What is the first thing you notice about people? Is it their character? The answer is probably not. One of the first things we often see about another person is their appearance. What they are wearing and how they hold themselves. When meeting someone for the first time, first impressions often forms the foundation of our opinion […]
Who Is Sara Blakely? Sara Blakely — born February 1971 — is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. Despite having no experience in fashion, retail, or business leadership, Sara Blakely founded the now famed shapewear company Spanx in 2000, having accidentally thought up the idea while attempting to look her best in a pair of white […]
Despite having a ton of work to do, executives shouldn't overlook the need to improve how they present themselves throughout an entire workday. Keeping a professional appearance is important if you want to make a lasting impression and exercise authority and control no matter how hectic the day goes. Then again, it gets challenging to […]
When you encounter an upsetting or difficult situation at work and someone says, “just let it go,” that can be much easier said than done. Our egos are habitually accustomed to holding onto things and some may argue that ruminating in the unpleasantness of a situation can almost feel good. The truth is the best […]
Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate responsible for co-founding the cutting-edge companies PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, amongst others. Over the years, he has been compared to the likes of Steve Jobs and Henry Ford, and even Iron Man, with actor Robert Downey Jr allegedly modelling his portrayal of Tony Stark off of […]
Western businesses promote the idea that the individual is more important than the planet and community - an idea that has now spread globally and has caused critical damage to our planet. Too often companies have an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ mentality, where their waste is someone else’s issue. They also view people […]
TikTok celebrated its fifth birthday in September. Five years! And if you feel like this time has flown by impossibly fast - then you’re probably a TikTok user.
Jan David Winitz has spent most of his life thinking about antique Persian rugs. His interest and passion were spurred by a close family member, one of the few women involved in the collecting niche in the mid-20th century.
Put simply, the home cover, or home emergency insurance industry has a bad reputation for not putting its customers first. Between price hiking, increasingly poor service, and low levels of innovation and technology investment, it’s clear that this is not a category where customer-centricity has been core to decision making. Like other established industries, the […]
Fiona Logan, Chief Executive of Insights Learning and Development, shares 7 important reflections from navigating throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Over the past 18-months, despite significant challenges, Insights has used the disruption caused by the global pandemic to engage more deeply with our communities and drive customer-centric innovation. Prior to March 2020, we had robust growth […]
Giacomo Chiesi, Head of Global Rare Diseases at the Chiesi Group, explains how being a family business contributes towards greater success. There is an increased emphasis on the need for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to be adaptable and flexible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family businesses – often small or mid-sized privately held companies where decision-making […]
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