Education and Career

Beijing's Peking University has been ranked number 1 in the prestigious Times Higher Education's BRICS nations and other emerging economies university rankings for 2017, followed by Tsinghua University in second. The third spot belongs to Russia's Lomonosov Moscow State University. China dominates the list, taking six spots in the top...

You’ve heard of B2B and B2C, but the next big thing is B2i — business to individual. As a business leader — and as the world becomes increasingly interconnected — you must think holistically, not only about your clients, but about your clients’ clients, too. B2i doesn’t simply offer us...

Most CEOs and C-suite leaders invest time to build trusting relationships with customers, employees, stockholders and influencers.  But suppliers?  Not so much.  That relationship is generally relegated to the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and the Purchasing team. And that’s a problem. Why? Decades of research proves that positive, productive partnerships...

Since I began my journey as a business owner almost a decade ago, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes and learned many lessons. I’ve gained invaluable knowledge on what it’s like to start from scratch and work hard to achieve success. I frequently think back on my early mistakes...

In a busy world wherein staying socially connected is already a necessity, finding solitude has become an art that is less appreciated. A lot of people think that finding solitude is only an act for lonely, depressed and antisocial people when it is actually not. Finding solitude and spending time...

Whether you work at a small time online shop or a chain department store, everyone likes to be given choice. Especially when you’re dealing with fashion. Whether business casual or full formal wear, everybody likes to be given a choice of styles. If you’re wondering exactly how to give your...

Recently, we’ve heard a lot about self-driving cars. Companies like Tesla, Google, Uber, and Lyft are currently competing in producing the first fully autonomous self-driving car, which will surely push the entire automobile industry in a new direction. Numerous reports indicate consumers will get to use this technology by 2020, which...

Montreal has been named as the most attractive city in the world for university students. Montreal displaced Paris from the top position it had held for 4 years, while London rises two places to third, followed by Seoul (4), Melbourne (5), and Berlin (6). Tokyo ranks quite highly on the...

Warwick Business School and Hough Graduate School of Business rank first and second in the CEOWORLD magazine's world's best schools for online MBA programs 2017, while Spain’s IE Business School takes third place. Of the top ten schools on the list, five are based in the U.S, with Hough Graduate...

We have all been there. The outset of a new initiative and without a clue of how to kick off process successfully with the right creative juices flowing while also fostering team cohesion. The standard default is a brainstorming session. Insert eye-roll. Traditional brainstorming can lead to groupthink and conformity....