Education and Career

So you’ve spent time working “for the man” for a number of years, but have finally gained enough confidence in your skills to venture out on your own and become an independent contractor/freelancer. Deciding to break free from the chains of employment can be both exciting and scary, but you’ll...

In this climate of rapidly-shifting landscape and increasingly competitive retail market, Walmart is still king of retail jungle, according to analysis by Deloitte, the professional services firm. The Global Powers of Retailing report puts together the world's 250 largest retailers based on publicly available information for the 2015 financial year....

If you are planning the journey of a lifetime or even just a quick weekend getaway, you might want to keep an eye out for these types of annoying air passengers. For the 3rd year in a row, "Rear Seat Kicker" have earned the dubious distinction of being the No....

It's not surprising that tech, finance, and health care professions dominate the list. A site that collects workplace reviews from employees, Glassdoor, has compiled a list of the 50 best jobs in America, for 2017. The ranking system is based on on three criteria: earnings potential as measured by median...

The School of Medicine at Stanford University took the No. 1 spot in 2017, followed by the University of Washington School of Medicine and the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, United Kingdom. Meanwhile, The Medical school of University College London (UCL) ranked No. 4 in the CEOWORLD magazine's...

The U.S Economy is booming again. One of the factors that contribute to this growth is the rise of domestic business investment which is increasing take home pay.  This domestic investment, mostly from private companies, exceeds government consumption and expenditures for the first time since the start of data collection (1947). Investment, existing and...

Seeing yourself and your behavior clearly and objectively can be incredibly difficult, especially for a seasoned leader. As a global executive coach, much of my practice is focused on a leader's "self-deception." In fact, you might be thinking that this article doesn't apply to you. You might believe your job...

Don't be fooled by the title – but it is. Idea indeed is a piece of cake. What makes the story difficult is the process of realization and all the obstacles that come to your road. But, let's start from the beginning. So, you came up to an idea of...

Having launched over forty startups and rebooted ten pivots in our eight years of operation, we have been fortunate to be involved with our share of “unicorns” (Palo Alto Networks, Nimble Storage) and a few unicorns-in-waiting (Sumo Logic, Trifacta and Snowflake Computing). And, to be fair, to stretch the fairytale...

Leasing. We consider it readily when we look at new cars. It gives us flexibility and additional options for often a lower out of pocket cost. So why don’t we consider leasing when it comes to our business’ IT equipment? Often businesses don’t consider a lease because they have the...