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Why Japan’s PM Abe Should Visit Pearl Harbor And Nanking

How to Overcome Massive Change: Lessons from Synchrony Financial
How do you effectively lead a spin-off from one of the most well known brands in the world in a highly regulated industry? And what ramifications does this have on the culture of the organization? I spoke with Margaret Keane, CEO of Synchrony Financial, to find out.

Flying Blind On Increasing ‘Margin’: 47% Of European CFOs Are Puzzled
Relying on ‘gut feeling’ in decision-making in business should never be dismissed. But when it comes to pricing decisions in closing deals and taking actions designed to effect an increase in margin, there are likely to be more useful resources around.

Dear Bernie And Hillary, Your ‘Sensible’ Estate Tax Actually Isn’t
A $5.4M exemption from estate taxes isn’t as big as you might think. And Democrats want to slash it to $3.5M and raise the estate tax rate again to 45%.

5 Tips To Scale Soft Skills Training For Your Customer Service Team
Learn five tips to better enable your agents to communicate with customers on emerging channels.

9 Blue Chip Stocks Trading At Discounts

Philippine Voters Set To End Decades Of De Facto Dynastic Rule
For 50 years Philippine voters have picked members of a few families to run the country. Presidents and senators keep springing from surnames such as Aquino, Arroyo, Estrada and Marcos. Yet since the 1960s, despite its strengths such as tourism and a boom in call centers, about a quarter of the population lives in poverty and its corruption ranks world No. 95 out of 168 on Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index. People feel fatigued as well now by a drug problem, as the United Nations said in 2012 their country had Asia’s highest use of methamphetamine strain known colloquially as “shabu.”

7 Hacks To Get More Traffic And Leads From Social Media
Social media is a great way to get traffic and leads. But it’s not a case of scheduling a few status updates. You have to do much more than that. This guide is going to unveil the industry secrets that generate traffic and leads on social media.

50% Of The Great Barrier Reef Is Dead Or Dying
There is unprecedented dying of Great Barrier Reef in the past years, with 50% mortality of the reef due to coral bleaching

Formula One TV Audience In Mexico Accelerates 500%
Formula One has announced some of its highest ever increases in viewership crowned by boosts of as much as 500% for races watched on television in Mexico.

Missteps In PR: ‘I Didn’t Realize I Was On The Record’
Don’t let chattiness get you in trouble in front of the press, Lisa Hennessy, founder of Your Pet Chef, advises entrepreneurs.

How To Approach The Boss When Conflict Arises

Negotiating The Nonnegotiable: How To Understand Conflict And Resolve Yours Successfully
Renowned conflict resolution expert Dr. Daniel Shapiro shares insider secrets to resolving even the most emotionally-charged conflicts.

Three Trends That Could Spell Big Trouble For Wall Street
Investors paying too close attention to the Fed and the rally it has fueled on Wall Street in the aftermath of the Great Recession have probably overlooked three trends that could spell big trouble for stocks over the long term. The first trend is the slowdown in globalization, as evidenced by the de-acceleration of international trade and global economic growth. OECD, for instance, estimates that international trade grew at 2% in 2015, a level consistent with severe recessions, while the Federal Reserve has repeatedly used the slowdown in global economic growth, as a reason for keeping a dovish monetary policy. That’s certainly bad news for American multinational corporations, which derive a big chunk of their revenues and earnings from overseas markets. Last year, for instance, Caterpillar missed revenues and earnings forecasts because of its poor performance in Brazil and China. The second trend, as documented by a recent McKinsey report, is debt, piles of new debt accumulated in the aftermath of the Great Recession on top of old debt, which fueled the bubble that preceded the Great Recession.

Becoming A Retirement Millionaire

Three Career Lessons In Three Graphs
Are you making the right career decisions?

Are These Ten Mistakes Killing Your Resume?
Your resume is your most important branding vehicle. Don’t let these ten mistakes suck the juice out of it — and impede your job search!

For About $11 More, Bluetooth-y Pregnancy Test Helps You Kill Three Minutes
From counting down your wait time to telling you your results, the pregnancy test’s app is custom-tailored for the experience of taking a pregnancy test… while using an app. So, that’s nice.

New Survey Quantifies The ‘Job Seeker Dilemma’: Are You Making Similar Job Search Mistakes?
A national survey covering 4,347 job seekers and 129 HR professionals. points to a disconnect among job seekers and companies. That the numbers show job seekers and employers don’t see eye-to-eye is a powerful reminder that if you’re in a job search right now, you can help yourself by tailoring your search efforts to what employers are looking for. Are you relating to the employers’ point of view?

