How to Hold Your Team Accountable
Do you wish your team took more ownership? Here’s how to get your team to the point where you trust them to get the job done without you ...
^ADJ: Article is a good intro to a good book that I have just read: 17 Habits to help high achievers survive and thrive in leadership and life
How to build wealth slowly but surely
Warren Buffett is one of the richest people in the world, with an estimate financial fortune of $82.5 billion. He built his fortune through a company called Berkshire Hathaway, which has invested in a range of businesses, including household names like Coca Cola, American Express, Apple and GEICO (the second largest vehicle insurer in the US). It is widely acknowledged that Buffett is one of the smartest investors in the world. Berkshire Hathaway’s shares have grown at 20.5% per annum between 1965 – 2018. This compares to 9.70% for the S & P 500 (an index benchmark of the 500 largest US quoted companies).
Despite Buffett’s ability to generate much higher returns than the general stockmarket, at the 2018 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting he restated his view that most people would be best served investing their long-term savings into a low-cost fund that replicates the overall stockmarket.
Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress hormone levels, reveals new study
Taking at least 20 minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels. That's the finding of a study that has established for the first time the most effective dose of an urban nature experience. Healthcare practitioners can use this discovery to prescribe 'nature-pills' in the knowledge that they have a real measurable effect.
Digital Transformation Is Not About Technology
A recent survey of directors, CEOs, and senior executives found that digital transformation (DT) risk is their #1 concern in 2019. Yet 70% of all DT initiatives do not reach their goals. Of the $1.3 trillion that was spent on DT last year, it was estimated that $900 billion went to waste. Why do some DT efforts succeed and others fail?
Juha Saarinen: The real reason Huawei shouldn't be trusted
Big clues as to the real reason for Western countries' reluctance and outright bans on Huawei supplying equipment to 5G networks dropped last week when a report that's hugely embarrassing for the Chinese tech giant was published in Britain.