Education and Career

KAIST, also known as Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology has been named the most innovative university in Asia for 2016, based on a list from Reuters 75 most innovative universities in Asia for 2016. The 2nd most innovative university is Japan's University of Tokyo, followed by the Seoul...

For the 2nd time running, Germany has ranked number 1 among 160 countries according to the latest World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report entitled "Connecting to Complete 2016." It is followed by Luxembourg, Sweden, Netherlands and Singapore. Further, in terms of 6 sub-indices of the logistics performance index --...

The world of work is changing. The command-and-control management style is no longer effective. Employees want more workplace flexibility as well as more input into company decisions. At the same time, technological advances, economic challenges, and consumer expectations require companies to pivot more quickly. These can be difficult days for...

To identify the highest-paying jobs in the United States, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed occupational employment and Wwage estimates data from  the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). We put together this list of the highest-paying jobs in the US by median annual salary and projected growth. The highest-paying job of all:...

Harvard University has been ranked the as the best university in the the world by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) for 2016, beating Canada's prestigious University of Toronto in 2nd place among 2,500 institutes across the world. Rounding up the top five was University of Oxford (3), Johns...

For the 6th year in a row, Melbourne in Australi was ranked as the "world’s most livable city," according to the Economist’s global liveability survey. Syria's war-torn capital, Damascus languishes at the bottom of the table, followed by Libya's Tripoli and Nigeria's Lagos. It’s not too surprising, six of the...

Creating meaningful change on your website to create more traction, get more sales, or contact form submissions really requires clarity around what a ‘conversion’ is on the site and then tracking that so you can see if your changes are making a positive effect. Conversions are one of the most...

Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle manufacturer was ranked No. 1 on a list of the most innovative firms in the world for 2016 by Forbes magazine. Salesforce.com (CRM) grabbed the second spot. But, yes, that did happen. It came as quite a surprise to me that Apple has slipped out...

An outrageous CEO compensation package is statistically linked to lower CEO approval ratings from the company’s employees, according to a statistical analysis released by Glassdoor, the careers Web site. The study found that lower-paid CEOs received the highest approval marks, while higher-paid CEOs received the lowest approval ratings. A study...

Why do some corporations crush startups when others get displaced by them? It’s easy to offer clichéd maxims such as “Startups are agile” or “Large enterprises have more resources,” but these generalizations don’t reflect reality. I've seen projects move rapidly in huge corporations, while I’ve known smart startups that tap...