The world of business today is one that is characterized by constant development, constant progression, and constant advancement in the ways that businesses are structured and carry out day-to-day operations. However, many businesses still are experiencing tremendous gaps in critical areas of interpersonal and social development. These areas include diversity and inclusion.Diversity and inclusion primarily encompass gender, race, ethnicity, age, and a person’s background; and many t...

Today, the world of business is changing rapidly. There are new governments and international policies placing new regulations on business; the global pandemic has led to new ways of working; and, technology is leading businesses to change faster than ever. This is important for businesses and business professionals in any industry to know—because this change ultimately impacts the way businesses do business. That is, the immense changes that are taking place nowadays have an imme...

At the center of professionalism are communication and presentation. While these two concepts can mean many things, here they represent relaying a message to another person or to an audience. Professionals use communication every day. In fact, everyone typically uses communication throughout their day. It is at the root of interpersonal relationships, business deals, professional environments, teaching, and peer interactions. However, communication is often easier said than done. This mean...

In the last decade, cryptocurrency (crypto) has become a worldwide phenomenon, garnering the attention of those interested in technology—and that have money to spend. Although many people who aren’t keenly aware of crypto are often led to believe that it has only been around for a few years, it has been around since the mid-90s, with some people stating that the concepts for crypto stem back as far as the late 80s.Without getting too much into the history of crypto, the first iterat...

The way that businesses take on, train, and ensure that staff are able to effectively function in a new work environment is known as onboarding. However, in recent years, onboarding has undergone tremendous changes. The most significant of these changes is the increased digitization of onboarding processes, which has taken form in a process known as virtual onboarding. This new form of onboarding presents many opportunities and challenges for business today, and in the future.Howev...

Digital technologies today are no longer only impacting the way individuals interact with one another and carry out their daily lives. Smartphones and applications, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and different applications and advanced technologies all allow people to connect all around the world and use their personal (handheld) technologies to provide immense benefit. Some of the greatest benefits today for the personal use of digital technologies are allow...

Today, people are often busier than ever working from home, and managing several obligations at once during the day. With more time at home, people are having to juggle time spent between families, partners, school (whether university or a child’s school), a job, hobbies, and many other activities. Simply put, working remotely often leads to many people struggling to juggle many different things in their lives. In addition to this, many people are losing their ability to pre-plan, create, ...

Digital technologies today are no longer only impacting the way individuals interact with one another and carry out their daily lives. Smartphones and applications, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and different applications and advanced technologies all allow people to connect all around the world and use their personal (handheld) technologies to provide immense benefit. Some of the greatest benefits today for personal use of digital technologies are allowing p...

The way that businesses take on, train, and ensure that staff are able to effectively function in a new work environment is known as onboarding. However, in recent years, onboarding has undergone tremendous changes. The most significant of these changes is the increased digitization of onboarding processes, which has taken form in a process known as virtual onboarding. This new form of onboarding presents many opportunities and challenges for business today, and in the future.Howev...