I’ve worked with several organizations that have developed an either/or mindset – either metrics / or professional development. Metrics are important. It lets the organization know how they are doing.  I’ve found it’s usually the mindset and behaviors of leadership that surround the metrics that need to change, not the...

Well before the pandemic, employee happiness and overall job satisfaction were on the rise, indicating that a growing number of workers, managers, and executives had elevated levels of job happiness.  However, in the last few years, research shows that job happiness has been on a steady decline. While workers are...

I graduated from West Point and spent another five years in the US Army, serving in Bosnia, Brazil and Germany, as well as in different parts of the US, before I embarked on my present career as a financial advisor. I never regretted a minute of that time because, besides...

Don’t let the jobs reports give you too much confidence in our economy. The warning signs are still all around us that a recession looms. Whether we have a “soft landing” or not, layoffs are still happening, interest’s rates continue to climb, and more people are racking up credit card...

During Morgan Stanley's annual shareholder meeting, James Gorman announced his intention to step down as CEO within the next year. He revealed that the board had identified three highly qualified internal candidates to be considered for the position. A race to succeed has begun at one of the leading firms...

As of May 19, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $233.8 billion, Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Elon Musk (No. 2, $182.6 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $141.1 billion); and Larry Ellison (No. 4, $127.1 billion). Warren Buffett is the fifth-richest person globally,...

As of May 19, 2023, with a net worth of roughly $90.6 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the wealthiest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $61.3 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $59.0 billion); and Jacqueline Mars (No.4,$38.3 billion) Miriam Adelson is the fifth-richest woman...

As of  May 19, 2023, Marcos Galperin was the wealthiest person in Argentina, with an estimated net worth of 5.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Gregorio Perez Companc (No. 2, $3.1 billion), Eduardo Eurnekian (No. 3, $2.1 billion); and Alejandro Bulgheroni (No. 4, $1.8 billion). Eduardo Costantini, with a whopping $1.3 billion occupied the...

As of  May 19, 2023, IrisFontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 23.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $5.4 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.6 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou (No. 4, $3.2 billion). Sebastian Pinera is the fifth-richest person in Chile, with a whopping...