At Thanksgiving, individuals often express gratitude for what they’re personally appreciative, e.g., family, friends, health.  It’s less common to hear of organizations’ gratitude, but if they were to count their blessings, what would they be?  Answers to that question could provide each of us with valuable perspective and perhaps help recalibrate our own thoughts of thankfulness.

What will the jobs of the future look like? This is a question that is on the mind of mankind since the dawn of time.

Innovations in the financial technology (fintech) industry are changing how individuals, businesses, and banks handle, move, and use money. These innovations and solutions have changed how we engage with money. Even with how successful players in this industry have been in recent years, they still must face and overcome some challenges. Here are some of those challenges.

Customer service and digital banking have advanced significantly. Our daily lives are being revolutionized by technology, which is always evolving. In nearly every sector, it has been standard practice to adapt to the constantly changing environment, cutting-edge competitors, and changing client expectations. One of the earliest sectors to embrace technological improvements in the banking industry. Since the banking sector plays a significant role in the economy, it stands at the pinnacle of digitalization. 

Entrepreneurship has become a popular career choice among people, but every commercial opportunity comes with certain threats. With a great business idea come some unavoidable risks, and business owners and managers must learn to mitigate them.

Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Framework for Mental Health & Well-Being in the Workplace outlining the foundational role that workplaces should play in promoting the health and well-being of workers and our communities. As reports of “quiet quitting” and the Great Resignation have shown, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of work for many and the relationship that some workers have with their jobs.

The Metaverse 100 companies will be celebrated as part of the Metaverse Spectrum Business Conference and Expo on October 25th in the metaverse. 

With impacts from the global pandemic, mental health finally seems to have emerged from the backburner—and it’s about time. Global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% during the first year of the pandemic alone, according to the World Health Organization, bringing forth an even greater need for employee wellness programs. 

Around 83% of employees in the US battle work-related stress, with 25% saying that work is the number one stressor in their lives, as reported by Stress.org. A vast majority (76%) also feel that stress affects their personal relationships.

“Ah death, a change of clothes.”–The 14thDalai Lama

The endless fields of amber grain. Valhalla so far in the distance it is, we are sure, just shy of eternity. Mortality, we have decided, is not for us. “Heaven can wait.”

My tech-minded wife wants me to buy a car with the latest technology that automatically puts on the brakes if someone suddenly steps out in front.  And if I’m not up to steering, it will steer by itself.

The Queen is dead. Long live the King.  

One era has ended and a new one has begun.  

One of the greatest challenges facing global communicators and content creators today is finding a common language — literally. For every communication we prepare, we have to think about not only how to stand out in the crowded content marketplace and make a meaningful connection with our audiences, but how to actually get through and be effectively understood.

Putting money into new technologies is an exciting opportunity with the potential to yield strong profits. You help the economy grow and create jobs when you invest in an upcoming business. It's not easy to hit a home run, but if you invest in a successful business, you may see returns anywhere from five to one hundred times your initial investment.

It wasn’t long ago that fintech was the catch-all label for any company bringing financial technology to market. Of course, grouping companies that build banking infrastructure tools or back-office systems with those that deliver budgeting or stock trading apps never made much sense.

When it comes to investments in the United States, a plethora of options open up to any willing consumer. From the safest savings account to the most risky stock option, there’s no shortage of options for those trying to make money using money. Although in recent years few have managed to stay as consistently safe and to rise in value as well as gold has.

Technological advancement has connected us with multiple digital devices that make our work efficient but increase our screen time simultaneously. Whether you work remotely, or in the office, you have to sit in front of your computer for 7 to 8 hours straight. Spending most of your time on mobile phones or computer screens causes mental and physical fatigue. In 2017, a study reported that 31.7 million people were using their mobile phones actively in Canada. Similarly, 33 million active mobile phone users were recorded in 2019. 

This summer our apps and inboxes have been brimming with news feeds and newsletters about the climate, from the Inflation Reduction Act to the extreme weather effects of climate change like flooding, relentless droughts, and searing heatwaves.

Whether you are in a new role with a new organization being told they have always done it that way, or in a well-established position knowing what that way is, a style guide can make your life as a communicator significantly easier. Beyond spelling out that way, it has the power to foster clarity, relevancy and consistency, set the right tone, promote the right messages and eliminate buzzwords, saving time and money, and ensuring the brand is accurately represented. 

Having breakfast one steamy hot summer morning outside, I couldn’t help looking up from my oats to the source of my discomfort.