Developing and implementing a hedging policy: Managing cashflow exposure is key to informed hedging practices
By Moiz Mujtaba, Director Product Management - CRMS For Corpay With continuing uncertainty in the global economy, central banks are using interest rates as levers to manage regional inflation. This increases currency volatility. Thus foreign exchange (FX) risk management increases in complexity for many small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) because [...]
What Goes Into a Good Board of Directors?
At the heart of all the tactical issues, the strategic needs are the same. By Ashleigh Walters For Industry Week Photo: Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com First quarter is over, and financials are being reported. Board season is in full swing. What is interesting to me is how all the [...]
Research Shows This Everyday Activity Keeps Your Brain Sharp, Strengthens Your Relationships, and Boosts Your Mood
A load of studies suggest you should really make time for more long walks. BY JESSICA STILLMAN, CONTRIBUTOR, INC.COM@ENTRYLEVELREBEL For Inc. Photo: Getty Images As an Inc.com columnist, I am always on the lookout for research on quick, easy activities that can help you feel happier and healthier. Entrepreneurs are busy people, after [...]
A management scientist explains why personality matters as much as skill for the future of work
An alternative strategy is to focus on the personality characteristics that lead people to not only acquire the requisite technical know-how, but also work well with others and persevere through trials. BY CHRISTOS MAKRIDIS For Fast Company [Photo: Jopwell/Pexels] The vast majority of discussions about the future of work focus on “reskilling”—that [...]
The Power of Connection: How Relationship-Focused Leadership Drives Success
Why leaders need to focus on relationship building now more than ever. BY ROBIN CAMAROTE, EXECUTIVE COACH@ROBINCAMAROTE For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Doing this one thing changed everything about how I lead. I stopped thinking about leadership as a role with responsibilities and started treating it as a relationship. You've probably heard the saying, [...]
If We Don’t Develop These 4 Human Traits, ChatGPT Can Replace Us, Psychologists Say
BY SUNNY LEE AND TOMAS CHAMORRO PREMUZIC For Fast Company [Photo: Miguel Á. Padriñán/Pexels; Christina Morillo/Unsplash] ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot capable of generating humanlike responses to an unimaginable range of questions and prompts, has accumulated 100 million users in just two months, surpassing the growth rates of popular social media platforms such as TikTok [...]
Want to Be More Productive? Science Says Your To-Do List Could Be Missing 1 Crucial Element
If you love the idea of a to-do list, but your to-do list doesn't love you back, here's a simple fix. BY JEFF HADEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.@JEFF_HADEN For Inc. Photo: Getty Images Lots of people swear by to-do lists; without a list of tasks to accomplish, they can feel adrift and even purposeless. [...]
One-fifth of Water Pollution Comes from textile Dyes
But a shellfish-inspired solution could clean it up. By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Photo: Piyas Biswas/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of this water, loaded with harmful chemicals and dyes, flows untreated into [...]
The White House to Expand Women’s Business Centers to Every U.S. State
BY MELISSA ANGELL, POLICY CORRESPONDENT@MELISSAJOURNO For Inc. Photo: Getty Images The Small Business Administration is rolling out more resources for women-owned small businesses to help address obstacles faced by female entrepreneurs. The SBA expects to open 15 new Women's Business Centers by September of this year, expanding the total network to 160 centers operating [...]
A management scientist explains why personality matters as much as skill for the future of work
An alternative strategy is to focus on the personality characteristics that lead people to not only acquire the requisite technical know-how, but also work well with others and persevere through trials. BY CHRISTOS MAKRIDIS For Fast Company [Photo: Jopwell/Pexels] The vast majority of discussions about the future of work focus on “reskilling”—that [...]