5 Reasons to Get a Handle on Your Debt Now
Region: VAAccording to the United States Census Bureau, approximately 69% of households in the United States hold some form of debt. After the economic crash of 2008, the economy is slowly repairing itself and people are taking a hard look at their finances. Taking a proactive approach to paying off debt now instead of later will positively impact on your life, including relieving stress and allowing you to save money in the long run. Here are 5 reasons to get a handle on your debt now: ... more
Views: 224Mukesh Ambani's Z Category Completely Justified
Region: IndiaThe government’s decision to offer Z category security cover to industrialist Mukesh Ambani is completely justified. While there has been a fair bit of criticism in the media over the decision, the government has chosen to defend its stand stating that the threat perception is very real. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari was also quoted as saying that “security is given only after threat perception assessment.” Reliance Industries Ltd. chairman Mukesh Ambani h... more
Views: 363New Data Underscores Need for Ecotech Institute’s Business Administration – Sustainability Progr
Region: COAs more industries develop a commitment to green practices, the number of business-related jobs that require sustainability knowledge are on the rise. According to Ecotech Institute’s Clean Jobs Index, there were 59,803 U.S.-based jobs available in March that met the criteria of green jobs within a business environment. Ecotech Institute, a leader in renewable energy and sustainability education, continues to watch this growing trend and aims to fill the gap for qualified candidates wit... more
Views: 383CAMAC Energy Inc: Despite Net loss, bright future abounds
Region: TXAFRIPOL Commentary and Analysis: CAMAC Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: CAK), a United States publicly traded Energy Company that primarily engaged and focused on strategic development of oil projects by singular and multilateral operations principally in Africa. The market capitalization of CAMAC Energy Inc is $104.46 million. As reported by eStock daily, CAMAC Energy current ratio stood at 0.68, "while its shares were looking forward SMA50 with... more
Views: 684What Did You Do On Your Professional Development Day "Off"? Nine Executive Lessons Learned in an Unu
Region: OH
The drill was always the same. When you returned to school each Fall you had the same challenge: answer the traditional "what I did on my summer vacation" in front-of-class presentation. Fast-forward a few decades. Now you can title the challenge, answer the "what I did on my Professional Development Day-Off" question. To some, the idea of this day out of the office was a good thing. Imagine, a day off-site, in jeans and boots. A day where cell phones and Droids are banned and no one e... more
Views: 313What Does Gen-X Leadership Look Like?
Region: OHThey are here. And their career path could not be any more different if they were beamed from Outer Space. Who are they? Gen-X leaders. To a prior decade of leaders, Superman descended from the skies to save western civilization. And then it was Spiderman. Now we have a new superhero arising from the ashes of prior leadership: the Gen-X'er on the leadership track. What makes this generation of leadership different? Haven't there always been ambitious, young wanna-be's vying for their ... more
Views: 802Into the Light: Three Steps to Make Visibility Profitable
Region: OHThere is a time during the Yom Kippur service, when the day seems endless. Somewhere during that time, I made a virtual tour of the sanctuary. The Sh'ma, the menorah, the tapestry door to the ark, the one hundred and some number of shins that represent the Sh'ma. When I was a kid, all the kids would count them to see if, by the end of the service, we could come up with the same number. Lastly, I looked up into the dome of our main sanctuary. I sat transfixed by what I observed. Ten lig... more
Views: 323The Word of the Year is "Purposeful"
Region: OHWe all lived through the 2012 Presidential Election. If there is one thing everyone should be able to agree on about the election is the role communication played on a national level. The role of communication in informal interviews, in the debates, PAC commercials, in tone and word and visual impact. When you think about it, the presidential candidates were both smart, well-educated men. Yet time and time again communication kept rearing its head as more important to voters than the e... more
Views: 233Mukesh Ambani‘s RIL sees 32% rise in Profit
Region: IndiaThe fourth quarter ended on a good note for MukeshAmbani as Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) saw a rise of 32 percent in its net profit. Being strongly backed by strong margins in oil refining business, this net profit jump is highest as compared to past three years. RIL has reported a growth of 4.8 percent in net profit at Rs. 21,003 crore as compared to Rs. 20,040 crorein the last year. The turnover jumped from Rs.339,792crore to 371,119 crore reporting an increase in turnover by 9.2 pe... more
Views: 370Togliatti citizen petitioned ToAZ CEO Evgheny Korolev to come back to Russia
Region: CA
An interesting twist has just happened in the story of Russian chemical combine Togliattiazot and its fugitive CEO Evgheny Korolev, which was covered a lot recently on our blog. Seems like ToAZ minority shareholders not the only party concerned with the fate of runaway executive who fled to London after been charged with major fraud and put on a wanted list. A group of Togliatti residents looks far more emphatic towards Korolev than distressed minorities who sustained millions of dollars in... more
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