Future of Work

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller.  While Keller wasn’t talking about business, her wisdom applies. No single company can source, build, market, sell, and distribute all independently. Even a company as large as Amazon relies on a partnership with UPS for...

Don’t Ask How Your People Are Doing; Ask This Instead. More than 47 million Americans left their jobs last year, and the trend known as the Great Resignation seems to be continuing as near-record numbers of people keep quitting. Beyond the headaches for hiring managers and the people left behind...

Today, there are game changing advances in semiconductor design and climate technologies. Leading entrepreneurs have bold ideas. Household names like Elon Musk and Bill Gates, and rising stars like NuScale and Last Energy are stepping forward with solutions to big problems. And yet, Washington seems intent on passing legislation and...

Citizenship by Investment today is one of the most popular ways of attaining a passport from another country. But what exactly does this term mean? Well, at the grassroots level, Citizenship by Investment is a process through which individuals attain residency in another country by investing in the local economy....

Which are the top countries globally for startup development? According to "Startup Blink Global Ecosystem Report 2022," the US maintains its status as the highest ranked country. The USA remains in first place on the list for three years in a row, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The US accumulated a...

Delivering an exceptional digital experience at scale is still challenging for many enterprises. This continued weakness costs organizations and employees millions in lost productivity to IT downtime and can often drive employee turnover. As companies continue to adjust to distributed workforces and changing economic and geopolitical conditions, inadequate IT provisions...

When I started my consulting business in February 2019, I created a business plan outlining ideal projects and potential clients I thought I’d work with; but what happened was completely unanticipated and, thankfully, so much bigger and better than the plans I’d laid out.  One of my biggest fears was...

“The old is dying and the new is struggling to be born; in this interregnum, a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.” - Antonio Gramsci In a recent leading article about the future of ESG, the Economist magazine accurately observed the current morbid symptoms. It then proceeded to draw the...

The reputation of Taiwan as a highly advanced economy in the world is undisputed. Overall, it ranks excellently in terms of education, healthcare, freedoms, and entrepreneurial spirit. Ever since the "Taiwan Miracle" in the 20th century, the country has witnessed a rapid growth in industrialization, modernity, and a foreign-friendly outlook....

Yousef Al Shelash is the chairman of the real estate development company Dar Al Arkan. He’s also the chairman of Bahrain’s Bank Alkhair and the chairman of Saudi Home Loan Co. in Saudi Arabia. He understands that the public perceives business people like himself as mainly driven to make money....