Education and Career

In the early 1990s, Borders was a revolutionary company. It offered more books under one roof than any other retailer. But Borders filed for bankruptcy in 2011, while its rival Barnes & Noble continued to thrive. Both chains boasted gigantic retail space and provided many of the same products. They...

When the Great Recession hit in 2007, I survived the first round of layoffs in my career in finance. I continued to fight the layoff wave, even making it through the worst of it in 2008. But finally, in 2009, I was “relieved” of my duties. When that happened, I...

Growing up in the basement of a 900 square foot home with carpet squares for a floor and sheets for walls, I was used to fighting for what I needed and wanted. Having worked since the age of 13, I was accustom to hard work but when I was 18,...

It's no wonder that enlisted military personnel topped the CareerCast's ranking of the most stressful jobs in the United States for 2016, second on the list, not surprisingly, is Firefighter. Information security analyst, found to be 2016’s least stressful, says the report. To determine the most- and least-stressful jobs in...

With the completion of the Shanghai Tower, Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, was pushed out of the top 20 for the world's biggest skyscrapers of 2015, based on data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The 2,717 feet tall Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai...

CEOs often leave financial data to the experts. They’re dealing with strategic decisions like competitive advantage, growth, efficiency and profitability, and don’t concern themselves with small details, particularly when it comes to corporate finance. But the truth is, there’s opportunity for growth buried in public financial data. Financial data is...

In today’s global economy, the job of the CFO is broadening beyond the finance function into a more strategic role. CEOs are in need of CFOs who not only have a firm grasp of financial fundamentals, but can also bring their unique perspective on the business to the table. What...

For the second straight year, London Business School (LBS) has claimed first place in the FT's European business school ranking 2015, followed by HEC Paris and Insead in third, while Switzerland's University of St. Gallen climbs two spots to position number four. Two Spanish business schools, IE Business School and...

Awhile back, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of about 50 entrepreneurs in Amsterdam. It was roughly five days of travel for nine hours of work, yet the speaking engagement has been one of my favorites so far — and it has nothing to do with the...

Companies today risk extinction 10 years from now because they fail to maintain and establish profitable, sustainable markets. They fail because they are losing grasp of the essential data that drive the digital economy rising around them. Businesses (and their CEOs) usually have adequate funding, vision, and assets at their disposal....