It's no surprise that Lexus (Toyota’s luxury brand) was rated as the most reliable car brand in America, according to the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Survey, 2017. Lexus and Toyota finished one and two in the survey for the third year in a row. Buick, General Motors Co.'s near-luxury...

The University of Oxford has been ranked the top institution of its kind in Europe and 6th in the world by U.S. News and World 2017 Report, while the University of Cambridge ranked second among Europe's best universities. The top five universities in Europe were: University of Oxford, the University...

As a CEO, it’s one of the worst types of news you can hear: your product failed and someone was harmed – and worse yet, it wasn’t a one-time event. Rather, you’ve produced and sold countless flawed products. Who can you blame but yourself? Acknowledging your responsibilities to your business,...

Interestingly, the leading four most gender-equal countries continue to be Scandinavian: Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden taking the top 4 positions, in that order, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2016, was not exactly a big surprise. Rwanda moved in front of Ireland to take the 5th position. Following...

So it's no surprise that Harvard University ranked No. 1 among the top 1,000 universities in the world, according to the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. Harvard University has been ranked near the top globally in other recent publications, including No. 1 in...

With Google now entering the $20B surveying and research industry with Google Surveys 360—a groundbreaking addition to its enterprise Analytics 360 Suite—it means enterprise leaders are getting serious about understanding and tracking their customers' journeys and marketing. Surveys have always been an important part of market research—but now they can...

Why do so many people hate their job? And why do others love their job. Quiz your friends and acquaintances. You’ll hear complaints like “long and boring meetings,” “ignore suggestions,” “bitter turf wars being fought out,” and “a blame culture.” Scott Adams, the creator of the comic strip Dilbert, has...

The retail industry is a dynamic field right now. Business owners, to keep up with digital competitors, are asking themselves if an online-only presence is enough; if a brick-and-mortar store is worth the rent; and if they do have one or more stores, how to maximize its effect on consumers....

In the sporting world, there’s a concept called ‘reading the play’. This refers to the way some players read the game as it’s unfolding and make judgements about how to adapt to the game. Players who are good at reading the play are able to make intuitive decisions about when...