Ten Signs Your Company Needs You — And Ten Signs They Don’t
We are coming to the point in history where regular, full-time employment is going away and being replaced by project-based work. We can see this evolution all around us. No one’s job is secure. Your...
View ArticleHow Microsoft’s Leadership Development Philosophy Can Help Your Employees...
Research shows that managers see far more leadership potential in their employees when their companies adopt a growth mindset — the belief that talent should be developed in everyone, not viewed as a...
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Doing business in Africa can be somewhat of a challenge, considering the continents’ vastness, underdevelopment in certain areas and political and cultural diversities. However, with endless...
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Can you identify the one person, event, or influence that made you who you are as a leader and a person? Over the past 10 years, I’ve put that question to one hundred of the eminent people I...
View ArticleThe Future Is Africa, So Says Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg
The future will be built in Africa, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Nigeria, before travelling to Kenya, the “world leader” in mobile money, on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, a surprise...
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On Labor Day, Americans celebrate the value of work, community, and the activists who earned the rights and protections that U.S. employees enjoy today. But as Americans — and people everywhere — look...
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Mobile phones serving as digital “wallets” for payments to response workers proved an invaluable tool in Sierra Leone’s response to the Ebola crisis, according to a new study from the United...
View ArticleHow Exchanges Give SMEs a Helping Hand Across Africa
Roadside mechanics fixing tyres and engines, street vendors hawking telephone cards, a factory turning old tyres into luxury sandals for the world – small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are creating the...
View ArticleLiFi Set To Revolutionize Data Transmission Across The World: All You Should...
LiFi Set To Revolutionize Data Transmission Across The World: All You Should Know The enormous demand for WiFi and transmissions of mass quantities of data is putting a strain on the current...
View ArticleThe African Startups That Made Their Marks In 2015
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View ArticleGrit: You Will Need Plenty Of It In 2016, Acquire It
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View ArticleMicrosoft, Uber And 500 Other Startups Swoop On Middle East Market: Find Out Why
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View ArticleKey Mental Shifts That Can Drive You To Limitless Success
Key Mental Shifts That Can Drive You To Limitless Success As of this writing, I’m 22. In the last 12 months I’ve generated a million dollars in commissions in one of the most competitive industries on...
View ArticleEssential Smart Skills That Every Entrepreneur Needs
Essential Smart Skills That Every Entrepreneur Needs Many people feel that they just aren’t smart enough to be an entrepreneur, yet there seems to be no convincing evidence that a high IQ is a...
View ArticleLaunching A New Product: Insights And Lessons To Pick From Apple, Toyota
Launching A New Product: Insights And Lessons To Pick From Apple, Toyota Every day, my team and I come across new companies that allow revenue to leak away. We’re usually called in to diagnose and fix...
View ArticleBe Prepared, Learn And Adapt Quickly: What Every Entrepreneur Must Know
Be Prepared, Learn And Adapt Quickly: What Every Entrepreneur Must Know I would be lying if I said I didn’t make any mistakes on my startup journey, but I wouldn’t change those mistakes. They’ve helped...
View ArticleRemain Optimistic: That’s The Key To Entrepreneurial Success
Remain Optimistic: That’s The Key To Entrepreneurial Success Most entrepreneurs are optimists. They envision an outcome, develop an action plan, and happily jump off the mountain. However, in the midst...
View ArticleWomen And The Emerging Culture Of Tech Entrepreneurship In Iran
Women And The Emerging Culture Of Tech Entrepreneurship In Iran 70% of of Iran’s science and engineering students are women, and in a small, but promising community of startups, they’re being...
View ArticleTrying To Be A Creative Leader? Try These Three Strategies
Trying To Be A Creative Leader? Try These Three Strategies Over the past three decades at IDEO, I’ve worked with some of the most innovative companies in the world and seen a lot of creative leaders in...
View ArticleStaying Calm Under Pressure: What You Need To Know
Staying Calm Under Pressure: What You Need To Know Most of us have experienced that sickening moment when you realize you’ve made a serious mistake. Perhaps it was a typo that threw off a financial...
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