Category: success

How Website Accessibility Affects Your Brand’s Reputation and Success

By Godwin Oluponmile According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability, and the World Health Organization has detailed in its World Report on Disability that 15 percent of the planet’s population struggles with some form of disability. With a focus on UK consumers…


7 Ways to Set and Track Goals for Maximum Success in 2022

By Kelly Hyman Goal setting is a common January ritual. Though this month feels like the right time to dive headlong into accomplishment-setting, in my experience it’s actually better suited for reflection and planning, leaving February for taking action. That means, even if you’ve yet to set a goal list for 2022, there’s still time…


China’s Quant Funds Become Victims of Their Own Success

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG—China’s algorithm-driven quant funds boomed in 2021 as investors sought alternatives to a languid stock market, but the final months of the year saw some “flash boys” bogged down by heavy volatility and their sheer size. High-flyer Quant, a top hedge fund house in China that uses powerful computers and artificial intelligence (AI) to…


Success: What It Means and Why It Matters

Now that 2022 is upon us, some people are doubtless trying to uphold those resolutions they made on New Year’s Day: losing weight, working out, spending less time on social media, and other exercises in self-discipline aimed at creating better habits. In addition to desire, willpower, and stamina, veterans of the resolution wars know that…


How to Win the Thought Leadership Arms Race in 2022

By Brook Zimmatore As an executive, if your feeds are anything like mine, every time you open LinkedIn, the News App, or your mail client, you are hammered with an onslaught of articles promising to teach you the formula for success, new trends, the latest innovations, industry insights and developments. It’s as if every brand,…


Effective Time Management Is Essential for CEO Success

Every time, a good leader understands people’s motives, as well as what motivates and inspires them. Then, spend time with them to make more money. Time Is of the Essence They understand how to entice their employees to participate in a way that balances the individual’s interests, time, and needs with the group’s goals. This,…


5 Foundational Principles of Early Entrepreneurial Success

By Chris D. Bentley There are likely few rational souls who truly think that entrepreneurship is easy, but even those who’ve given the matter dimensional thought might not have fully accounted for just how challenging it can be. Particularly as a starter or a mid-experienced business owner, you have legion responsibilities; everything seems to need…


Benjamin Franklin and the Virtuous Road to Success

With rates of depression and anxiety steadily increasing in the COVID-19 era, self-help is big business. Internet gurus promise peace of mind, financial freedom, and happiness if we just click the link, take the course, or watch a video. Most are scams, some have merit, but all come with a catch—mostly financial. A distressed population…


How Real Leaders Coach Their Employees For Success

By Steve Taplin The pillar of every successful business is happy employees, and effective coaching is a crucial ingredient to satisfied employees. Effective coaching leads to improved performance, knowledge transfer, skill improvement, and employee retention. Here are some statistics on the impact of excellent coaching: 77 percent of Fortune 500 employees suggest coaching had a significant effect on performance Executive…


3 Surprising Insights About Success and Happiness

Sometimes, findings from the research on well-being seem a bit obvious: Gratitude will make you happier; mindfulness reduces your stress; and it feels good to be kind. But the findings of other studies are much more counterintuitive. This kind of research challenges how we think the world works. If we’re open to it, it can…