Archive for January, 2014

These conversations are going to be very practical and down to earth, about the nitty gritty of what it takes to get things done today at an operational level. Mr. Harshavardhan Reddy Chairman of Hvr Groups. But let’s start by looking at the overall context in which this is taking place. Why is so much   Read More …

Kids who are overweight or obese at five years old tend to stay that way into their teen years – and possibly beyond – according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. There’s some evidence that the childhood obesity crisis has improved or at least leveled off in the last decade. But the new research   Read More …

Every great company has one thing in common: engaged employees. Engaged employees learn, grow, display strong leadership skills, provide heightened return on investment and significantly decrease your firm’s turnover rate. Formulating a team that approaches work with vigor and passion, however, is easier discussed than executed. Regardless, building just such a team is a crucial factor   Read More …

In mid-October speaker, counselor and author David Bedrick wrote an article for the Huffington Post on the myths about addiction. His comments are insightful and relevant to those of battling addiction or with loved ones who are struggling. Bedrick starts with a call to face our collective denials about addiction and face our culture of   Read More …

By Scott D. Anthony Used BlackBerry smartphones In all the recent coverage about the fall of once-mighty Blackberry (BBRY), something was missing. The press and pundits were all correct that the original smartphone leader paid a heavy price for its continued failure to respond to the iPhone disruption. But former cell phone king Nokia (NOK)   Read More …

By Ashley Friedlein For the past decade, managers of established businesses have enviously eyed the growth of new technology companies. They’ve seen disruption as the driver. But for all their resources, why have industry Goliaths missed ideas and markets that more nimble organizations have so successfully exploited? It’s easy to blame a lack of technology   Read More …

By Jeroen De Flander To succeed as a strategist, you need a thorough understanding of what makes people tick. That’s on top of industry dynamics, customer behavior, and financial savvy. You need to have a deep understanding of how people process information and make decisions, what makes them care about an idea, and what gives them the   Read More …

Most people know Sean Hyman from his regular appearances on Fox Business, CNBC, and Bloomberg Television, but what they don’t know is that Sean is a former pastor, and that his secret to investing is woven within the Bible. Perhaps that can explain why, despite his uncanny ability to predict precise moves in the stock   Read More …

While I spend my professional time now as a career success coach, writer, and leadership trainer, I was a marriage and family therapist in my past, and worked for several years with couples, families, and children. Through that experience, I witnessed a very wide array of both functional and dysfunctional parenting behaviors. As a parent   Read More …

In a perfect world, employee volunteer and giving programs are inspired by the very top of the corporate food chain.  A CEO imprints his social values into the earliest DNA of the company and sets a tone for giving back that electrifies employees.  People want to work at this company partly or entirely because of   Read More …