Thinking Aloud
It May Be An Open Book, But The EU Ain’t On The Best-Seller List
More and more small businesses are, out of necessity, looking outwards, particularly to EU and other countries within Europe. According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which has more than 200,000 members, around a quarter already export there, a figure which is expected to grow.
Saving Universities From Extinction No Easy Task
Universities are as outmoded as buggy whips. David E. Goldberg, founder of ThreeJoy Associates, Inc. and co-author of "A Whole New Engineer" looks at some controversial ideas on why universities are so dysfunctional, and also some recommendations regarding how universities can adapt, survive and thrive.
The Great Cross-Border Opportunity
Cross-border e-commerce has its roots in consumer desire for better deals and an increasingly array of items, and represents a huge opportunity for businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says Dr. Karen Reddington, President of FedEx Express, South Pacific.
Ten Conversations That Are Undermining Your Strategy And Killing Performance
Is what your employees are saying more damaging than what they are (or aren't) doing? Yes, says Dan Prosser. He explains how damaging conversations can kill performance and sink your organization.
Marketers Focus More Attention on Mobile Gaming
Today mobile gaming isn’t just for the anti-social, it’s for everyone. And that’s not just triggering a shift in social order, it’s also changing the tides in marketing – specifically demanding that marketers and manufacturers pay attention to the fast-growing demographic of the mobile gamer, says Jessica Oaks.
3 Reasons Leaders Can’t Keep An Open Mind
Keeping an open mind unfortunately is a concept utterly disregarded by many individuals in leadership positions throughout the corporate world today, asserts business and management consultant Brian Ray, who is the author of "Revelations Incorporated".
4 Yoga Principles That Will Make You Unstoppable In Business
Not only is yoga good for the mind, body, and spirit, but it can also be a valuable tool for enhancing your business, says Paresh Shah, founder and CEO of Glimpulse. He shares four powerful yoga principles to apply to your startup.
Are You Living For The Weekends? Tactics to Help You Turn TGIF into TGIM
If you're one of the many Americans who live for the weekends and dread Mondays, you may think that it'll always be this way. Peter K. Studner begs to differ. Here, he shares proven tactics to help you breathe new life into your career and (yes!) thank God for Mondays.
A Collaboration Crash Course: How To Join Forces With Other Women
Collaboration is an incredibly valuable skill in today's marketplace, and what's more, women are naturals at it. But if you've always been the "lone (she) wolf" type, you may not know how to get started. Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly offers 10 tactics to kick-start your collaborating career.
Modern Startups: How To Grow A Green Business From The Get Go
There are always tips and helpful directions that you could use to assist you in your quest to launch the country's next green business venture. Scott Byrom, head of commercial for domestic energy at UKPower.co.uk shares some actions you can take to set your green startup on the path to success:
How To Get Help With Managing Innovation
Too many businesses think that innovation and strategy is one and the same thing. Innovation is not about creating a clear path to achieve your goals. Rather, it is about knowing that you have a goal and applying new solutions to achieving that.
Is Bootstrapping Hindering Your Business Competency?
The truth with bootstrapping is that business owners always tend to operate on extremely tight budgets. What this often translates into is that their operational efficiency leaves a lot to be desired, muses Anand Srinivasan is the founder of LeadJoint.com.
Why Everyone Wants To Be Agile
What does it mean to be agile and do agile as a business unit? Rob Bellenfant, founder and CEO of TechnologyAdvice explores the ways agile methodology can work outside of software.
Lead Like A Girl: 10 Ways To Put Your Feminine Strengths To Work At...
As we move further into the 21st century, the face of leadership is becoming more and more feminine. Here, the coauthor of Leading Women shares 10 traditionally feminine
strengths that make women ideally suited to take their place as leaders.
It’s Not About The Money: How Good Value And Customer Experience Trump Price
There’s nothing unusual or unreasonable about a customer who considers each purchase of a product or service from a self-centered point of view. After all, they’re paying a price, says Trevor Gnesin, president of Logomark.
10 Easy Hints To Help You Move Beyond “Surface” Networking And Make Deep Connections
If you want to join the women-helping-women movement, you're already looking for opportunities to make deeper, more meaningful connections, support each other, and make the world a better place. Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly offers 10 tips to help you supercharge your new connections.
4 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
What separates new businesses that flourish from those that close in disappointment? Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies looks at the four of the top reasons he believes why small businesses fail within the first year.
Don’t Let Your Alarm Clock Stifle Your Productivity
The rude awakening of an abrupt morning alarm virtually guarantees that any side of the bed you wake up on will be the wrong one. Anthony Johnson, the founder and CEO of American Injury Attorney Group offers five reasons to unplug your alarm clock permanently and start working a schedule that works for you.
The Truth About ‘Zero-Hour Contracts’
Whether we would like to acknowledge it or not, zero-hours contracts have an undeniable presence in the working world. But Chloe Hashemi, marketing consultant for film and video production company LAMBDA Films, thinks such arrangements can be exploitative.
The Women-Helping-Women Movement Is All About Connecting; Here Are 11 Ways To Do It...
Making meaningful connections with other women can change your life (not to mention the world). Problem is, many of us don't know how — or where — to do it. Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly offers 11 tips to help you improve your connecting skills.
Why You Should Talk To People
Although it might be uncomfortable, try to get in a conversation with people you don’t know, says Jessica Ekstrom, founder and CEO of Headbands of Hope. It may lead you to very good things.
10 Life Lessons From Leading Women
To become part of the "women-helping-women" movement that's sweeping the nation, and indeed the world, we first must access our personal power, says Nancy D. O'Reilly, PsyD, an author of "Leading Women". Here, excerpted from her book, are 10 actions you can take right now.
Seven 21st Century Learning Skills Every Adult Should Learn Now
With the influx of technology into the way we work, traditionally accepted concepts of what "smart" is have become outdated. Edward D. Hess explains why you need to develop new 21st century learning skills.
Top Five Things VCs Want
Competition for venture capital is fierce, especially among startups. Al Goldstein, CEO of AvantCredit, explores a few characteristics VCs and funding experts look for in a startup.
Will Smart Robots Take Your Job?
Artificial intelligence is the biggest discovery since fire according to Professor Edward D. Hess. As technology advances, more and more American jobs are in danger of being eliminated. Is your job at risk? Hess explains what you can do to become more employable as smart machines and robots become more prevalent in today's companies.
Slow Is The New Broke
Today, you’d be hard pressed to find a company that doesn’t rely on some form of app for nearly every business function; apps have become the lifeblood of our world - not just for large businesses, but for SMEs and beyond, says Suaad H. Sait, Executive Vice President of Products & Markets at SolarWinds Inc.
Does Alternative Finance Exist In Singapore And Hong Kong?
In Hong Kong, there are fewer than 10 alternative financiers, with similar numbers in Singapore. Alternative finance has grown slowly in these countries, because both are the historical treasurers of Asia. Anthony Coundouris, trade finance evangelist for ApexPeak looks at the space.
Start The Learning Journey: Seven Ways To Turn Your “Smart” Kids Into Great Learners
Parents should take their children's focus off meeting traditional concepts of being smart and instead focus on helping them become great learners, says Edward D. Hess, author of “Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization“.
How To Meet Your 2015 Goals
The application of goal science to New Year’s resolutions can help turn lofty goals into achievable steps that lead to real results, says Kris Duggan, CEO of BetterWorks. Here are his top five tips for meeting your 2015 resolutions at work or at home.
Leadership Crisis: Fact Or Fiction?
The short answer it is a fiction. Veteran project manager and PMO director Russell Harley explains why.