(Akiit.com) You need to understand that just like countries, generations in business will need to carry on the responsibilities, skills and culture when the older generation are gone. Sooner or later, your business will be in need of young talent that can fulfil the roles of the senior employees. This ...
(Akiit.com) Being a good leader in business can be extremely difficult. Whilst some people seem like they are born to head companies, other people can struggle a little more to pick up the necessary traits required to lead. However, you don’t need to be a natural boss to ensure that ...
(Akiit.com) The fundamental question that urgently needs answering when you are injured in an accident that is someone else’s fault is who is going to pay your medical bills? There are so many different scenarios where a seemingly trivial situation can escalate into a serious situation and one such example ...
(Akiit.com) When we think of an employee’s life in a modern day corporation, the majority of us picture an office, with a 9-5 working day, a boss a little too overconfident in his ability (we have The Office to thank for that,) and a kitchen fridge that always seems to ...
(Akiit.com) Look at the dollar bills in your wallet. They say they are “legal tender for all debts.” But are they? What makes them valuable? What makes them worth anything? Each bill says, “In God We Trust.” But God won’t guarantee their value. The $20 bill depicts the White House. ...
(Akiit.com) Distinguished professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University Richard Vedder’s new book, “Restoring the Promise,” published by the Independent Institute based in Oakland, California, is about the crisis in higher education. He summarizes the three major problems faced by America’s colleges and universities. First, our universities “are vastly too ...
(Akiit.com) Many people have a dream of setting up their own e-commerce store and cashing in on some of the success of companies like Etsy and Amazon. But as many keen sellers soon find out, it’s easier said than done. Making money in retail has been difficult traditionally. But making ...
(Akiit.com) Last week’s column discussed the highly publicized university corruption scheme wherein wealthy parents bought admission at prestigious universities for their children. That is dishonest and gives an unfair advantage to those young people but won’t destroy the missions of the universities. There is little or no attention given by ...
(Akiit.com) We have a good news-bad news situation on our hands when it comes to defense spending. The good news is, it’s heading in the right direction: up. The bad news is, it remains too low to fix the spending holiday that afflicted our military for years — a failure ...
(Akiit.com) This week, representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter will join with European leaders and the prime minister of New Zealand to launch a chilling proposal to curb free speech across the internet. Americans should be alarmed. Internet freedom is being extinguished fast in Europe. How long will it survive ...
(Akiit.com) Elizabeth Warren had some pretty strong statements to make about Fox News on Tuesday when she explained she wouldn’t be appearing in any town halls hosted by the popular news organization. “I love town halls. I’ve done more than 70 since January, and I’m glad to have a television audience ...
(Akiit.com) The world is full of black success stories. In the business world there are many examples of men and women of color living (and embodying) the American dream just as there are in the political world, the artistic world and virtually any other world one could occupy. However, it ...