Dubai currently ranks as the world's 17th most important financial center according to the Global Financial Centre Index.  Notably, Dubai ranks ahead of major European economic hubs such as Berlin, Geneva, and Luxembourg.  Z/Yen Partners, in conjunction with the China Development Institute, researches and compiles this list annually.  According to...

You’ve looked at the data, explored different options, and have decided to make a change, now you (and hopefully your leadership team) are excited to move ahead. Telling the rest of the organization comes next, because you’ll need their buy-in to make your change idea a reality.  An announcement is...

Every organization wants a culture of accountability, but employees can't take proper ownership if they don't know the expectations. And most employees report that their bosses aren't clearly outlining what the organization's trying to achieve. To rectify the disconnect, try these three strategies for making accountability the norm.  Imagine that...

Frustrated by the pressure of ensuring that your people are delivering on today’s core process while at the same time needing to develop tomorrow’s best practices?  Are you paying the price of focusing on the customer while employee grievances stack up in your Inbox?  Maybe you feel all your time...

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...

As of August 6, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $73.4 billion, L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world, followed by Alice Walton (No. 2, $59.6 billion), Julia Koch (No. 3, $56.0 billion); and Mackenzie Scott (No. 4, $41.6 billion). Jacqueline Mars is the...

As of August 6, 2022, with a net worth of roughly $264.9 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, followed by Bernard Arnault (No. 2, $168.6 billion), Jeff Bezos (No. 3, $166.4 billion); and Gautam Adani (No. 4, $126.0 billion). Bill Gates is the fifth-richest person globally,...

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...

As of August 6, 2022, Dietrich Mateschitz was the wealthiest man in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 24.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $7.9 billion), Rene Benko (No. 3, $5.0 billion); and Helmut Sohmen  (No. 4, $4.7 billion). Johann Graf is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with a whopping...