Education and Career

There was the time in the 19th Century when business relationships were built through face to face interactions and meetings with Clients and Customers. Now is the age of Internet of Things (IoT) with each business convention, deal and transaction is executed through digital platforms. Since most commercial groups have reached...

“Can’t we all just work together?” When former Ford CEO Alan Mulally asked a group of executives this question, Mark Fields was paying attention—and it’s a question that makes all the difference now Fields is CEO of Ford. Let’s examine the roads Ford and Volkswagen have traveled this year. This...

What does it take in 2016 to be successful? Just a few short years ago, to be called a CEO brought with it automatic prestige. Today, however, that position needs to be backed up with more than just the title. In today’s world, people put CEO on their card and,...

We all have careers and dreams and goals we would like to accomplish. And, it’s easy to get into “work mode” and focus intently on your job. But sometimes people work so hard that they actually do things detrimental to their health, and that keeps them from making good progress....

Failure to deal with climate change and mass forced migration are the two biggest threats to the world right now, according to an annual survey of economists and business leaders by the World Economic Forum, ahead of the spread of weapons of mass destruction and water crises. A failure of...

With a top-speed of 270.49 miles per hour (435 km/h), 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds, Hennessey Venom GT is the fastest car in the world. Congratulations! Coming second in the world’s fastest cars category is the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, 268 mph (431 km/h), 0-60 in 2.4 secs, it was...

Qatar University was named the most international institution, according to a new list of list of the world’s most international universities in 2016 published by Times Higher Education. The latest list ranked University of Luxembourg in second place and University of Hong Kong in third place. Qatar University knocked 5-time...

When Netflix announced its parental leave policy this summer, the media company made waves across the corporate world. Under the new scheme, eligible employees can take up to a year of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child, which is unprecedented among U.S. businesses. The policy...

Technology is constantly evolving and the implications it can have on businesses are often bigger than many people realise. As technological developments occur there are trends emerging which not only have implications for the year ahead, but for years to come as well. An infographic created by Lucas Blake outlines...

Downtime. It’s a word no business wants to say, let alone overcome. But disasters do happen – both natural disasters and unexpected system failures – that can cause downtime along with the costs and headaches that will result. Research shows that downtime can be nearly impossible to avoid. According to...