Education and Career

If you want to become a Michelin-starred pastry chef, you do not start with the pièce-de-résistance exploding chocolate globe with a revolving honeycomb center. You learn the basics first and then diversify your experience at other restaurants or explore different cuisines in your spare time. You learn from other chefs...

If you’re looking for stories about agility and resilience, Medellín is it. The city went from being dubbed 1993’s “most dangerous city on earth” by Time Magazine to being crowned the Urban Land Institute’s “The innovative City of the Year,” just twenty years later. Latin American startups prize agility and...

Legendary creative director Dave Trott argues in his latest book, "Creative Blindness," that creative vision comes from seeing what others don’t. If you see the world differently, you are able to think differently. And that ability to think about problems in unexpected ways is what leads to genuinely creative ideas....

Throughout history, landmarks have been used to mark important places and events. They represent boundaries, victories, memories, histories, and discoveries. Landmarks help you know where you are and remind you of where you (or others) have been. They serve as guideposts for future generations. Ancient wisdom admonishes us to “remove...

“In 2019, an intensifying combination of economic, social, and political issues is challenging business strategies. Faced with the relentless acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive technologies, and automation, 86 percent of respondents to this year’s Global Human Capital Trends survey believe they must reinvent their ability to learn.” What we...

The world of work has changed dramatically, forcing today’s workers to reconsider outdated paradigms and attitudes. Companies today are continually in flux. The further up a person goes on the professional ladder, the less job security that person has. It’s time to take notice and ask yourself: What’s happening in...

Leaders who have great foresight know full well that victory, in any form and shape, is an ongoing process--not a one-time event. The most determined leaders believe that success is a metric that’s met over time. It’s a daily responsibility and an everyday commitment that’s wired around your very purpose....

Handling a startup company involves much challenges more than an established firm because many aspects need to be built from scratch. The culture in startups is much more open, giving and also welcoming towards new ideas. Things change quite dynamically in startups because of limited hierarchy and close team members...

Society has done a huge disservice to young people by relying on outdated educational and workforce training models developed 50 years ago. Our one-size-fits-all approach that promotes college as the single path to a profitable, high-skilled profession is putting both the economy and an entire generation at risk. We face...

There is no denying the fact that long distance moving is a stressful task. With so much on the line, it can be truly difficult to avoid stress and anxiety. But, it doesn’t have to be that difficult. While it takes a great deal of planning and estimation to know...