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When 50 million users were affected by a hack last year, Facebook cemented its status as the face of big tech's privacy problems. But the social media giant isn't alone. Tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Uber are under similar scrutiny for their handling of user data, and the topic of information security...

As a CEO, C-level or other senior executive, the most valuable part of your executive compensation package can often be the equity position that you acquire in connection with your employment.  If you have a well-designed executive employment agreement in place, your equity compensation would be structured for maximum gain...

Citing geopolitical tensions and trade standoffs, the International Monetary Fund downgraded its World Economic Outlook for 2019 to 3% (down from 3.2%), and to 3.4% from 3.5% for 2020. These five economies (China, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom) are at risk of recession. It won't take much...

Considering changing your business strategy to expand your business and grow your revenue? As a business owner, it is crucial to think about the growth and expansion of your company. But in order to grow, your business needs capital. Whether your business is expanding its product range, entering a new...

Over the course of a typical career, a person is likely to change jobs upwards of ten times. Of those moves, most will inevitably involve going to the competition. The high-stakes world of accepting a job with a competitor is rife with legal and business risks. Unfortunately, many people have...

In the military, leaders often provide what is called “Top Cover” flying above their followers to ensure their mission is a success. Submarines travel with pilot ships to guide them. This is what you and executive need to do. Transformational leadership, being the core of management, is crucial to and...

Those attuned to American economic and business trends are well aware of the so called “retail apocalypse”. In recent years, one major retail chain after another falls prey to evolving markets, leading to bankruptcy filings and the shutting down of brick and mortar storefronts. Prominent retail brands such as Sears,...

Whether you plan to attend an important conference yourself or invest in your people to do the same, squeezing all the value possible, given the time and money invested, requires understanding where that value comes from. Consider this: People who aspire to go to a conference will typically state that...

How do you get a hundred or more people to assemble complex ideas into an invisible machine that enables transactions, controls operations, and makes decisions? Large-scale software development and implementation is a new kind of human endeavor — only on our radar, let alone feasible, within the last fifty years....

Preparing amazing content on social media is not enough to win your followers’ hearts. What’s more, marketers are sometimes caught red-handed with a lack of knowledge about who their audience is. And this is a thing that you can’t build your strategy without. How can you find and evaluate your...