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7 Insights On Successful Goal-Setting For Entrepreneurs
01/05/2023 Source:  Forbes

7 Insights On Successful Goal-Setting For Entrepreneurs

Being an entrepreneur can be scary. But it can also be one of the most rewarding things you ever do—not only for yourself, but for your community and our society. Entrepreneurs have revolutionized the way the world lives. With SMART goal-setting, you can do the same thing.

How To Become A Resilient Entrepreneur
12/07/2022 Source:  Forbes

How To Become A Resilient Entrepreneur

You may find that your grit and determination to see a project through will become self-sustaining as you rise from one level to the next.

3 Reasons Why Employee Engagement Results in Corporate Success
11/22/2022 Source:  Forbes

3 Reasons Why Employee Engagement Results in Corporate Success

“Engagement” refers to an employee’s emotional connection with a company, as well as his or her personal alignment with its goals.

Cover Story: Career Ahead Magazine July 2022
11/18/2022 Source:  Career Ahead

Cover Story: Career Ahead Magazine July 2022

“Transformational leadership through the power of trust.”

7 Insights on America’s Most Successful Revolutionary Entrepreneur, Benjamin Franklin
09/20/2022 Source:  Forbes

7 Insights on America’s Most Successful Revolutionary Entrepreneur, Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a prolific and highly quotable writer, and one of the best-known and best-loved of all the Founding Fathers, he was renowned for the wit of his expression, his learning, and his sagacity.

University Boards: Divest From Uyghur Genocide
09/09/2022 Source:  Inside Highered

University Boards: Divest From Uyghur Genocide

American institutions of higher learning are the envy of the world and have always stood for academic freedom and been invaluable advocates for human rights.

Emerging Technologies Can Protect Democratic Freedoms
09/09/2022 Source:  National Interest

Emerging Technologies Can Protect Democratic Freedoms

After the 9/11 terror attacks, lawmakers created a bipartisan commission to ensure that one of the darkest days in U.S. history would never be repeated. Today, threats to the United States and our allies increasingly come from emerging technologies that can have devastating consequences if they are in the wrong hands.

7 Characteristics Of The Best Entrepreneurial Leaders
09/09/2022 Source:  Forbes

7 Characteristics Of The Best Entrepreneurial Leaders

People are drawn to natural leaders—those who project an aura of confidence and who can show a track record of achievement beyond what’s typical. The best leaders lead by example, using high-level communication and social skills to share a vision that unites a number of stakeholders into a willing pursuit of a common objective.

The Bipartisan CHIPS Act—and a United U.S.— Are China’s Biggest Fear | Opinion
07/28/2022 Source:  Newsweek

The Bipartisan CHIPS Act—and a United U.S.— Are China’s Biggest Fear | Opinion

The CHIPS Plus act helps American tech companies build, expand, and modernize domestic facilities and equipment for semiconductor production. That’s important because it’s 30-50 percent more expensive to build in the U.S. than abroad. The CHIPS Plus bill would also accelerate research in AI, quantum computing, hypersonics, and other national security technologies. All vital in the fight for freedom vs authoritarianism.

China solar domination threatens the world
07/26/2022 Source:  Triplepundit

How China’s Solar Domination Challenges the World

What’s seen as a clean, modern and relatively high-tech alternative to fossil fuels has become another example of the Chinese Communist Party’s strong-arm approach to bullying other countries and dominating an industry.

Illustration on the plight of Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
07/14/2022 Source:  Taipei Times

Recognize Taiwan before an attack

China’s takeover of Taiwan would be catastrophic for US national security. It would also be devastating for most companies due to Taiwan’s dominant position in semiconductor manufacturing. After their jarring experience in the Russia-Ukraine war, corporate boards now recognize the real probability of a Chinese attack on Taiwan — which China has refused to rule out — and the outsized risk that continuing to do business with, in or for China represents.

ESG Has Hit the Human Rights Iceberg
07/13/2022 Source:  The Epoch Times

ESG Has Hit the Human Rights Iceberg

Throughout my career, I often said “corporate responsibility is social responsibility.” Nothing exemplifies an attempt to make that a reality today as much as ESG, or “Environmental, Social, and Governance” criteria, that an increasing number of companies and corporations are signing up for.