Beating its neighbour MIT, Harvard University was once again emerged as the best institution of higher learning in the world, that's according to the latest Webometrics ranking. Coming second was Stanford University, followed by MIT, Oxford, UC Berkeley and the University of Michigan three, four, five and six respectively. The...

In 2019, Americans are expected to spend an average $161.96 on Valentine’s Day, up from $143.56 last year, and breaks the previous record of $146.84, set in 2016. And the numbers show that Americans open their wallets wide for this romantic holiday. Spending in the U.S. this Valentine's Day is...

Intention is the home in which you can live purposefully, daily… Showing up to work with the right intention is the only real way to the truth of self-leadership – to know yourself, trust yourself, and be yourself. It is the only way to drive your career. We are all...

Amid a social media backdrop of #equalpayforequalwork, #heforshe, and #equalityforall, leading content marketing agency Contentworks reaffirms its commitment to business equality in 2019.  With a passion for promoting equality, the team has renewed its commitment to non-profit organisation Room to Read in a move that promotes global literacy. The company...

Probably the most overused expression in business is “time is money.” Everyone knows that, yet why is it so few organizations and individuals understand how to get the most out of their time. From CEOs all the way down, time is the one resource we all have in common and...

Most startups are often laser-focused on proving their business model, raising capital and most importantly growing their business. Consequently, they forgo safeguarding their startups from the long list of business killers. In fact, a survey conducted by Next Insurance found that 44 percent of 30,000 respondents have never taken an...

As you will know, business travelling can be a real mix of things. It can be exciting if you get to see different places around the world and meet new people through work. It can also be very tiring and boring, particularly if you do it regularly and prefer to...

There is a lot of literature about the importance of hiring the right people for your organization, but I have noticed there is less conversation about the importance of letting people go. This is unfortunate, as I believe the most important decision we make as leaders is not when to...

As organizations grow they often expand into new business units and geographies. They identify new opportunities to diversify a product, go into a peripheral business, and/or enter new markets. They also can acquire other companies to add capability, broaden a product portfolio, or become more vertically integrated. All of this...