Just recently, I was looking for some reliable information regarding the financial rescue or bailout for Ireland. The figures are in the billions: 90 billion euros to be exact. How can Ireland go from rags to riches in just five years? Maybe there actually not….
This week we take a look at how a small Californian company responded to the dot com crash of 2001. These conditions were similar to the hard times we are experiencing here in Europe. What lesssons can we learn?
The Internet obviously opens doors to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), enabling them to connect with potential clients across the world. But what differentiates your internet business strategy from the competition?
In virtually every sporting event around the world – at least at the semi-professional and professional level, there are two common denominators: drug testing and instant replay. So why does the world of football (soccer for Americans) seem to play dumb on the first point and mute at the thought of instant replay?
Uncertain market conditions breed what some authors call the HQ (headquarters) effect. When dealing with multinationals, this is the tendency to protect their own countrymen before employees from abroad.
Different countries follow different timetables regarding breaks at work, mealtimes or even the definition of a "lunch break." Some foreigners are surprised to hear that lunchtime in the US lasts 30-minutes. That wouldn't be enough time for a cup of coffee, let alone a meal here in Europe.
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For lack of a central computerized information system, the Spanish Government is provoking a hefty overhaul in concept of public expenditures.
Spain's ministress of health, Trinidad Jimenez continues to pick and choose her battles against Spanish smokers, bar and restaurant owners, and in general, Spanish consumers.
For years companies have hired a number of consultants outside the company to measure worker productivity. That trend may soon begin to change if they learn the secret to worker productivity.
As leaders of virtually every business or company around the globe do their best to weather the storm of the global crisis, there is a group of younger, highly-qualified individuals standing in line to replace them with more recent, current and sometimes, more relevant, expertise.
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