Education and Career

Britain and the United States lagged far behind other leading countries in the much anticipated ranking of healthcare quality of 195 countries. America landed at 35th place -- the U.K. was not too far ahead at number 30, according to a comprehensive study published in the medical journal The Lancet....

With “sick days” costing the UK economy £100 billion a year and the average waiting time to see a GP having risen to 2 weeks, it is no wonder that employee sickness has become a real issue for UK businesses. Health is the greatest benefit a company can offer their...

As if there wasn’t enough on their plates already to keep small business owners busy for decades, the explosion of portable computing devices (tablets, phablets and smartphones to name just a few) have created an entirely new frontier for advertising, sales and – even – running a business. Many new...

This week, Bill Gates has revealed his 2017 summer reading list - Five books: four non-fiction (three memoirs plus one big book on humans, and a rare novel, all of which “pushed me out of my own experiences, and I learned some things that made me question my own thinking...

Tesla Motors and SpaceX's Elon Musk, Mu Sigma's Dhiraj Rajaram, Uber's Garrett Camp, Bloom Energy's KR Sridhar, and Palentir's Peter Thiel. What do they all have in common? They are all founders or co founders of startups achieved billion-dollar-plus valuations. They are also all immigrants. And they are not the...

Non-profit administrators have been disheartened by their employee burnout rate since colonists established Virginia State College in 1818 as the first American non-profit institution. Non-profit employees work for reasons outside of financial gain. Non-cash rewards like self-development and a sense of meaningful contribution are supposed to make up for lower...

For many businesses, annual conferences are big events. They’re not only used to get everyone on the same page, but they also have a way of “rallying the troops” and increasing exposure in the marketplace. But instead of hosting your next conference at the convention center down the street, why...

Fortunately, with a combined giving power of $321 billion, these 50 philanthropists are using their money and fame to change the world, according to the T&C philanthropists of 2017, report. They are super rich and super generous.... Pioneering American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie once set the standard for giving back: "No...

It was the tech story read ‘round the world. Earlier this year, CNN shed light on what Midwesterners in the U.S. have known for years: The middle of the U.S. is where innovation abounds. The region has actually blossomed into a dominant tech hub. Why? Leaders in the Midwest recognized their strengths...

The term live chat sounds more like answering the questions that are lingering in your customer’s minds, which is partially fair. Live chat is a very underutilized and undervalued tool that has many benefits to offer when it comes to fortifying your customer relationships. It can be used in initiating...