Education and Career

The University of Oxford ranked as Europe's top university in this year’s Times higher education world university rankings. Among the top 25 European universities, University of Cambridge is ranked 2nd, Imperial College London 3rd, Switzerland's ETH Zurich 4th, and the University College London 5th. Europe is one of the world's...

Over the past 20 years our perception of leadership has changed. Leadership theories have come and gone and leadership gurus have risen then faded away. Guidance on how to be a good leader has evolved and the leadership tool kit keeps changing as new methods outdate the old. The fundamentals...

Before Donald Trump was in politics, he was one of the biggest business tycoons in the United States.  He made most of his money through real estate investments, which is a very tough business to master. He has been in charge of thousands of employees and has learned his fair...

Workplace wellness is evolving. Health programs that were once gym memberships and free seminars have grown into more creative, comprehensive offerings — health screenings and risk assessments, coaching, online wellness solutions, and more. As health and wellness programs evolve, more companies are realizing their value. In a survey on wellness...

The University of California, Berkeley is the top college for communications majors in the U.S., according to a new salary-centric report from compensation specialist PayScale for 2016. Close behind UC Berkeley are New York University (No.2), San Jose State University (No.3), Boston College (No.4), and Ithaca College (No.5). Here's the...

It's not surprising that Stanford University took the top spot in the inaugural Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education ranking of U.S. colleges.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Columbia University round out the top three. University of Pennsylvania came in at number 4 on the list, followed by Yale University...

What's the best MBA program in the world: where prospective students most want to go? Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business tops a new list of the 25 best business schools where students most want to go, according to a survey released this month by Ready4. In...

Do some of your team members have a mindset that is self-serving, with an attitude of independence from the pack?  Are they minimalists who define their success in personal, individualistic terms rather than strongly linking their efforts to the big picture and to ensuring that they play a dynamic role...

According to a report by Statista, Instagram now houses 500 million active users and has become one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Owned by Facebook, Instagram now allows entrepreneurs and online marketers to promote their business by uploading eye-catchy photos of their products or services....

Not surprisingly, Vancouver in Canada is the world's riskiest market for housing bubble, ranking number 1 in an index of 18 major cities facing the threat of a housing bubble after a surge in prices in the past 5 years, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS. In Vancouver,...