Seven Reasons Why Recruiters Aren’t Calling You

My Boss And I Have Different Communication Styles And It’s Destroying Our Relationship
One of the biggest problems that occurs between bosses and employees is a mismatch in their communication styles. When you speak and the boss doesn’t hear you, or vice versa, it can greatly hurt your chances of career success. And it can hamper your ability to have even seemingly simple conversations like whether the big project is on schedule or the department is going to meet its budget. The best way to solve this is to understand the communication styles that you and your boss use.

As Embraer Delivers Its 1000th Private Jet, It Underscores Why Private Aviation Is Good For America
The Brazilian aerospace company is in the middle of a U.S. expansion that is creating over 1,000 high-paying jobs. It is another example of why private aviation is one of America’s greatest, often ignored business success stories.

How A CIO Becomes An Agile Leader
To become an agile leader they need to understand how to focus their personal brand as being collaborative and inclusive. For CIOs like Bask Iyer of VMware, this means understanding the line between standardization and experimentation, and why shadow IT emerges and what to do about it.

Acting On Conviction: How We Can Become More Confident
Two money managers at a hedge fund conduct research and arrive at similar conclusions. Both enter positions to take advantage of the directional move they believe will result from upcoming central bank actions. Soon the market reverses on them, responding to a slew of weak economic reports. The first manager fears a drawdown in profits and doubts the original research, exiting the position. The second manager retains confidence in the view, believing that nothing in the recent reports changes the macroeconomic fundamentals driving central bank decisions. That manager adds to the position to take advantage of the better prices. When the market subsequently reverses and moves as expected, one manager is out of the position and makes no money. The other harvests a significant profit.

Wake Up America And Get Back To Work
At this point, we’ve heard all the ways that the 2016 presidential candidates would solve today’s issues. I’m not running for office; however, as a Baby Boomer, I understand how eager we are to keep working and help rebuild America. That’s why I’ve listed some of my ideas on how we create opportunity again.

How To Craft Your Perfect Selling Story
The way you choose to frame your selling story influences how a client views you. Perfecting your sales story allows you to connect with your client and provide valuable insight. This is your opportunity to challenge the client to think critically, and to show your expertise.

CEO Succession: Where Are The Women?
Companies are increasingly choosing “outsiders” as CEOs. That has been opening the door for women to enter the executive suite, but creates risks as well.

Six Signs They’re Planning To Replace You
Is your boss planning to replace you? Here are six signs s/he may be!

Four Ways To Test Remote Work Options In Your Organization
Four points to consider when experimenting with remote work options inside your organization.

What’s The Best Answer To ‘Walk Me Through Your Resume’?
Carson is wondering how to answer the common interview request “Walk me through your resume.” What advice would you give Carson?

Why Agile Marketing Should Be A Focus For CMOs Now
As part of the “CMO Insight Series,” I’ve interviewed several marketing leaders regarding their biggest challenges. Two topics consistently come up in my discussions: 1) the need to move faster, and 2) the ability to translate data into better insight. The concept of “agile marketing” integrates these two topics. To better understand what agile marketing is, why CMOs should care, and what they can do to become more agile, I turned to Optimine’s president, Matt Voda. What follows are his insights.

Is Diversity Good For Business?
As the cultural demographic shift continues to transform the face of America, business leaders are taking a closer look at their Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts and asking, ‘What really should our D&I efforts be solving for?

7 Steps To Living Your Dream Life

Serving Society, And Not Harming It: From Climate Action To Executive Pay
“Markets are there to serve society and should do nothing to harm it” said Fiona Reynolds, MD of the UN-affiliated Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as she made her closing remarks at an event in New York City earlier this month to celebrate its 10 years of existence, and look forward to shaping the next decade.

Are You One Of These Companies Trampling On Customer Needs?
I’ve been shaking my fists and screaming at the walls lately. It seems as if my service providers have embarked on a conspiracy to drive me crazy and suck up my precious time. Here are just two recent examples: My homeowner’s insurance company has moved everything on line. What used to require one quick phone call – let me repeat that: one quick phone call – now requires separate accounts for my husband and me, more usernames and passwords, multiple struggles with logins, and a steady stream of inbox-clogging email demanding our attention. We had to fill out an extensive online form providing much of the same information already conveyed by phone, some of which requires judgment and expertise we don’t have. We were forced to switch to all electronic communications; we can undo that change later if we are willing to invest the time needed to figure out how. We struggled through an apparent forced switch to debit payment instead of continued automated credit card payments; we were able to reverse this with another phone call. In the end, the insurances company spent far more time on the phone with us than the old system that took one phone call. A few weeks ago, I contacted my bank to notify them of upcoming travel plans so my ATM card would not be rejected. That is when I found out they had cancelled my ATM card! Without telling me! They said they purge cards that haven’t beeb used in a while to protect their customers. How protected do you think I would have felt had I discovered I couldn’t get cash after landing in London? Whether you are trying to reduce costs, defects, or cycle times or make jobs easier, you can’t make things harder for customers! Not unless you don’t care if they remain customers!