Experts have been predicting changes in working patterns for some years now and of course the huge increase in the number of people who now work from home is testament to just one of these. With so many employers being forced to cut back their workforces in order to just survive the current recession though,…
We have seen many great CEOs and leaders – Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company), Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com), Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway), Ted Turner (CNN), Meg Whitman (eBay), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Jack Welch (GE) and the list goes on and on and on. However, none of these leaders evoked the type of respect, love, reactions and…
Ten years ago, I would have bet good money that I would never earn a bachelor’s degree. For more years than I can remember, I wanted to go back to school, and oftentimes even said if I were rich and never needed to work, I would be a student for the rest of my life….
Current higher education trends indicate that there’s a major growth in the number of post-graduate degrees, as compared to previous generations. This growing number of educated people coupled with high job competition has led to talks about the master’s degree as the new bachelor’s. According to a recent article by the New York Times, “Nearly…
Unless you happen to have been living in a cave during the past 10 or so years, you can’t fail to have noticed the start of a revolution in terms of people’s attitudes to work. While some blame it on Generation Y, a generation which is less prepared than any other before it to accept…
It’s always fascinating to learn more about ourselves and gain a deeper understanding of why we behave in particular ways, like specific things and dislike others. It is also interesting to know more about other people’s behaviour.