Muhammad Ali has been called the most recognizable man on earth. While he is still considered the champ from his boxing days, he has continued to inspire people around the world. His belief that others can achieve greatness led to his most recent venture the...
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Companies Jump through Hoops to Please Millennials
Sixty Minutes did a great show on the millennial generation titled The Millennials Are Coming. In that report, they explained how Generation Y or millennials are unique in their expectations at work. The Wall Street Journal’s article Firms Bow to Generation Y’s...
Texting Offers Latest Marketing Opportunity
As mobile phones have taken over the way people communicate, it is a natural progression for texting to become a marketing opportunity. In the Wall Street Journal article Teen Stores Try Texts as Gr8 Nu Way to Reach Out, author Christina Binkley explained, “Like many...
Top 5 Secrets for Online Student Success
Online education is growing at a pace that far exceeds general education enrollment. Because of the popularity of online learning, many traditional universities are offering online courses. Forbes recently reported that MIT will soon offer free education for...
Successful Students Use Plagiarism and Editing Programs
Students who do not use their school’s library writing centers are missing important, helpful information, and their grades may be suffering because of this. Online universities offer some very useful tools that can help students to edit their papers, locate...
How to Get an A in Your College Courses
Some of the top reasons that students don’t pass courses, based on my experience as a professor, is that they do not read the requirements for the classes or they don’t turn in material on time. If a student really wants to receive an “A”, there are some important...
Top 10 Entrepreneurs Who Hit it Big Before Turning 35
There was a time when it was unusual to hear about an entrepreneur becoming successful at a very young age. With the technology boom, the story is becoming more commonplace. The following list contains the top 10 entrepreneurs whose dreams came to fruition...
What is a Peer-Reviewed Journal?
Today’s Ask Dr. Diane: My professor told me I have to cite using scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean? College students are often asked to include scholarly peer-reviewed journals as sources for citations. If the school offers an online library,...
Commencement Speeches: A Time to Shine Or Maybe Not
Steve Jobs’ death has led to many sites listing his commencement speech at Stanford. While this is an excellent speech, there are some other excellent commencement addresses that should not be missed. Often some of the best information comes from the...
10 Most Important Steps to Obtain Dream Job
I often speak to students and career groups about how to obtain a dream job or reinvent a career. I have listed some of the most important points from my lectures, with appropriate links to articles, to explain the process. Be sure to click on the links...
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They say that to change the mind, the influencer must also change the ‘state of mind’. Pre-suasion may sound like a new term, but it could be the key to optimal persuasion. In this episode, Dr. Diane Hamilton sits down with Dr. Robert Cialdini, widely known as “The...
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Many of us are drowning from stress and overwhelm. If we live this thinkable life, it is time to dive into this conversation with Dr. Diane Hamilton and her guest today. In this episode, Marcel Kuhn, the Founder of Unthinkable Mastermind, takes us inside his book,...
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The growing dominance of China's tech giants in 5G technology has far-reaching geopolitical consequences. To address this challenge, we need to understand the strategies being used to counter China's dangerous grip on this critical area of tech. In this episode, Jon...
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Global ESG: Finding the Right People for Your Organization with Tracy Ting of Encore Capital Group
Our guest today is Encore Capital Group's CHRO, Tracy Ting. In this latest episode, we discuss how she spearheaded the creation of a global set of values for Encore. In this episode we also discussed the impact on global employee engagement, metrics for measuring...