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C.J. Walker, the daughter of slaves, would not have become the first self-made female millionaire in America had she not traveled around the country training thousands of black women how to apply and sell her hair concoction. Anthropologists would never have had the insights we now know about primates had not a young British woman named Jane Goodall ventured to Africa to develop her own system of communicating with chimpanzees, despite being scoffed at by academics. And Spanx wouldn't be a staple of millions of women's wardrobes had Sara Blakely --who sold fax machines door to door at the time--not tried to mass produce a pair of pantyhose she hacked on her way to a party. These and other iconic stories of fearlessness are chronicled by Jean Case in her new book Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose (Simon & Schuster, 2019). On Saturday, during a lively discussion at the Inc. Founders House in Austin, Case--the chairman of the National … [Read more...] about Want to Truly Make Your Mark on the World? Start by Following These 5 Principles

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Growing demand for business and engineering talent in Australia, India and Singapore is giving a boost to executive search services in the Asia-Pacific as the impact of Covid in the region largely wanes, long-time industry executive and Boyden board member William Farrell said in an interview on Tuesday. “There’s been a lot of strength in the first half,” said Farrell, a managing partner for Taiwan and South Korea who represents the APAC region on the company’s board. “It’s a very good year,” particularly in Southeast Asia markets, he said. Boyden has 75 offices in more than 45 countries; Farrell, an American expatriate, has lived in Asia since 1987 and joined Boyden in 1993. Search companies are benefitting from a shift in multinational strategies away from setting up one large regional hub for their regional operations toward the creation of a larger number of smaller hubs that lower the risks of disruption in any one … [Read more...] about Australia, India, Singapore Help Fuel Executive Search Gains In Asia-Pacific As Covid Impact Wanes

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Growing demand for business and engineering talent in Australia, India and Singapore is giving a boost to executive search services in the Asia-Pacific as the impact of Covid in the region largely wanes, long-time industry executive and Boyden board member William Farrell said in an interview on Tuesday. “There’s been a lot of strength in the first half,” said Farrell, a managing partner for Taiwan and South Korea who represents the APAC region on the company’s board. “It’s a very good year,” particularly in Southeast Asia markets, he said. Boyden has 75 offices in more than 45 countries; Farrell, an American expatriate, has lived in Asia since 1987 and joined Boyden in 1993. Search companies are benefitting from a shift in multinational strategies away from setting up one large regional hub for their regional operations toward the creation of a larger number of smaller hubs that lower the risks of disruption in any one … [Read more...] about Australia, India, Singapore Help Fuel Executive Search In Asia-Pacific As Covid Impact Wanes

The news keeps getting worse for crypto and NFTs. If you want a handy transcript of the carnage, you can fall down the rabbit hole reading " Web3 Is Going Just Great ," former HubSpot developer Molly White's blow-by-blow account of the seedy underbelly of NFT/DeFi/crypto rug-pulls, exploits, wipeouts, and other shenanigans. I mean, I knew there was a lot of shady stuff happening in the NFT universe, but scrolling through Molly's site is like watching a long, slow, stupid, multicar pileup. There's even a ticker at the bottom showing how much "money" got burned as you read each quick hit. And I use quotes around "money" not because I think crypto is fake and NFTs are worthless -- I use the quotes because I honestly don't know if crypto is fake and NFTs are worthless. Still. So before you argue with me about the future of NFTs, one way or the other (They're the future! They're a scam!), let me try to shoot a little foam on the (fake-money-fueled) … [Read more...] about NFTs Are Crashing, but the Jury Is Still Out

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This story has been updated . Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has finally announced its long-awaited and dreaded decision that leaked last month , restricting abortion rights by overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision , much of the news coverage will be centered around women, specifically, cisgender women. That’s logical, and not unexpected, especially since women number 167.5 million, a clear majority of Americans, five million more people than those who identify as male. Many people, even some members of the LGBTQ+ population, see this issue as primarily impacting straight cisgender women. So why talk about anyone else? Here’s why: Not all the cisgender women getting pregnant are straight. More than half of LGB people say they’re bisexual, according to the Williams Institute at the U.C.L.A School of Law , and about 3.5% of all Americans say they’re lesbian, gay or bi. Even though research … [Read more...] about Abortion And The Supreme Court: A Decision For LGBTQ+ Americans, Too

