As another calendar year draws to a close, I think it’s fitting to do a 2017 Year in Review and highlight one key point from one blog each month. I am taking time off next week to recharge and will return the first week in January. With that, I...
Brian Smith, founder of Ugg Australia Boots, spoke at the Inc. 5000 Conference and shared some great advice for founders who are frustrated with their startup’s slow growth. "You can't give birth to an adult," said Smith. "When your company is an infant, it's not going to get up...
In the past five years, Gallup has tracked employee engagement among Britons and the latest data, gathered in 2016, is dismal. A mere 8% of employed Britons are engaged at work, down from 17% in 2012. Rounding out the score, 73% are not engaged, and 19% are actively disengaged,...
The calendar year is quickly coming to an end, which means the end of most organization’s fiscal year, and in many instances, a “push” to log as many sales on the 2017 books as possible. It’s also the time to start thinking about the upcoming year and the goals...
According to a study by researchers from the University of Minnesota and the University of Florida, writing down a list of positive events at the close of a day — and why the events made you happy — lowers one’s stress level and grants you a greater sense of...
Elon Musk has unveiled additional aspects of his grand plan for colonizing Mars. According to Musk, his rocket company, SpaceX, aims to land at least two cargo ships on the Red Planet five years from now to place power, mining and life support systems there for future flights. Rocket ships carrying...
Labor officials in Japan have concluded that a 31-year-old political reporter died from heart failure caused by spending long hours on the job. Miwa Sado had worked 159 hours of overtime in the month before her death. Excessive hours are such a big problem that there's even a Japanese...
I’ve read many articles recently linking the multiple turbulent weather events to global warming. However, I believe there is a deeper meaning and connection, that few people are noticing and it’s called apocalypse. The word does not mean the end of the world, but an uncovering or revelation. And...
Glassdoor recently unveiled their list of the highest-rated CEOs in large U.S. companies based on ratings from employees. (To see the results in other countries, simply select a different country from the drop-down menu.) Needless to say, our world is facing a global leadership crisis, not only in business but also...
The remote region of Temburong, in Brunei, is a natural wonderland, inhabited by monkeys, flying foxes, waterfalls and lush vegetation. It is separated from Brunei's main region by a slice of Malaysia, but an 18-mile bridge will soon change that and connect this wonderland to the mainland, reducing the...
