When Julia Davis was tapped Davis, senior vice president and CIO at Aflac, seized the moment to transition IT from “order takers to consultative partners” and from a mainframe shop…
Southern Mutual Help Association has kept paper records chronicling its history since its beginnings in the summer of 1969; documents on policy changes the community group affected, photos, and letters…
Southern Mutual Help Association has kept paper records chronicling its history since its beginnings in the summer of 1969; documents on policy changes the community group affected, photos, and letters…
Scene 1: I was visiting a hospital today to visit someone who is admitted there to get through a minor surgery. He was supposed to check into the hospital at…
Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series on the sharing economy. This episode is about YOU. But first, a quick recap: On Episode 1, we started this journey of…
Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series on the sharing economy. This episode is about YOU. But first, a quick recap: On Episode 1, we started this journey of…
Do you need to understand what employees are really thinking? Many leaders believe that the only way to assess employee opinions is to conduct a survey, often referred to as an…
Do you need to understand what employees are really thinking? Many leaders believe that the only way to assess employee opinions is to conduct a survey, often referred to as an…
Is your entrepreneurial bug starting to grow? There’s good news and bad news. Starting with the bad, if left untreated, that ‘bug’ has unquenchable symptoms — meaning, you’ll always have…
You don’t have to open your mouth to say something. Often, your body says more than your words ever can. Perhaps more than you’d like, your body language can reflect quite accurately what’s…
Is your entrepreneurial bug starting to grow? There’s good news and bad news. Starting with the bad, if left untreated, that ‘bug’ has unquenchable symptoms — meaning, you’ll always have…
You don’t have to open your mouth to say something. Often, your body says more than your words ever can. Perhaps more than you’d like, your body language can reflect quite accurately what’s…
Lately, we keep hearing about the impact of virtual reality (VR) on shopping and retail. Whether it’s a VR fashion show or virtual changing rooms, or even the world’s first virtual reality department store, VR…
Over the past 12 months, I’ve seen a remarkable rise in engagements between businesses and charities in the Gulf. I don’t know the reasons for the recent change (it could…
Omar Kassim, the Dubai-based founder of online marketplace JadoPado, has launched another startup that aims to facilitate real estate transactions using blockchain technology. Kassim—who recently sold JadoPado to Noon, the…
Omar Kassim, the Dubai-based founder of online marketplace JadoPado, has launched another startup that aims to facilitate real estate transactions using blockchain technology. Kassim—who recently sold JadoPado to Noon, the…
Lately, we keep hearing about the impact of virtual reality (VR) on shopping and retail. Whether it’s a VR fashion show or virtual changing rooms, or even the world’s first virtual reality department store, VR…
Over the past 12 months, I’ve seen a remarkable rise in engagements between businesses and charities in the Gulf. I don’t know the reasons for the recent change (it could…
Companies today are experiencing a crisis of engagement. Gallup recently estimated that as many as 85 percent of employees globally are disengaged with their employers. And what is a crisis of engagement,…
What do you think of when you hear the word design? You probably think about finely crafted objects that you can hold in your hand, or maybe logos and posters that…