Don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth.   How has that phenomenally dumb concept endured since John Heywood uttered those thoughtless words in 1546!  Well, don’t look a gift-horse in the mouth unless you want a very large, feed-guzzling-aged- pet. And likely good sized veterinarian bills.   More elsewhere for you city-folks,...

With tremendous growth comes an abundance of opportunity, and the nonprofit industry in the U.S. has shown exactly that. Overall, nonprofit giving had a growth rate of 4 percent over 2021, with environmental and human rights-related causes growing the most. Opportunities to do more, help more, and be more are...

Efficiency is what can be the difference between a company that grows and thrives in comparison to another one that stagnates. All the elements that we can add inside the business, which will enable it to function better, are a plus that will show at the end of the year...

Inflation is taking a big bite out of your margins.  You want to raise prices, but there’s internal and external pressure to hold them steady.  What should you do?  For most companies, the best answer is to raise prices now.  Maybe a subset of products; maybe carefully executed, but the...

Managing a small island is a big job, as Shelton J. Haynes knows. The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s president and chief executive officer manages the day-to-day functions of Roosevelt Island, New York, a sliver of green in Manhattan’s East River, 2 miles long and home to around 12,000 residents.  The...

The landscape of responsibility is shifting: On the heels of Uber’s second data breach, it is now undoubtedly true that the future responsibilities for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) are changing dramatically. As we have seen with this 2022 breach in particular, a cybersecurity leader can...

When was the last time you felt excited and sure that you had everything maximized in your life? Most people just get pulled along without ever stopping to decide where they genuinely want to go and how to get there. According to Leigh Ann Orsi, a certified life coach, working...

As talk of an impending recession gets louder, especially following the recent stark warning from Jamie Dimon, there's a genuine threat that companies will prioritize cost-cutting over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB) progress. More than just another line item, creating a workplace where everyone belongs is becoming mission-critical to building a...

Based on available data, with a net worth of approximately $91 billion, Mukesh Ambani, who owns the Indian Premier League cricket club Mumbai Indians, is the richest sports team owner in the world, followed by Carlos Slim (net worth $82 billion); and Steve Ballmer (net worth $80 billion). Steve Ballmer,...