Education and Career

It's no surprise, the Doha-based airline, Qatar Airways has been named the best Airline in the World for 2015 by U.K. researcher Skytrax, with results taken from passenger surveys. Singapore Airlines, which operates the highly-popular Airbus A380 superjumbo from Singapore’s Changi International airport, was the 2nd most favourite airline on...

An old friend Mark, who is the General Manager of a home furnishings retail store chain, invites me to corporate headquarters to meet his Board of Directors. The Board’s CEO Search Committee is seeking an Interim CEO to prepare him to become their next CEO. Mark says, “I have added...

This post consists of books that Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg recommended in a recent NYT interview. So without further ado, here are 7 books Sheryl Sandberg thnks you should most definitely read. It's easy to get overwhelmed by bestseller lists, here's what the Facebook COO thinks you should...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ((BMGF), established by Bill and Melinda Gates tops the list of the 10 largest private charitable foundations led by the World's richest people, according to a study of philanthropies created by ultra-high-net-worth individuals. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s assets currently stand at $43.5...

It was no surprise, 1969 Dodge Charger takes the top honors. And just so I'm clear, No, it's not a list that highlights sales volume or market share. The 10 Vintage Cars that make this top 10 are here because of their character and attribute. You might think men would...

For businesses, live events change the very nature of interacting with consumers. While computer screens or envelopes typically safeguard marketers during campaigns, the same is not true at a live event. Rather, brands engage face-to-face with an attendee, which means they need more creative strategies and tools to overcome different...

With all the talk around the Internet of Things (IoT), one has to wonder what all the hype is about. While the aggregate amount of structured data generated by the IoT can reach Exabytes, it is unstructured data such as presentations, collateral, audio/video files, and more that is the real...

A total of 91,000 Chinese millionaires and 61,000 Indian millionaires - migrated out of their countries and settle down overseas in the last 14 years from 2000 - 2014, according to a recent survey jointly conducted by consultancies New World Wealth and LIO Global. France, Italy, Russia, Indonesia, South Africa...

Leadership is produced in our minds, conceived using thought, and is a perspective of our life. Our thoughts are structured using the language we know, and the words we use have meaning. These word constructs create our beliefs and our beliefs fuel our actions. Great leaders have constructed great beliefs...

Many senior executives in the private sector would like to take up a trusteeship or other volunteer roles in the charity and non-profit sectors as a way of enhancing their skills or giving something back to society. A survey last year by Pilotlight, a charity that connects the business and...