Why Prospects Ignore You and the Best Ways to Re-Engage Them
Prospects often go silent not because they reject you, but because they feel uncertain about the decision. This silence signals a confidence gap that salespeople must close by delivering targeted value and insight. Effective re‑engagement requires sharper, need‑focused questions, multi‑threaded outreach, and a cadence matched to the deal’s size. Building a strong digital presence and sharing relevant success stories turns ambiguity into actionable opportunities.
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Declined in March
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) slipped to 105.72 in March, down from a revised 105.84 in February. The index, a leading composite for payroll employment, fell as five of its eight components turned negative, including consumer sentiment that...
The Conference Board Appoints Gillian Riley as Its New President in Canada
The Conference Board announced Gillian Riley as its new President for Canada, effective April 6. Riley joins after a three‑decade career at Scotiabank, where she led Tangerine Bank and launched the Scotiabank Women Initiative, impacting over 40,000 women. She also sits...
Iran Tensions, Crude Oil Surge Keep Dalal Street on Edge
Rising crude‑oil prices and heightened Iran‑U.S. tensions pushed Indian equities lower on Monday. The BSE Sensex fell about 120 points (‑0.16%) to 73,199 and the NSE Nifty slipped 13 points (‑0.06%) to 22,700. Brent crude rose to $109.78 per barrel...
CNN Builds In-House Agent Infrastructure as It Prepares for AI-Driven Media Trading
CNN, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is building its own AI‑agent infrastructure to enable autonomous media trading, targeting a launch in Q1 2027. The company will finish scoping protocols by Q2 2026, test on select properties in Q3, and evaluate buyer behavior...
CISOs Grapple with AI Demands Within Flat Budgets
The 2026 RH‑ISAC CISO Benchmark reveals that security budgets in large organizations are inching upward, reaching 0.75 % of revenue, while overall IT spend climbs to 3.9 %. More than half of respondents expect modest 1‑10 % budget increases in 2026, but many...
Orban on the Brink: Could Hungary’s Election Dent China’s Influence in Europe?
Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party is trailing the newly formed Tisza Party in polls ahead of Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary election. The contest is being framed as a referendum on whether Budapest will deepen its alignment with China and Russia or re‑orient...
Europe Is Stuck With America
European leaders are confronting deep economic and military reliance on the United States after a year of Trump‑era tariffs, threats to withdraw troops, and pressure on energy supplies. The U.S. now accounts for over 20% of Europe’s exports and supplies...
Cash Remains King
Contractors are turning cash flow into a competitive advantage by extending payment terms, adopting digital payment methods, and integrating payments into accounting systems. Virtual cards, ACH, and automated invoicing shorten Days Sales Outstanding while increasing Days Payable Outstanding. Outsourcing disbursements...
The Iran Shock
Within weeks of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, Tehran’s near‑shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz halted roughly 20% of global oil and LNG transit, sending crude prices up 55% and gasoline up about $1 per gallon. The disruption exposed the...
The Unilever-McCormick Deal Ushers in a New Era for Condiments
The U.S. condiment and spice market has expanded over 50% since 2019, driven by social‑media trends, pandemic‑era home cooking, and a surge in global flavor interest. On March 31, McCormick announced a merger with Unilever’s food division, forming a $44.8 billion entity...
IIFCL to Double InvITs Exposure to Rs 6,000 Cr This Fiscal
India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) announced it will double its Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) exposure to Rs 6,000 crore (approximately $720 million) by March 2027, up from the current Rs 3,000 crore ($360 million) across nine trusts. The move is part of a diversification strategy backed...
The Agentic Web Is Coming—And Sooner than You Think: Dr. Tom Leighton, Co-Founder & CEO, Akamai
In an interview, Akamai CEO Dr. Tom Leighton says the rise of AI agents will reshape the web into an "agentic" model that relies on massive, distributed compute at the edge. He highlights Akamai’s 4,000 points of presence across 700...
