Education and Career

Let me start with an apology. For countless leaders, I will be preaching to the converted. Those who get it. I classify you as exceptional leaders and I would like to think of you as the norm. Unfortunately, whilst you may be the majority, you are certainly not the many....

Attitude is your ability to appreciate even your enemies when they do better than you. Winston Churchill once remarked, “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Some of the leaders including Hitler and Mussolini destroyed the world with their negative attitude. The difference between Obama and Osama...

How often have you evaluated an idea by saying it was “not bad” or “not like” other things? Probably many times. But regardless of what you meant to communicate, what did you actually convey with those words? Was the idea amazing, engaging, empowering, or rewarding? Was it even good? Your audience will...

The real nature of business is growing. Either you’re growing or you’re going backwards. Growth is one of the more necessary components of success in business. It’s not necessarily that you only grow by premises, but perhaps, more importantly, your business growth can be various measures of such as in...

Did you know that according to a study from Kabbage,  92% of small businesses agree mentors have a direct impact on growth and the survival of their business?  A separate report revealed 84% of small businesses reach profitability in the first four years of their business, with 68% attaining profitability...

Kind-hearted people are often manipulated and cheated by manipulative people. Being kind and compassionate is treated as a weakness and is taken for granted by manipulators. Tips to Identify Manipulative People  You must understand the difference between authentic and manipulative people. There is a thin line separating them. Here are...

How should organizations reshape the hybrid office space to maximize productivity? What will the new workspace — from the office to homes — look like in the future? We know it will be different. But to survive and thrive in the post-COVID world, you need to adopt best practices on...

You've almost certainly heard the phrase "he/she is a natural leader" to describe someone — maybe even someone in your peer group or company. Being a natural leader often seems to have a kind of "know it when you see it" quality — and some believe that leaders are born,...

Luxury Institute in a recent post addressed the issue of customer retention and how it can be achieved. According to data, a 5% increase in retention can increase profits by 25% to 95%. Luxury Institute proposes seven new rules that can lead customer retention at a higher level. Rule #1:...

Surveys show that anywhere from two-thirds to three-quarters of all employers intend to have a hybrid workforce after the pandemic as part of their return to office plan. Employees would come in one to three days weekly to work on collaborative tasks with their teams. The rest of the time,...