Monday, 25 July 2016

SLEEP: Our Most Important Daily Ritual By Arne Sorenson

SLEEP: Our Most Important Daily Ritual
It might not be too surprising to hear that I spend time thinking about and studying sleep. With more than 760,000 hotel rooms, a big part of our business is about providing great sleep. Even in our most lively hotels, we want to make sure that when our guests head upstairs, they can enjoy a deep and restful sleep, sheltered from the scene continuing below.

Friday, 22 July 2016

Five Questions Students Should Be (But Aren't) Asked By Eric Termuende

Five Questions Students Should Be (But Aren't) Asked
Ilona Dougherty, founder of Apathy is Boring and recent recipient of Canada’s Top 100 Women in 2015 has done some very interesting research around the shift in the number of students attending university. In her recent article, she found that ‘the number of students enrolled full-time in university has more than doubled since 1980, even though there are 3 per cent fewer Canadians between the ages of 18 and 24, according to Statistics Canada. But despite being the most educated generation of all time, they face poor job prospects when they graduate.’ And so I start to wonder why.

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

My Message To The Next Generation Of Africans By Bill Gates.

My Message To The Next Generation Of Africans
I was 9 years old when Nelson Mandela was sent to prison on Robben Island. As a boy, I learned about him in school, and I remember seeing reports about the anti-Apartheid movement on the evening news.

Friday, 15 July 2016

You Have Permission to Lead Jphn Eades

You Have Permission to Lead
You don’t have to be the CEO, a C-Level Executive, or run a business unit to be a leader. Take for example Kevin Nussbaum. A military veteran who has worked his way into the corporate world, now manning his post as a IT professional at a mid size company. He saw a culture that needed help and a people that needed excitement. That’s when a 21 day, 10,000 step challenge was born.

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Leadership Lessons from a Great Influencer – My Daughter By Jeff Chappell

Leadership Lessons from a Great Influencer – My Daughter
My four month old daughter consistently influences me to do things I would rather not do – without saying a word. I think it’s worth taking a look at her methods.

Sunday, 10 July 2016

How To Answer The Question "Why Are You Job-Hunting? By Liz Ryan.

How To Answer The Question "Why Are You Job-Hunting?"
It is weird how job-seekers can be made to feel bad about the fact that they're currently unemployed or trying to get out of a bad job, when everybody knows that great people are unemployed or are working in lousy jobs.

Saturday, 9 July 2016

Three Reasons You Feel Stuck—and How to Break Free By Deepak Chopra

Three Reasons You Feel Stuck—and How to Break Free
Feeling stuck is one of life’s most difficult yet most common experiences. You want to move forward but feel blocked at every step. Your mind is filled with confusion and inner conflict while your body signals its discomfort with symptoms such as muscle tension, headaches, nausea, and fatigue. Your desires are thwarted and you experience a lack of fulfillment.