Oil Crisis Hitting Asia Foreshadows Tough Times for Europe
The war in Iran has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz, cutting global oil supplies by about 10 % and pushing Brent crude above $100 per barrel. The disruption also curtails LNG flows, tightening energy inputs for power and fertilizer production....
How This Nigerian Lady Went From Studying Communication to Starting as a Secretary. Now, She’s an Executive at a Logistics...
Theresa “Thessy” Nwaubani rose from a secretary to head of growth and strategy at Enviable Group, a Nigerian logistics firm, after leveraging a communication arts degree and early curiosity about computers. Her five‑year tenure illustrates how internal talent pipelines can...
Somalia vs Somaliland: Why Recognizing Somaliland Makes Strategic Sense for Trump & USA?
Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of Somalia underscores a stark contrast with Somaliland, which has built a functioning democratic state since its 1991 independence claim. Somaliland operates under a 2001 constitution, holds regular elections, and maintains its own security forces, currency,...
Insource or Outsource: How FMCG Companies Should Make the Defining Choice
FMCG firms must weigh insourcing versus outsourcing logistics, with the optimal choice hinging on scale, capital, and strategic goals. Larger players can achieve up to 15% cost savings by managing 8,000‑10,000 sqm warehouses in‑house, while startups and smaller brands often outsource...
Iran Rejects Trump’s Ultimatum on Strait of Hormuz, Calls Him ‘Unstable’
Iran's culture minister denounced President Donald Trump as unstable after Trump threatened to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz stayed closed. Trump warned of a strike on Tuesday, insisting the waterway must remain open for...
LEGO Builds Its Own World Cup Lineup of Football Heavyweights
The LEGO Group has launched a global LEGO Editions campaign featuring football icons Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Vini Jr. The initiative rolls out a series of 490‑510 piece football‑highlight sets and larger “legend” collectibles ahead of the 2026 FIFA...
Stock Market Today: Gift Nifty Down; US-Iran War, Oil, Gold, Silver Rates — Seven Stocks to Buy or Sell on...
Indian equities experienced sharp swings, with the Sensex dropping 2.22% and the Nifty 2.14% at the close of FY26. The new FY27 opened higher, gaining about 1.6% on banking, IT and auto stocks, but slipped again after renewed US‑Iran tension....
Taishin Securities to Secure No. 4 in Market Share After Merger
Taishin Securities will become Taiwan's fourth‑largest broker after merging with MasterLink Securities. The merger lifts its market share from 2.19% to 5.13%, propelling its rank from 16th to 4th. The combined entity will run 55 offices with 2,763 employees, while...
GDX: New Macro Risks, Same Solid Valuation For Gold Mining Stocks
VanEck’s Gold Miners ETF (GDX) retains a buy rating, anchored by an attractive 11.2× price‑earnings multiple and strong earnings‑per‑share growth forecasts. The fund has posted a 108% year‑to‑date return, outpacing the S&P 500 by more than 80 points, though it recently...
Maintaining Operational Readiness Amid Airspace Closure
Since Russia’s invasion forced the closure of Ukrainian airspace in February 2022, Boryspil International Airport has pivoted from expansion to preservation, keeping runways, terminals, IT systems and certifications fully operational. The airport retained its 2,400‑plus staff, renewed their qualifications, and...
Growth Vectors Launches Initiative to Rethink Leadership Capacity in an Increasingly Unpredictable Business Environment
Growth Vectors, led by organisational strategist Mark Mullinix, has launched an initiative that reimagines leadership capacity for startups and SMEs facing volatile market conditions. The program combines fractional leadership, advisory partnerships and talent‑upskilling to deliver experienced expertise on demand, bypassing...
Crisis At Kult: Unpaid Employees, Missing Funds, And Blurred Chain Of Command
Kult, a beauty‑tech startup, announced a $20 million Series A in April 2025 led by M3M Family Office, promising to clear past liabilities and scale to a $540 million valuation. A year later, the company is mired in a cash crisis: roughly 100 employees...
