Planning your first overseas business trip can be exciting yet daunting and slightly nerve-wracking at the same time. Travelling for business is a different ballgame to travelling for pleasure, and requires a stricter routine to make for an all-around successful trip. It may look glamorous on the outside, but generally...

Everybody needs a break from their busy schedules, busy mornings, tiring afternoons, and exhausted evenings. At some point, a person can have an urge to leave the things the way they are and find an escape hole to explore the world and themselves. A vacation is not just a day...

In the earlier days, growing from a working employee to an entrepreneur took a lot of time, and being a young entrepreneur was like an unattainable dream. But with growing opportunities, financial expansion, and easier facilities, many startups are lead by young entrepreneurs. Incidentally, it also impacted the way entrepreneurs...

With growing awareness of environmental conservation and the campaign against synthetic materials, a lot of businesswomen are opting for ethical fashion instead of chemically driven clothes. Ethical-fashion not only builds a style statement but also brings credibility to the businesswoman’s overall personality. A lot of ethical fashion brands came into...

Today’s job market – especially for senior executives – is anything but dull. Unemployment has reached its lowest point in nearly 50 years. The war for talent “continues to rage.” Employers now juggle workforces spanning 5 generations. And, what was once defined as “alternative” work (e.g., freelance, gig, outsourcing) has...

The world is no longer local and linear. It’s global and exponential, thanks to technological achievements. Established organizations, those of a certain size and age -- sometimes called legacy organizations -- no longer consider close competitors as their greatest threat. They fear the startups, which, although they live in metaphorical...

There is little point in denying the fact that Washington was one of the states that was hit the worst during the recession. While that time might very well be more than a decade in the past, the state has not recovered completely yet, which is understandable, once you take...

Unlike CEOs and CFOs, not every company has a Chief Operating Officer, and not every COO has the same responsibilities, span of control, decision rights, and position in the reporting structure. There is not a standard job description for COOs. Therefore, should you be offered a COO position, it is...

Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions of your life. As much as we’d like it, a one-size-fits-all career simply does not exist. So we weigh in on our natural qualities and look for career options we are likely to shine at. Hotel Management is a highly...