Working hard at your workplace is something that is expected of you as you are getting paid for it. Sitting idle when you have a deadline to meet is definitely not the way to go about your work. If you have employees that are always sitting idle and not working,...

Emerging markets such as Argentina, Egypt and Pakistan are often overlooked in the international business landscape, despite the extensive entrepreneurism and professional talent on all corners of the globe. These markets have recently seen a rise in job prospects through freelancing, which offers earning potential that would have otherwise not...

Before thinking about opening another physical branch, consider the idea of putting up an online store first. Having an online retail store reduces the cost of expensive inventory and storage of products inside a traditional shop. Customers can also easily access them anywhere and anytime they want using their mobile...

Yet again, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Review recently published its list of the world’s 25 smartest (and most successful) companies for 2015. What does smart mean? There was no surprise seeing Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors, maker of electric cars and batteries for industries and households, is the world's smartest...

With $2,253 million in revenue, Recruit.net, the leading search engine for Jobs in Asia Pacific, topped Staffing Industry Analysts's list of the world's 25 largest job boards, ranked by revenue in 2014. LinkedIn with $1,328 million was ranked number two, followed by one of the oldest online job boards, Monster.com...

The UK Government introduced new parental leave legislation in April this year giving parents a choice in how to share child care for their child’s first year. The legislation creates a new, more equal system which allows fathers to have greater involvement in raising their child and gives women the...

Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2015 Global Peace Index (GPI), recently released by the Institute for Economics and Peace. In search of peace? Maybe it's time to move to Nordic. Denmark (came in second) was narrowly beaten by Iceland, while its other Nordic...

Customer service experience strategies vary from business to business. Regardless of industry, customer service orbits around a singular expectation – businesses should meet and exceed the needs of their customers. This customer-centric philosophy is obvious, but according to a recent study from The Northridge Group of more than 1,000 respondents,...

Unsurprisingly, Marillyn Hewson, the head of defense giant, Lockheed-Martin, was the highest-paid chief executives in America in the Wall Street Journal study. She took the No. 11 spot on that list and the No. 1 spot on the female CEOs list. Hewson compensation was almost $5 million more that of...