While there’s an abundance of contemporary entrepreneurs worth quoting, I’ve long had a fascination with legendary entrepreneurs who built many of the early cornerstone industries of the 20th century and earlier. From Henry Ford to Ray Kroc and Coco Chanel to Estee Lauder, they all faced enormous odds in not only creating new business models…
This story originally appeared on Personal Branding Blog In order to work effectively with a recruiter, you need to know how to communicate with them. Many job seekers discuss networking as being a critical component to a successful job search. While the majority recognizes the importance of building the right relationships, few know how to…
HR and IT: Strengthening collaboration “HR relies ever more heavily on technology to get its work done,” said Andrew Horne, IT practice leader at CEB/now Gartner. “As technology becomes more important to HR, many CHROs [chief human resources officers] are spending more of their own budgets to obtain the technology directly.” With HR taking the…
In a celebrated 1995 article in Newsweek, astronomer Clifford Stoll blasted Internet visionaries. “Do our computer pundits lack all common sense?” he asked. “The truth is no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network will change the way government works.” Clearly,…
Reading is one of the best ways to open our minds to different ideas and perspectives. There is so much knowledge that exists in the world. People have dedicated their entire lives towards particular experiences or types of work. We cannot capture all of their learnings from a few hundred pages, but we can gain…
Where did the year go? With 2017 coming to a close, entrepreneurs are diligently planning their 2018 budgets and PL’s. This analysis, budgeting and forecasting is critical for your continued success. Be honest: are you actually do this work or are you just thinking about your 2018 financial goals? Every motivational and business speaker vehemently…
This story originally appeared on Due Millennials (a.k.a. Gen Y) are stereotyped as lazy and entitled. It’s hard to forget all the stories about participation trophies that each youngster received just for signing up and playing on a sports team when they were young. Things like this helped build a concept in people’s minds that just…
The traditional approach to IT asset management is flawed and needs to be replaced with a strategy that factors in the reliance on cloud computing and SaaS. A recent Gartner survey of over 3,000 CIOs lists digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), security, and Internet of Things (IoT) as top priorities for CIOs going into 2018….
6. What’s my job? Know of a chief digital officer hired to drive employee productivity and operational efficiency? Then the job description is in need of a redo, said Jim Fowler. “That’s the role of the CIO,” the vice president and CIO at General Electric said at MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in May. Fowler delineates…
You’ve gotten through the curveball questions, dodged that question about your greatest weakness, and made a decent impression overall during your interview. Just as you begin to relax, they ask what may seem to be a throwaway question, “Do you have any questions for me?” Don’t let this opportunity to stand out from the crowd…
Sudhir Kulkarni, president, digital at Persistent Systems, believes there has been a fundamental shift in business relating to digital transformation and that software is the driver for most, if not all, things business. Kulkarni says that companies are internally changing how they take a product to market and most of that process is driven He…
The travel and tourism industry is booming: According to a Statista report, the industry is credited with having contributed $7.61 trillion to the global economy in 2016 alone; $2.3 trillion comes directly from the sector itself. Related: 8 Travel Hacks You’ll Want to Know Before Your Next Trip The United States, alone, averages 6.5 million monthly tourist arrivals and employs about…
