The University and the Student
Are Elite Schools Still the Better Choice? As a university student searching for the best school to attend, it's important to understand what sets each university apart.
Do our elite Ivy League universit...
A $12 Trillion Disruption: Is the Insurance Industry Poised for a Major Shake-up?
Most of us don’t think much about insurance.
That’s by design, of course. Insurance is supposed to be a safety net that affords us the leisure of not thinking about it. Unless, of course, we have to. Tha...
Brand Survival at its Best: Acquisitions Require a Strong Communications Strategy
Company acquisitions happen every day. We usually only hear about the big ones like American Airlines buying US Airways, Fiat buying Chrysler and Kraft buying Cadbury, but lesser-known companies are bought ...
Complementary Opposites: Embracing the Balanced Magnificence of Life
It has been known and stated for at least two and a half millennia that the impulsive desire to seek for that which is unavailable and the instinctual desire to avoid that which is unavoidable is the contin...
Five Steps to Creating Leaders & Successful Teams
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
It is my belief that many of the employee and management problems we see in the workplace are dire...
Setting the Stage for Success: Informed Customers Become Loyal Customers
My wife and I once visited a winery where the tour guide met with us and told us what to expect along the tour - what things to look for and what we might get to see along the way.
He also gave us a high...
The Board and the Corporate Spirit: Guidelines for Effective Governance
Is the chairman/chairwoman of your board making or breaking your corporate team spirit and are their boardroom habits building or destroying your company?
Any incongruency between the highest values of y...
Defining Luxury Today: Caviar is Back, Shopping is Evolving and Privacy Returns
As a party planner and producer to the well-heeled echelon, I have witnessed tremendous change in the last five years.
When the market took a downturn and businesses were collapsing and cash was scarce, ...
Holacracy over Bureaucracy? Zappos Puts the Concept to the Test
Zappos is a company that’s admired by many for a variety of reasons — their amazing rise to superstardom, their outstanding customer service and their innovative business model.
Now they’re continuing th...
Code of Honor: Creating Your Seal Team Six
With Rich Dad Advisor Blair Singer
For Marines, The Words Found In A Code Of Honor Are More Than Words. The Words Are A Spiritual Mission.
In 1973, I returned home from Vietnam. It was my second trip to t...