Episodes

It is difficult enough to balance career, family, children and still have time for yourself, and then we suddenly find ourselves in a world health crisis and everything changes. We find ourselves “locked down” with family und...

Many of us saw the outbreak of SARS or EBOLA, but both of these pandemics were before we had a fully embraced world economy. Today we have a full global and connected economy, one that has spirited our growth but also brings ...

A recent Forbes article published research by the Carnegie Institute of Technology which indicated only 15% of financial success actually comes from knowledge or technical skills. The remaining 85% of success comes from the a...

Although statistics vary, most are showing that around 61% of Generation Z entering the workforce now, say they want to be entrepreneurs, and very few want to do it because of money. Being creative, solving a problem and maki...

We all know that marketing is changing fast, we only need to blink and there is something new. The big guys like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Google have redrawn the customer buying journey and redefined how companies and consume...

There is a lot of thought today that goes into what true leadership is and what its relation is to corporate sustainability. Leadership is much more than authority, it is about developing people and helping others reach their...

There is a lot of talk in the financial industry today about transition and technology. How we think about money, spend it and save money is changing and as a result the banking sector is in transformation.

Internet retailing is riding on an upward trend is due to the technologically-savvy population and growing consumerism of the middle class. The rise of omnichannel is sure to continue in 2020, especially in retail therefor re...

Artificial intelligence is changing everything. It is changing our personal lives and it will change the future of business. We already see it being used in internet searches, customer targeting, and even in performance evalu...

Body language is something we notice but do not think about especially when it comes to gender and cultural differences. One of the questions that very often is asked, is why do the genders exhibit different body language and...

Privacy is dead, right? Facebook knows everything about you, LinkedIn has documented your entire career and consumer behaviour shows, repeatedly, that people just don't care about privacy, no matter how much they complain abo...

The new generation of workers is pushing back. They expect and demand flexibility — benefits, latest technology, like the ability to work remotely, come in late or leave early, or make time for friends and the things they enj...

In leadership, we have many experts, successful people, and those who have not been so successful, but they all have a lot to say, and many of them want to become writers. Many are seeking fame and encouragement because many ...

Influencer marketing has always been around with sports figures recommending various products or commercials that say “9 out of 10 dentists recommend this toothpaste”. But times have changed, and Influencer is not only about ...

Long ago when I thought about curiosity the first thing that jumped to my mind was the quote Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back', a saying we often heard as children. But today when I think of curiosit...

When words are well-written in well-written communication they can help define goals, identify problems, promote understanding that can help people arrive at solutions. But we very often do not think about the impact of writt...

As part of the Women in Tech Series, in this episode, we explore the impact innovation and technology is having on our businesses, our personal lives, and society in general. Today we are overwhelmed by data and new technolog...

People very often compare success in sports to success in business and management. This is because we can learn a lot from how athletes train and focus. When you look at high performers across all fields, whether it is a CEO ...

It used to be the only way to recognize a good leader was through their executive abilities or management qualities. When developing leaders, if something was lacking, then we would send that leader into leadership training. ...

In this episode, we have turned the table on Kimberli J. Lewis as she is interviewed by professional writer and editor, Thornton Sully, Editor-in-Chief at A Word with You Press. Thorn talks to Kimberli about her thoughts on d...

The advertising and media industries have always fascinated us. As far back as 1961, Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall teamed up in a comedy called Lover Come Back. It was about a cocky advertising exec who inadvertentl...

Technology start-ups are like mushrooms in the forest, and unfortunately, 90 percentage of them fail but from the ones that succeed we can learn valuable business lessons. And the lessons that can be learned are not only for ...

Gone are the days when executives are just executives and managers are only managers. Leaders are encouraged, even expected, to develop themselves and to more effectively manage their teams and companies. Workers today put in...

The numerous articles and blogs we read about data and technological inductions show that we are still in a transition and adjustment phase when it comes to the tools we use to search, and one of those tools that is rapidly e...