Tokyo Equities on Edge as Iran Tensions Cloud Outlook
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.47% to 53,123.49 on April 3, reflecting heightened sensitivity to Iran‑related geopolitical risk. A U.S. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump’s frustrated social‑media remarks have kept markets on edge. Traders anticipate...
Breaking Barriers: Inside Alicia Yip’s Approach to Culture, Leadership, and Organisational Development in the Automotive Industry
Alicia Yip, Head of Organisational Development & Culture at Proton, has built a holistic framework that ties performance management, leadership development, and cultural engagement into a single system. By listening across generations and cultures, she bridges hierarchical expectations and drives...
Philippines Inflation Seen Quickening as Oil and Food Costs Rise
Philippine headline inflation is projected to rise sharply in March, with estimates ranging from 3.5% to 4.3% after February’s 2.4% rate. The surge is driven by higher oil, electricity and food prices, especially rice. Analysts warn the reading could push...
Leadership Stability Takes Priority in Asia-Pacific as CHRO and COO Turnover Declines
New analysis by Russell Reynolds Associates shows Asia‑Pacific prioritising leadership stability in CHRO and COO roles. In 2025, the region recorded 37 CHRO appointments (slightly above last year) and 27 COO appointments, a 21% decline, both below their seven‑year averages....
Bolt Cuts Third of Staff Amid New AI Focus
Bolt, the one‑click checkout startup founded by Ryan Breslow, announced it is letting go about one‑third of its employees. The decision, communicated through a Slack message, was framed as a move toward a “leaner, AI‑centric” organization after months of cash...
10 Arrested, 41 Assisting in MOM's Probe Into Employment-Related Offences in Singapore
On 31 March 2026 Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) arrested ten people, including directors and staff from five construction firms, for suspected fraudulent work‑pass applications. The companies allegedly paid Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions to "phantom" workers—individuals not actually employed—to inflate local...
Faces of HR: Kingley Lim on Why AI Improves People Outcomes when It Removes Work, Not Adds Dashboards
Kingley Lim, Henkel’s APAC Head of Culture, DEI, CSR & Talent, says AI improves people outcomes only when it removes repetitive work, not when it adds more dashboards. He emphasizes that automating routine HR tasks frees leaders to focus on...
Corridors Through the Caucasus
Azerbaijan is leveraging its strategic location between Europe and Asia to develop the Middle Corridor, investing heavily in rail, port and aviation infrastructure to become a multimodal logistics hub. The government aims to diversify its hydrocarbon‑dependent economy by capturing high‑value,...
UPS to Cap Driver Buyouts at 7,500 After Teamster Pushback
UPS and the Teamsters reached a settlement that caps the voluntary driver buyout program at 7,500 long‑haul feeder and package‑car drivers, with selections made strictly by seniority. Each approved buyout carries a $150,000 severance payment. The agreement comes as UPS...
Inside Capital One’s Shift to a ‘Serverless-First’ Operating Model
Capital One is five years into a "serverless‑first" transformation, using AWS Lambda as the default platform for new development. The shift has cut run‑engine costs and boosted developer productivity, with engineering teams reporting roughly 30% less time spent on infrastructure...
Sustaining Success Across Generations
Thai family-owned enterprises, which underpin the nation’s economy, face a steep attrition rate across generations. Only about 30% transition to the second generation, 12% to the third, and a mere 3% survive to the fourth. SET chairman Kitipong Urapeepatanapong warns...
How European Organizations Can Treat Skills as a Strategic Priority
European firms are increasingly viewing workforce skills as a core strategic asset rather than a peripheral HR issue. A McKinsey analysis shows that skill gaps cost the region roughly €300 billion a year, prompting CEOs to embed skill planning into corporate...
Designing an End-to-End Technology Workforce for the AI-First Era
CIOs are overhauling technology organizations to thrive in the AI‑first era, balancing cost cuts, innovation, and geopolitical risk. They must redesign hiring practices, reskill staff, and renegotiate vendor contracts to extract real ROI from agentic AI. Top‑performing firms already involve...
