Companies are always looking for that next Old Spice campaign that will become viral on YouTube and get people talking. Effective branding is crucial for a company’s success. The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines a brand as a "name, term, sign, symbol or...
Online college students often find that they are required to answer discussion questions in class. With the popularity of texting and the lack of formality used when writing an email, many students are lacking the necessary skills to write an appropriate posting. ...
Many hopeful entrepreneurs secretly have concerns about failure. Although the failure rates are often misquoted, they are a natural concern. It is not unusual to hear someone say 9 out of 10 businesses fail within 2 years. That statistic may sound impressive, but it...
Have you ever wondered what your network actually looks like? With Linkedin InMaps, they claim you can get a map of colors to show your connections and how they inter-relate. Colors represent groups within your professional connections. It’s a way to see how you...
via google.com On Valentine's Day, it is a time to think about true love. Just the words "true love" bring to mind the scene from the movie Princess Bride where, with his last breath of air, Westley (Cary Elwes) uttered those precious two words. Are the rest of us...
This is a very interesting topic that was recently brought up in one of my foresight in technology courses I teach. Many of my technology students are introverts. The Myers Briggs MBTI classifies people as introverts and extroverts. The introvert tends to think...
Target-dated funds are mutual funds that automatically adjust the asset mix of stocks, bonds and cash usually based on the investor’s future retirement date. Companies have been offering these options for their employees for many years. Some companies are now even...
via allnewsmac.com With the recent absence of Steve Jobs, there is a lot of discussion about the future of Apple should he leave the company. There have been examples of problems with successful companies when their founders or leaders step down. A classic example...
This year the oldest baby boomers will turn 65. If you call a baby boomer “elderly”, you might find that is not a term they take lightly. The days of older generations taking it easy and moving to quiet communities have faded. This is a very proud group that wants...
What do Oprah, Ellen and Carlin all have in common? They all have been listed as introverts according to their Myers-Briggs personality type or MBTI. Sites like MBTITypes.com list Ellen as an INFP and TypeTango.com lists Oprah as an INFJ. Other sites like...
There probably is no person in the world who dreams of being average. In one way or another, we all want to be successful. The problem is we don’t know how to do that. Dr. Ruth Gotian, the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, is an...
Many say that the future is now, and one of the visible signs that this statement is true is the presence of the robotics industry in our daily lives. Even though its impact on our work, hobbies, and transport is truly powerful, it is still evolving at a rapid pace....
More than we give it a thought, our perception controls most of our lives. How we see things and the way we think about them greatly influences our decisions and behaviors. That is why perception is powerful. Dr. Diane Hamilton and Dr. Maja Zelihic, a Fulbright...
Companies are beginning to see that they can succeed financially while creating a positive impact on the world. Dr. Diane Hamilton's guest is Bill Novelli, the author of Good Business, who has a distinguished career as a corporate and non-profit world leader. In this...
The greatest thing you can do for yourself and for the world is to find your life purpose. Dr. Diane Hamilton's guest is James A. Cusumano, co-founder of Chateau Mcely and author of I Can See Clearly: Rise of a Supernatural Hero. In this episode, James shares his...