Education and Career

Today, the growth of what is known as the “Visual Web” is rapidly outstripping the traditional internet. What this means is that images – photographs, memes, videos are becoming the preferred content on the internet, both in terms of uploads, and interactions. According to analysts 1.8 billion photos are posted...

From startups to the federal government, no organization is immune to the unpredictable.  We’re only halfway through 2016, and the U.S. Department of Defense is already tackling a range of complex challenges: battling the Islamic State group, combating domestic terrorism, and ensuring that key initiatives receive sufficient funding. And the...

If you work in a corporate office, you probably understand the annoyance of making requests of any kind, whether it be for access or resources. It needs to be directed to the correct department, probably IT, and then possibly forwarded to a manager for approval. During this process, the user...

Why Does Employee Financial Wellness Matter? Employers are increasingly providing their employees with more choices when it comes to retirement planning, health care, and other benefits. Offering a range of options is important, but the true key to any effective benefits program is to ensure that employees have sufficient information,...

Employee engagement surveys have been around for decades, but executives constantly tell us that they don’t know what to do with the information they receive from them. One CEO recently said to me, “We get the same score every year, and I don’t know how to make improvements based on...

What's the world's most polluted city? Well, it isn't Beijing or Delhi — the actual city with the most polluted air is in Iran. The Iranian city of Zabol comes out on top, according to the new data released by World Health Organisation (WHO). India's capital, comes 11th in this...

It’s no wonder, for the 4th consecutive year, Singapore's famed Changi International Airport has been voted by air travellers as the world's best airport for 2016, according to Skytrax, an aviation research organisation. Coming in 2nd was Incheon Airport in Seoul, followed by Munich Airport, Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Hong Kong...

Berlin, the German capital, is the most popular city for business tourism, according to a new survey, followed by Paris, Barcelona, Vienna, and London. Business vs. Leisure Travelers: According to the research conducted by the CEOWORLD magazine, business travelers are valued at three to four times more than leisure travelers,...

Summer is almost around the corner, Bill Gates --- philanthropist, Microsoft co-founder, has unveiled the 5 books he recommends you read while relaxing on holiday -  Mr. Gates’s summer 2016 reading list. Sure, some of them sound like pretty daunting reads --- -- no easy, breezy reads for the beach,...

A few years ago the leadership team at Domino's garnered much respect for their willingness to absorb tough talk. Sensing a growing problem, senior management ordered a series of taste-test feedback sessions where they simply let people try their pizza, then candidly say what they thought. The responses weren't encouraging, to...