During my recent seminar on “influencing” for 240 managers and entrepreneurs in South America, one issue participants shared with me was the "leadership vacuum." Local executives, who reach seniority, want to leave Venezuela ...READ»
AccuWeather has apparently moved into the oil slick prediction business, forecasting that the Loop Current (a warm ocean current that moves from the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of
Mexico before looping west and south, exiting ...READ»
The real question facing Haiti isn't whether to rebuild the capital or move it inland; it's how do you build a city that creates opportunities instead of slums?READ»
Here is the news of google China and our observation:When President Richard Nixon opened the U.S. door into China in 1972, the transcript of his secret meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong at his Peking residence was classified for 25 ...READ»
Sleep Mart Article - Sleep Mart News
World-famous murals can be found in Mexico, New York, Philadelphia,
Belfast, Derry, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, Cuba and in India. [1] They
have functioned as an important means of communication ...READ»
A Word of Caution!
Although learning to distinguish temperamental traits will
ultimately help you understand and work with your child's temperament,
it is important to note that over a third (35%) of the children in
Chess and ...READ»
Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba.
Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and ...READ»
At the end of this month we'll see a parade of cool concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show. Honda has been releasing teasers of what it'll be showing--interesting stuff that's geared to the changes in community brought on by the rise of ...READ»
Despite the eco-friendly cardboard centerpieces, the ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria, with its velvet draperies and glittering chandeliers was an uncomfortably swanky venue for the annual AIGA Design Legends gala in a year when the ...READ»
The Philosophy of LeaderShaping, the off-spring of the “Six Levels of Leadership,” depends heavily on “Communications” and “Intelligence” to be successful. When one or both of these elements becomes compromised, the result ...READ»
No, this isn’t a call for revolution.
Disambiguation is the process by which paid search on the Internet tries to get smarter by understanding semantics, context and the intentions of the person doing the searching.
For example, ...READ»
This is what Art Basel Miami looks like: it's Wednesday night at the Mondrian, the city's hottest new hotel, and a crowd is gathering for the official opening party -- a cocktail soiree toasting Marcel Wanders, the hotel's designer.READ»
While meandering around the Murray Hill district of Manhattan, I was stopped dead by an intriguing sign: "Sal Anthony, famous Italian chef, has gone raw!"
An Italian Chef going raw? Is that like a Chanel shopper going ...READ»
The Ten Commandments Revised (As of some time in 2001 per George W. Bush)
According to his personal statements Mr. George W. Bush, as President of the World’s most powerful nation in history, was flying Air Force 1 and being ...READ»
"Patronize your local, even if it's a little more expensive. Otherwise, one day, it won't be there."
My mother's words, which I've adhered to for years, even when relatively skint.
But do you "support ...READ»
Mountains of cash, beautiful women, and a nonstop round-the-world party. Life was good for Calvin Ayre, founder of the online gambling powerhouse Bodog. Then he was gone.READ»
When my plane smacks down in Equatorial Guinea -- where if the captain misses the runway, you could end up in Cameroon -- I become the first American journalist to visit this pint-sized republic (population: 550,000) in nearly three ...READ»
ALICE RAWSTHORN
A Londoner since 1980, Alice Rawsthorn has kept a knowing eye on the city's creative community, which blossomed, she says, "in a ramshackle, grassroots way." Formerly the director of the Design Museum and a ...READ»
"My objective in life is not to have a spiritual life that is separate from the rest of my life." -- Ed McCracken, CEO, Silicon Graphics
"My business is my ministry," proclaims Judy Wicks, founder and maitre d' of Philadelphia's ...READ»
