The Chinese government is bracing for uncertainty under US President Donald Trump’s administration, and are even preparing for the possibility of a diplomatic collision ahead. Like the re...
Emotions critically influence all aspects of our lives, from how we live, work, learn and play, to the decisions we make, big and small. Emotions drive how we communicate and connect with...
There’s no such thing as “man’s work” or “women’s work”, so why is it some industries and roles still struggle when it comes to achieving gender parity? Take the Fortune 500: last summer,...
All over the world, industry is being disrupted by new technology. What we have today is more than we dared to imagine yesterday: new business models, new ways of communicating and new jo...
One-third of all those who moved out of poverty in Latin America over the past decade will likely slide back. That’s 30 million people. Another 200 million are considered vulnerable.
This is going to sound crazy, but on 22 March I will begin a journey of over two million steps for water. I’m not an athlete, and 25 years ago I broke my back and was told I’d never run a...
We are living in turbulent times. With economic uncertainties, a global rise in populism, clashes over immigration and the threat of climate change, it is difficult to keep a positive out...
From the famed haute couture of Paris to the treasured ateliers of Italy, craftsmanship in Europe is a deeply embedded cultural point of pride. What’s more, these traditions – leatherwork...
Twenty years ago, as a teenager growing up in India, I decided to run away from a comfortable middle-class home and live in the squalor of a New Delhi slum. It was a move motivated by equ...
Each year the World Economic Forum undertakes an ambitious endeavour – to scour the world to select 100 young leaders, under the age of 40, who are tackling the world’s most complex chall...
Last week I found myself in an interesting conversation with an Uber driver. “This is my third month using the Uber app and I keep asking myself why I didn’t do this before,” he said, as ...
Banks and financial institutions are (still, mostly) macho, testosterone-fuelled environments where making the quick buck trumps almost every other consideration.
Alfa Demmellash co-founded Rising Tide Capital in 2004 to empower underserved urban entrepreneurs in northern New Jersey to start and grow successful businesses. Born in Ethiopia, she lef...
China exports more to the United States than the US exports to China. That makes US President Donald Trump furious – so furious, in fact, that he may be willing to start a trade war over it.
I was the nice guy who finished last. It was my first week selling advertisements, and although my clients had a 95% renewal rate I failed to bring in any revenue. Then a client insisted ...
