There are compelling national security arguments for securing the U.S.-Mexico border, but terrorism is not one of them.  Walls, fences and sensors improve border security, but their effectiveness is limited if personnel are unable to respond rapidly to efforts to breach them.  The better physical security measures become, the more that peo...

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Millennials bring a lot to the workplace, but challenges exist for employers We hear many complaints about the millennial generation, about the issues surrounding them when it comes to their work ethics, interests, levels of commitments and many more. However, while we have seen this first hand with a number of this generation, we also have seen issues wi...

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CEOs are essential for culture transformation, but not in the way you might think. By Vanessa Gavan (Article Courtesy of CEO Magazine) Entrepreneur and innovator, Vanessa Gavan has consulted to a range of leading Australian and international organisations over the past 15 years. With culture at the top of the agenda for many organisations, it’s ...

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The Silk Road has become the stuff of legend. For centuries, the web of trade routes, which expanded to traverse Central Asia and the Mediterranean Sea, connected China to the European Continent, facilitating commerce and cultural exchange. But beyond the economic opportunity that the Silk Road afforded China, it also served a strategic purpose. The Han...

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Interviewing candidates is not easy.  For most companies, they don’t have a professional HR department or Interview expert. So, we thought it would be good to investigate some proven strategies. One of those is called the SWAN formula, named after John Swan, an executive recruiter. These letters also stand for Smart, Works hard, Ambitious, and Nice. &nbs...

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