Apple was crowned as the world’s most valuable brand this year with an estimated brand value of $234 billion, that's according to Interbrand, while Google ($167.7 billion) and Amazon ($125.2 billion) placed second and third, respectively. The 2019 rankings placed Microsoft ($108.8 billion) in fourth ahead of Coca-Cola ($63.4 billion)...

Your record as a CEO, whether of a private or public company, will hinge on how much value you create during your tenure. Where do you look for that value? While acquisitions, new products, and new markets might be tempting places to obtain value, a fourth option offers far more...

Both employers and employees are continually looking at how to improve productivity. I often hear from many clients that there “are simply not enough hours in the day to get the work done”. This was confirmed again when I recently spoke at a conference and asked the audience of about...

The Harvard Business Review highlighted four things that set successful CEOs apart; they are decisive, they align goals with stakeholder priorities, they proactively adapt, and they deliver results in a reliable fashion. Current and aspiring CEOs know that the demands placed upon top executives are intense, and up to a...

Yes, you read that right, Portland in Oregon is the worst city in America for drivers, that's according to a new report by QuoteWizard. The best driving city in the nation was Detroit in Michigan. The top five worst cities for drivers in the U.S. were Portland, Oregon; Boise, Idaho;...

Never before have so many new words entered the English lexicon at such rapid speed. Inspired largely by the never-ending proliferation of technology in our lives and a rash of national political and social movements, we now have "political words of the year," "digital words of the year," and even...

Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a cynic as someone who “knows the price/cost of everything and the value of nothing” resonates just as much today as it did 127 years ago. If we look at the value of a brand or indeed the value we place on our personal privacy...

With total assets worth US$4.48 billion in 2018, Makati City is still the wealthiest city in the Philippines. The worth of Makati's assets increased by US$680 million increase from US$3.80 billion in 2017. Placing a far second is Quezon City, with assets worth $1.69 billion in 2018. Quezon City’s total...

Singapore is one of the most magnetic and well-known cities in the world. Known for its highly advanced economy, cosmopolitan lifestyle and impressive performance on human development index, Singapore has been designated as an Alpha+global city. Because of its stupendous performance in almost every aspect of human and city development,...