Germany has been crowned as the best country in the world, according to the inaugural "Best Countries" listing from U.S. News & World Report, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and BAV Consulting. Canada comes in second, followed by United Kingdom. United States is fourth, ahead of notables...

Stanford University's Graduate School of Business was ranked first in the world when it came to the "average earnings of graduates," according to the FT 2016 ranking of global MBA programs. Although Stanford placed 5th on the overall list, its graduates earned an average of $185,174 just three years after...

For the 11th year in a row, the Spanish giants, Real Madrid have been named the richest football club in the world by Deloitte, according to a new report from Deloitte's sports business group. Real Madrid generated €577m; in revenue during the 2014/15 season, beating Spanish rival Barcelona’s €560.8 million,...

Africa tends to reflect the best of times and the worst of times. There are certainly many issues and challenges to address, but Africa also represents great opportunity. This scenario remains true in the healthcare arena, the current picture could appear daunting but there is great potential for the future....

The recession of 2007-2009 caught many CEOs off guard. They weren’t prepared for it and they didn’t know how to manage through it. That is because they denied the existence of the impending crisis, and they had no experience in running a business during a recession. Their only experience and...

In the business world, the bottom dollar often rules. It can be easy to stop seeing the client as a person and start seeing them as a paycheck or number instead. I’ve watched this transpire many times during my career. But I’ve learned an important concept along the way, one...

There was the time in the 19th Century when business relationships were built through face to face interactions and meetings with Clients and Customers. Now is the age of Internet of Things (IoT) with each business convention, deal and transaction is executed through digital platforms. Since most commercial groups have reached...

“Can’t we all just work together?” When former Ford CEO Alan Mulally asked a group of executives this question, Mark Fields was paying attention—and it’s a question that makes all the difference now Fields is CEO of Ford. Let’s examine the roads Ford and Volkswagen have traveled this year. This...

What does it take in 2016 to be successful? Just a few short years ago, to be called a CEO brought with it automatic prestige. Today, however, that position needs to be backed up with more than just the title. In today’s world, people put CEO on their card and,...