Interestingly, Iceland has been ranked as the most gender-equal in the world, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2018 of the World Economic Forum (WEF). It was followed by other Nordic nations, with Norway in 2nd, Sweden in 3rd, and Finland in 4th place. Other countries in the top-ten...

The Empire State Building was the most popular tourist attraction for Uber users in 2018. Two U.S. destinations are at the top of the list: The Empire State Building and the One World Trade Center (also known as One WTC or the Freedom Tower). Coming in at third is the...

MOVE over Oxford and Cambridge - Stanford has been named the best university in the world for education degrees, 2019, according to the CEOWORLD magazine. The ranking compares the top education programs in the world. The Harvard University ranked number 2 on the list, followed by the University of California,...

Cultural relevance: It’s something most brands — at least those in the know — hope to achieve. If a brand earns cultural relevance, you’ve got a base filled with loyalists, also known as brand advocates, who are ready to share your product with family, friends, and colleagues. But this connection...

There are countless low-grade stories swirling around your business. Anecdotes told by your staff, customers and business partners collectively paint a confusing and often unflattering picture of your company. As the leader, you must find a way to manage this babble. The solution is to be purposeful about your critical...

MOVE over Cornell and Harvard - Stanford University has been named the best University in the world for psychology degrees 2019, that's according to the CEOWORLD magazine. The ranking compares the top psychology programs in the world. The University College London (UCL) ranked number 2 on the list, followed by...

What business doesn’t use technology? Yes, that is the unmistakable sound of crickets. But here’s another, more pertinent question: which businesses maximize their use of technology to generate revenue? The world is abuzz with technological chatter, with the noisy flux of shifting processes, incoming apps, innovative start-ups and increasingly simplistic...

Whether we like it or not, the price of everything is going up. When this happens, we have less money for ourselves and when something unexpected comes along, we don’t have the extra cash to deal with the situation. This is why so many Scottish people are relying on loans...

Stefan Stern offers advice and inspiration from the world’s leading management thinkers to help business leaders cope in 2019. Grand imperial Vienna might seem an incongruous setting for discussions around managing a 21st century organisation, given Austria-Hungary’s eventual demise. But history did not deter the thousand delegates, including leading management...