Leaving Guesswork Behind: How Temporal Increased Sign-Ups by Doubling Down on PLG
Temporal, an open‑source developer platform, embraced product‑led growth with self‑service sign‑ups but struggled due to fragmented data. Partnering with Amplitude unified web and product analytics into a single source of truth, revealing that most sign‑ups came from newcomers and exposing...
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Book Value Per Share (BVPS): Understand Its Importance and Application
Book value per share (BVPS) measures a firm’s net equity divided by its outstanding common shares, reflecting what shareholders would receive in a liquidation. The metric subtracts preferred equity to isolate the claim of common shareholders. Analysts compare BVPS to...
60 Seconds With … Gio Manzella
Gio Manzella heads operations at Equinox Charter, an ARGUS‑certified private aviation brokerage serving entertainment, sports and corporate clients. He oversees global flight planning, logistics and safety compliance, drawing on experience across commercial, charter and cargo sectors. Manzella highlighted a standout...
Podcast: Port Everglades CEO & Port Director Joseph Morris
Port Everglades CEO Joseph Morris highlighted record cruise traffic and robust cargo volumes, noting 4.77 million cruise guests last year and FY 2025 movement of over 130 million barrels of fuel and 1.17 million TEU. He announced a $3.8 billion, 20‑year capital program to upgrade...
BBL Recommends Thai Businesses Mull Expansion to India
Bangkok Bank is urging Thai companies to diversify away from the United States and tap India’s massive market as geopolitical tensions rise. The bank’s president highlighted India’s strategic importance as a consumer base, investment hub, and supply‑chain partner. BBL pledged...
Faraday Future Founder and Co-CEO YT Jia Shares Weekly Investor Update: FF to Establish the First Scaled EAI Education System...
Faraday Future (FFA) announced that its net equity turned positive after completing roughly $100 million of debt optimization, reversing a prior $130 million impairment charge. The company also reported its first‑quarter EAI robotics products achieving a positive gross margin, marking a key...
Pinnacle Medicines Adds $89M for Oral Peptides With Properties of Injectable Biologics
Pinnacle Medicines announced an $89 million Series B financing, bringing its total capital to $134 million, to advance an AI‑driven platform that designs orally bioavailable peptide drugs. The startup aims to launch its lead asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease program in human...
Longtime Supervisor Sues Cardinal Health over Age and Gender Bias
Cardinal Health is being sued by 65‑year‑old operations supervisor Robert Jeffrey Mason, who claims he was fired in October 2025 because of his age and gender after a young female hire lodged multiple complaints. Mason asserts his performance was consistently...
EEOC Sues Hospital that Fired Injured Worker Instead of Reassigning Her
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against St. Vincent Hospital, alleging it terminated a 14‑year employee with a disability rather than reassigning her to an available seated position. Catherine Maes suffered a foot injury and complex regional pain syndrome, returned...
You Can Hire House Help in 15 Minutes in India - Is It Fair?
India’s on‑demand home‑service apps, led by Urban Company and Pronto, let customers book domestic help within 15 minutes, turning a largely informal 30‑million‑worker sector into a digital marketplace. Workers like Seema Kumari report monthly earnings of roughly $216‑$270, higher than...
Andrew Tilton on China’s Growth Prospects, Economic Trajectory in Wake of Iran War
Goldman Sachs chief Asia‑Pacific economist Andrew Tilton told the South China Morning Post that China’s property slump has passed its worst phase, removing a major drag on growth. He highlighted that GDP is now projected to rebound above 5% this...
The Complete Cognitive Bias Dictionary and Its Relevance to the Space Industry
The article presents a comprehensive dictionary of over 180 cognitive biases and maps each to decision‑making contexts within the space sector. It illustrates how biases such as groupthink, anchoring, and overconfidence contributed to high‑profile failures like Challenger, Columbia, and the...