Category: Leadership
23 Posts
POSTED ON December 05, 2013 BY Travis McPherson

Millions around the world have been inspired by Nelson Mandela’s dedication to freedom and human dignity.  After being imprisoned in Apartheid South Africa for 27 years, he came out and created a free, united country based on dialogue between all citizens.  Humanity is forever indebted to him. RIP Madiba “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature… Continue Reading

POSTED ON November 17, 2013 BY Tommy Humphreys

Readers with interest in learning about famous business personalities ought to check out Ann O’Neill’s profile of CNN’s founder, Ted Turner wants to go to heaven, which is running on CNN.com today. A film about Mr. Turner will also air on the network he founded in 1980 tonight at 7pm eastern, but the article is as… Continue Reading

POSTED ON October 23, 2013 BY Shannon Nelson

The results of a study in today show that the top ten corporate bosses in America took home massive pay cheques last year, with two topping the billion dollar mark.  Top of the list is Mark Zuckerberg, who raked in over 2.2 billion dollars last year, (that’s over 6m a day), mostly in stock options.… Continue Reading

POSTED ON October 08, 2013 BY Travis McPherson

“There was no firm like it.  And there probably won’t be another one like it.  It was  tough to get into and tough to get out. Hotel California.” I’ve heard the name, Gordon Capital, a few times in my career.  I find when talking about Gordon Capital, it is often complimented with a fond smirk… Continue Reading

POSTED ON October 03, 2013 BY James Altucher

I was scared to death. I thought I was going to cry. Polls say people would rather be dead than speak in public. Seinfeld joked that a guy giving a eulogy would rather be in the coffin. I’ve given 100s of talks but last week I wanted to die before I went on stage. I… Continue Reading

POSTED ON October 02, 2013 BY Michael Allison

What did you do this weekend? It’s a common enough Monday morning question. It usually involves recounting your adventures or answering with few monosyllabic words followed by a hollow, apathetic shrug. Then you ask the same, and get the same response. Meh all ‘round. It’s a very superficial conversation, if it can be even called… Continue Reading

POSTED ON October 01, 2013 BY Brandon Gorrell

People working together can accomplish incredible things when they are motivated. Sadly, most corporate dreams die on the drawing board because people lose confidence. “We were too ambitious.” “We don’t have the money.” “This isn’t the right time.” “He’s not the right guy.” are just some of the excuses… International collaborations between remote contractors can… Continue Reading

POSTED ON September 22, 2013 BY Tommy Humphreys

Ebullient Toronto accountant James Steels bought some Yahoo! stock this week and wrote up why. Read: Portfolio Action: Purchase – Yahoo! (NYSE: YHOO). Job applications at Yahoo! are skyrocketing under new CEO Marissa Mayer, according to Steels, although the market has beat him to the bunch: Yahoo shares have doubled since last year. Still, he… Continue Reading

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