In late April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made an historic decision when it passed a rule to ban non-compete clauses for all workers in U.S. industries, with a small exception for senior executives. Far from hurting business, the new ban makes everyone a winner, employees and businesses alike,...

The Centillionaires Club includes ultra-wealthy individuals like Bernard Arnault and Warren Buffett, who have fortunes exceeding $100 billion. This group holds almost a quarter of the world’s 500 wealthiest individuals. The first centibillionaire, Bill Gates, emerged during the dot-com bubble when his Microsoft shares briefly pushed his net worth beyond...

In an era of rapid technological advancement, neurotechnology is emerging as one of the most promising fields in modern medicine. This cutting-edge domain, situated at the intersection of neurobiology, engineering, and information technology, offers unprecedented possibilities for diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating patients with neurological disorders. Yet, the path from laboratory...

When 71% of consumers are demanding red carpet treatment, getting personal with your customers is no longer optional. It’s a necessary part of staying competitive and standing out.  Let’s face it: Consumers are bombarded with corporate messages and ads every day. The ones that catch their attention tend to be tailored...

Organizations often tend to focus solely on their tangible products, services, and activities as their measure of success and growth. However, this approach provides a limited view of the company's actual performance and impact. To drive meaningful progress and measure the effectiveness of initiatives, it is essential to also consider...

In 2023, the startup landscape experienced a whirlwind of activity as investors poured capital into emerging businesses. A unicorn company refers to a privately held firm with a valuation exceeding $1 billion. As of May 2024, the global count of unicorns has surpassed 1,200. Among the most prominent unicorns are...

Argentina currently holds the highest debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with a total of $30,987,500,000. Following Argentina, Egypt ranks second with an outstanding debt of $10,854,130,844 despite repaying $418,808,333 in May 2024. Ukraine is third on the list, with an outstanding debt of $9,004,759,174. This report compiles a...

CEOs can have an outsized impact on branding and brand value, from the influence (good and bad) of their personal brands on company performance, to their role as brand champions (or “guardians” as Brand Finance puts it in their annual index of CEO performance). Consequently, your top leader needs to...

No leadership team, no leadership cohort and no enterprise can fully achieve their potential without working as one. Every leader knows this to be true but how do they do it? The starting point is the recognition that working as one is about sharing because without sharing, there is inevitably...