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If someone told you that in Ancient Rome, girls played with Barbie dolls too, would you believe them? Of course not, because Barbie dolls were first made in 1959. A dig in Rome, however, comes to show us that this is not the case. The girls in Ancient Rome also...

As of  May 8, 2023, Antti Herlin was the wealthiest person in Finland, with an estimated net worth of 4.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Heikki Kyostila (No. 2, $2.1 billion), Mika Anttonen (No. 3, $2.0 billion); and Ilkka Herlin (No. 4, $1.9 billion). Ilona Herlin is the fifth-richest person in Finland, with a whopping $1.9...

As of May 8, 2023, Dieter Schwarz was the wealthiest person in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 44.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Klaus-Michael Kuehne (No. 2, $35.6 billion), Reinhold Wuerth  (No. 3, $30.6 billion); and Stefan Quandt (No. 4, $26.8 billion). Susanne Klatten is the fifth-richest person in...

As of  May 7, 2023, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 17.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.5 billion), Pavel Tykac (No. 3, $8.5 billion); and  Karel Komarek  (No. 4, $8.3 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

As of May 5, 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant was the wealthiest person in Switzerland, with an estimated net worth of 31.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gianluigi Aponte (No. 2, $31.3 billion), Ernesto Bertarelli (No. 3, $9.5 billion); and Ivan Glasenberg (No. 4, $8.6 billion). Guillaume Pousaz is the fifth-richest person in Switzerland, with a...

As of May 5, 2023, Murat Ulker was the wealthiest person in Turkey, with an estimated net worth of 5.0 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Ibrahim Erdemoglu (No. 2, $4.8 billion), Ali Erdemoglu (No. 3, $4.2 billion); and Ferit Faik Sahenk (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Semahat Sevim Arsel is the fifth-richest...

I have encountered countless CEOs who tell me that employees resist change. While I believe that can be true, Peter Senge shared a quote from an organizational culture strategist in his book, The Fifth Discipline, noting, "People don't resist change. They resist being changed.” The quote offers an important distinction,...

As of May 4, 2023, Giovanni Ferrero was the wealthiest person in Italy, with an estimated net worth of 39.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Giorgio Armani  (No. 2, $11.6 billion), Silvio Berlusconi (No. 3, $6.9 billion); and Massimiliana Landini Aleotti (No. 4, $6.9 billion). Sergio Stevanato is the fifth-richest person in Italy,...

As of May 4, 2023, Tadashi Yanai was the wealthiest person in Japan, with an estimated net worth of 35.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Takemitsu Takizaki (No. 2, $21.7 billion), Masayoshi son (No. 3, $21.4 billion); and Takahisa Takahara  (No. 4, $7.7 billion). Masahiro Miki is the fifth-richest person in Japan, with a...

As of May 3, 2023, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of 82.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $7.3 billion), Rafael Del Pino (No. 3, $4.8 billion); and Juan Roig  (No. 4, $3.7 billion). Daniel Mate is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with...