Education and Career

There was a 12-fold expansion in international trade between 1950 and 2010. However, the trend has changed markedly since the 2008 crisis. Between 1990 and 2007, world trade flows expanded on average by 6.2 per cent a year. Since 2008, international trade growth has slowed sharply, to just 2.4 per...

Implementing company change isn’t easy. Just ask any of the high-profile company executives profiled on the TV series, Undercover Boss. Frequently, they find out that a change they championed, a new system or policy is a failure and deflating the organization. The change doesn’t help employees serve customers better, or it...

Many workplace interactions are challenged by misinterpretations and judgments. Intergenerational communications at cross-purposes are at the core of many misunderstandings and negative exchanges leading to suboptimal results, higher turnover, and even stalled progress. To attain the performance levels that will enable your business to adapt and succeed in a digitally-enabled,...

When most entrepreneurs launch a business, they assume they’ll handle everything on their own. Marketing? Naturally. Sales? Of course. Web design? No problem. That’s fine and dandy when you’re a small operation based in a garage, but what happens when your pet project balloons to dozens of hires? Administrative tasks...

There are quite a few rich people in the world. Some of them are extremely wealthy, as the number of billionaires has reached the all team peak of 2,043 this year. If you count millionaires as well, there are more than 13 million very rich people in the world. However,...

When you decide to create a new business, it's vital to get off to the best possible start. However, many startup owners struggle from the beginning and fail to generate the momentum they need to establish and grow their new company. However, by taking the time to prepare properly before...

Harvard University ranked number one college for producing most billionaires, according to the Wealth-X study, which ranked universities across the world by how many billionaire alumni they had produced. Harvard has graduated some 131 billionaires, with a collective fortune of $528.7 billion, , to lead a global list of universities...

The daunting task of running a nonprofit is apparent to any CEO on the first day: managing finances, understanding new protocols, developing fundraising strategies, implementing key marketing concepts, and learning everyone’s names are just some of the tasks at hand for the newly christened leader of the organization. Sounds overwhelming?...

Famously, Winston Churchill defined Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." For most top analysts and political scientists, something about Churchill's explanation ring true to this day, however strange it may seem. I've compiled a list of the 20+ interesting things about the Russia that you...

There are many circumstances under which your position as a CEO or senior executive can come to an end. These usually fall into one of two categories: either the employer is the moving party or you are. When negotiating employment contracts, many CEOs and senior executives focus primarily on the...