In an ideal world you would hire a personal assistant that would stay with your company until retirement. You would only have to onboard an assistant once and for the next twenty years you would never have to worry about teaching someone how to check your email or make bank deposits. But we don't live in an ideal world. Employees come and go, priorities change and you are likely to find yourself having to onboard new team members at least every few years. So today I wanted to go over five processes that you want to go over with every…

There's a lot of tension happening in the marketplace today. Whatever you call it - the great resignation or maybe it's the great re-shuffle or possibly the great reset. And here's my take on it. Great talent doesn't just want more money, even if it's a major factor in their decision. They don't want more perks, either. They want to enjoy what they do. They want to grow. They want to become better leaders than they ever imagined they could become. And this is what many companies forget, even when things are going great. Here's my advice: Do not, for…

Cryptocurrencies pose risks to financial stability, but central bank digital currencies could solve problems such as bringing the poor into the financial system or cutting transaction costs, Kenyan and Nigerian central bankers said on Friday. Nigeria's eNaira digital currency, introduced last October, is a boon for inclusion, Kingsley Obiora, deputy governor of the country's central bank, said on a virtual event moderated by the International Monetary Fund's Africa director Abebe Aemro Selassie. Its launch - the first by an African central bank - was met with scepticism from industry experts and cryptocurrency users, and Obiora did not disclose how widely…

Challenges are certainly social media gold--just about everyone has had people trying to do planks or push ups consistently for a month pop up on their feed. But do these challenges actually work? While experts warn against inflated expectations and pushing yourself too hard too fast, when it comes to the mental side, the verdict is largely positive. A limited timeline helps take some of the terror out of getting started on a new habit, the social aspect of sharing your progress reinforces your commitment, and the sheer repetition of these challenges helps habits stick (though scientists warn that, depending…