As globalization progresses, the world flattens and so does the way we communicate and work.
There are three main drivers to the flattening. The first, communications technology that allow us to work everywhere and anywhere. The second, workflow software, which allows individuals to collaborate on projects anywhere in...

For many people, taking time away from work and the daily hustle and bustle is difficult. We all get caught up in the whirlwind of working and taking care of those around us. Recently, I have realized more and more that in order to have creative ideas and the ability...

There has been a lot of discussion in past weeks about Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." Aside from the controversy generated by Chua's parenting choices, I find that there is a great and unnecessary hype around the difference between the "Western" and the "Eastern" way of raising...

I was having a chat with a friend recently about the difficulty of making changes when a situation does not make you happy even though it is reasonably acceptable by most standards. For example, a job that that makes you unhappy although it pays well and provides high social recognition....

I am in an airport lounge, traveling from Europe to the US. And I keep thinking that doing what I am doing is not enough. I feel an extreme need to do something meaningful, something of real value. To be an agent of real change. "Would you consider going back...

Today the world is talking about the WikiLeaks accident. A bravado act of an irresponsible hacker or a deliberate act of espionage leveraging modern technology? Whatever the source behind it, I think most people would agree that it was a dangerous, irresponsible act exposing to the public eye snippets of...

A few days ago, I was listening to a corporate communications consultant talk about the lack of dialogue in the digital age and how kids today are no longer able to connect meaningfully. He was suggesting formal networking events to "force" people to dialogue.

While it is true that the...

Let's face it: everyone's attention span seems to be continuously shrinking.

Although I imagine that this is mostly a byproduct of the internet and its inherent information overload, I don't think it's strictly a digital phenomenon. You may notice that your attention span has shortened even when it comes...

Knowledge is of two kinds: either we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it.

The net opens access to an infinite library of easily and quickly retrievable information: does this mean that it dilutes the most traditional kind of knowledge? Does it diminish...

Let's walk through the average day of an office worker, let's name him (or her) Chris.

Chris wakes up in the morning and goes through the ordinary morning routine: washes, has breakfast, possibly goes to the gym if he is a morning person, then drives or takes public transport to...