left the position of being the second-most-populous continent. My connection has always been so enticing with the country. Delineating the beauty of the nation may take hours and days to get finished, so it will be better if I talk about only...

Portfolio Strategy and Governance for Innovation. “It isn’t a question of whether elephants can prevail over ants. It’s a question of whether a particular elephant can dance. If it can, the ants must leave the dance floor.”  —Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. How does a company the size of Amazon consistently...

French billionaire Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury goods group LVMH, has become the world’s wealthiest with a net worth of $186.2 billion, beating Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to data compiled by Forbes. LVMH Chairman was roughly $200 million richer than Amazon.com Inc.’s Jeff Bezos. LVMH is a conglomerate...

With a net worth of roughly £23 billion, Sir Leonard Blavatnik, the Ukranian-born oil and media magnate, is the richest person in the United Kingdom, followed by David and Simon Reuben (No. 2, £21.465 billion), Sri and Gopi Hinduja (No. 3, £17 billion); and Sir James Dyson (No. 4, £16.3...

Think back to the last time someone introduced you to a new concept that really impacted you. You probably thought to yourself, "Wow!  If I could incorporate that into my daily life, it would be a game-changer.”  If you’re like most people, though, you didn’t. And if you did, it...