WANTED: The Business Renaissance Man

WANTED: The Business Renaissance Man

Richard Branson once said that his biggest motivation was to “…keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had – everyday I’m learning something new.” Learning in business, just like learning is school is necessary. At the same time the education and learning that you do, it requires a return on investment (ROI). This ROI is based on getting valuable information in the form of a practical education with real world application – this is the next required step in educational evolution.

Why You Need to Create Professional Training for Experienced Workers

How to get more out of an experienced hire!

Most mid to large size firms have a training and development or on-boarding program for new graduates – from Bachelor’s to PhD’s. This program or session gets them acquired to the company, general role, departments and potential peers or mentors. This gets them on the right track and begins to bridge them from academic to work life.  But what do you do with someone joining your company after 5-10 years in the business world? How do you on-board someone going from a technical to a business role? Do you on-board someone who recently joined from an acquisition? Do you on-board a new division in a growing business area? Most companies would say no.

Why I Don’t Think This Entrepreneur Tech Boom Will Help the US Economy

Need a Focus on Things, Not Just Ideas

Americans are known as being one of history’s leading modern inventors, building one of best global economies in history. With this new entrepreneurship boom in the software and technology industry the US economy is seeing many great new ideas, resources and services. Just look at the billion dollar ideas that have come from WhatsApp, Facebook, DropBox, and others. With all of that said, I believe the US will not actually build and create sustainable jobs for the economy without change.