AYUNGIN SHOAL, West Philippine Sea (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): China is closely watching this patch of reef, one of the maritime features occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, as if ready to seize it at the earliest opportunity to establish firm control over that part of the South China Sea. Its coast guard recently deployed at least two ships that sail around and guard Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, warning Filipino supply boats against carrying construction materials to repair the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre, a decrepit World War II-vintage landing ship tank that serves as a military station here. The Inquirer saw up close how the Chinese acted as if they already owned the place during a rare opportunity that it was allowed to observe the Philippine military’s rotation and resupply (RORE) mission to some of its detachments in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago. The military uses Philippine Navy vessels for its … [Read more...] about Eyewitness account at Ayungin Shoal: China force vs Philippine grit

Foxconn Taiwanese Apple Inc supplier and tech contract manufacturer Foxconn wants to make electric vehicles (EVs) in India as part of a plan to diversify the supply chain beyond China. Foxconn's EV venture - Foxtron - is considering setting up a centre in India and other destinations in South Asia such as Vietnam and Indonesia, the Economic Times reported on June 22 citing unnamed sources. Foxconn's subsidiary - Bharat FIH - currently operates two units in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai that manufacture Apple iPhones and Xiaomi phones among others. According to the report, the Foxconn group has shown interest in manufacturing products other than phones for clients and itself. Tamil Nadu is looking to woo the conglomerate to further invest in the state, the sources said. Close Moneycontrol could not verify the report. Foxconn is also studying India's automobile space and gauging potential demand in the EV space. In 2021, it … [Read more...] about From China to Chennai? Taiwanese tech manufacturer Foxconn looks to cranking out electric cars in India

From left Mr Abhisit, Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen, chairman of the executive board, Aon Holdings B.V. (Netherlands), and Mr Kanit. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and secret-general of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Kanit Sangsubhan delivered presentations yesterday during the opening session on the first day of the Global Summit of Women (GSW) 2022 in Bangkok entitled "Doing Business with Thailand". Mr Abhisit pointed out the pivotal role Thai women play in the economy and in the progress of the kingdom. He said women were among the first to get the vote in Asia and that 40% of the leadership positions in Thailand's major enterprises are women. The former premier listed five reasons, using a "smile" acronym, to illustrate to the summit's participants that Thailand should be the destination for all to do business. The acronym refers to strong fundamentals, multipotential, investment friendly, leaders in many fields, and emerging … [Read more...] about Women’s vital role extolled

Travelling by train is an adventurous way to explore a destination. Some might even consider long train journeys to be romantic or idyllic. This is because on many scenic train journeys, passengers are often taken through the countryside, hills and valleys. For avid traveller Andrew T. Post, though, it’s the old-fashioned quality of rail travel that makes the journey even more rewarding. “Nobody travels by train any more, at least not anyone who’s interested in getting anywhere in a fast or efficient manner,” he said in a post on Quora. While there may be many advantages to taking other modes of transportation (“It’s far cheaper to drive, and it’s far faster to fly”), Post said nothing beats the joy of travelling by train. It’s a more comfortable option too, he said. “They’re like hotels on wheels. You have a big seat with plenty of legroom and a huge window, or possibly even a cosy cabin all to yourself. Not to mention there’s a tastefully appointed dining car in which to … [Read more...] about 5 epic train journeys in Malaysia you should get on track for

Representative Image To look at the way richer countries are spending money on the energy transition, you might think we’re within reach of bringing Climate Change under control. Investment in clean energy has only accelerated in the years since COVID-19 struck. In the second half of the last decade, it grew at a 2 percent annual rate. Since 2020, that’s risen to 12 percent a year. This year, it will hit $1.4 trillion, the International Energy Agency wrote in its annual investment report on June 22, putting green power comprehensively ahead of the roughly $1 trillion that’s being spent on fossil fuels. If you assume those trends will continue, it looks even more promising. Just continuing to inflate existing spending at current growth rates would imply that advanced economies and China spend in the region of $650 billion a year on clean power over the remainder of this decade, the IEA wrote — within sight of the $850 billion-odd that’s needed to put the world on track to … [Read more...] about The rich-poor divide on clean power is getting wider