The days of exclusively recruiting and rearing internal talent are over; just six percent of respondents said their organizations have no senior-level executives from outside of their own organizations. The average senior executive team is made up of internal candidates (45 percent), external candidates (38 percent) and executives from another...

When asked about their organization’s preparedness to replace key leaders, the survey uncovered a surprising dichotomy. Almost six in 10 respondents said their company had a succession plan in place, but 80 percent said their company would need at least a year to replace them if they were to leave....

Last year saw a big rise of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and cloud-based tech companies, and 45 of them went public on Wall Street – including well-known startups like Marketo, RetailMeNot and Zulily – the third highest number of IPOs in one year, since the dot-com era. Even more surprising is that...

I rounded up a few notable technology startups for entrepreneurs to find inspiration. Some of these exciting and promising tech startups may thrive for years, some may get acquired and some may go nowhere --- I think you should keep an eye on. Here are few promising tech startups: Nimble...

I'm lucky enough to know a number of remarkably successful CEOs and other senior executives in business world, I can tell you that they work hard. Work really, really hard, as there is no substitute for hard work. So what do successful entrepreneurs and executives do, and why it works?...

Before you uncork the champagne to celebrate winning that big Government contract you might want to stop and think for a moment.  Would your information technology systems and security infrastructure be able to stand up to a hostile, advanced hacking campaign aimed at gaining access to your newest project?  Are...

Even in the current global economic crisis, Chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading companies belief that continuous innovation drives efficiencies and leads to the creation of a competitive advantage. But it's hard for CFOs as well as the rest of the C-suit to find an Instrument to differentiate between true...

The rapidly expanding online and mobile user bases in emerging world, headed by China and India will propel global e-commerce sales to $1.500 trillion this year. The prediction makes Asia-Pacific the largest e-commerce market in 2014. After years of leading the world in e-commerce spending, US will soon give that...

Well, here it is, there are some business clichés used by senior executives that are just plain annoying and irritating. I'm saying please just raise your hand, if you have heard one of the clichés from some top executives in your business. I’ve made a list of the top business...