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More people have started showing interest in immigrating to Austria. The number of applications for obtaining a residence permit in Austria has tripled in the past five years! The Golden Visa is a residency by-investment visa created to attract investment from wealthy foreign nationals. Wealthy individuals want this visa for a European country because it

How do we make work work for people? If we wanted to “do work better”—in a deep and fundamental way—how can we point the ship in a different direction? The answer lies in a better framework for decision-making about work, reorienting the seemingly prosaic choices we make about work with a completely shifted lens. The

To what can we compare the framework of work? To what is “work-life” analogous? One comparison that comes to mind is a maze. Making your way through your work world is, in many ways, like meandering through a maze. And in case you’re wondering, you’re the mouse within it.  Each day you hasten through your

Walmart, McDonald’s and Roku are the latest to join a steady stream of layoffs since late last year. Respected media outlets CNN and Bloomberg predict more layoffs to come, particularly in manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and information/media industries Meanwhile, seasoned recruiters and senior executives across industries continue lamenting the lack of available talent. They tell

In today’s competitive business landscape, there’s no room for mediocrity. To compete at the highest levels, you must be at the top of your game and stay consistent in your ability to execute. We all want to reach the top of our industry and maintain high levels of success, but the only way to do

As organizational leaders increasingly embrace happiness in the workplace as a precondition for attracting and retaining top talent, they must also confront an important feature of human nature: we are prone to comparing ourselves with others. Most of us engage in this behavior daily, often unconsciously. In the workplace, however, manifestations of this behavior are

Every action we take, word we express, and thought we allow to permeate our minds has the power to be influential. They influence those around us, rippling out like the rings that emanate from a rock thrown into a lake. Even one small action on our part can cause a ripple effect and lead to

Each one of us will surely not purchase the same products or even the same categories of products. Numerous parameters determine your audience’s choices, including social and cultural factors. Today we will focus on the individuals. How do their strange psychology and unique personality affect them when they wander around at the supermarket? How will

Maintaining America’s innovation edge is crucial, but bureaucratic excesses at the federal level could slow us down. As Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, once said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”   To maintain the United States’ position as a technological superpower, bipartisan cooperation is needed to redesign our regulatory process to align with

Last week, I spoke at an event sponsored by REX Roundtables for Executives on the roof of Petco Park – home to the San Diego Padres. Since the audience members are leaders in the health and fitness industry, the sports venue was a fitting place to talk about the difference between winning and building winning

The 90s still affect all artistic aspects, from music and fashion to decoration. Some are excited, anticipating the return of some trends from childhood and teenage years. Others prefer to forget about the hustle and bustle of the decade and leave it behind forever. We cannot deny, however, that, in general, the design trends of

Spas have become very popular over the last few years, and they increase like mushrooms. Every city, town, and village is possible to have a spa. It is a place where people, mostly women, relax and give themselves a treat. Even though opening this kind of business seems easy and of low cost, it is

Whether we have a courtyard, garden, balcony, or even a window, we can very quickly follow some of the principles of Feng Shui to create a beautiful change with good energy in our space. Nature offers so many positives to our lives, and nowadays, we rarely take the time to admire it. In addition to

The dust from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is nearly settled, but as we look at the new landscape, we need to take a hard look at what can be learned from it. For the good of us all, I want to shorten the learning curve and lay out the three biggest things we learned

Companies are growing like mushrooms, and the need for people who will make a difference has become bigger and bigger. A person between the age of 30 to 4o years old may be considered to be relatively young to get a leading position in a growing company. Still, the list of successful people under 30

Sometimes you find a company, and you don’t even think that one day, this company may be acquired by a conglomerate with the profits reaching a large sum of money. Dr. Dre is a famous rapper who made his debut at the beginning of the 80s. During his career, he soon realized that he couldn’t

From preventing natural disasters to improving supply chain efficiency and tracking automated teller machines, many Global Positioning System (GPS) oriented applications have been adding enormous value in our world. You are currently living a safer and more convenient life due to GPS. Without GPS, it will be challenging for you to make use of many innovative services

For leaders struggling to find the right balance of in-person and virtual work, Brian Macias, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance, recommends the path he’s taken: experimenting, taking cues from the organization and tweaking as needed. In its 16 years of existence, Embrace has long had flexible work policies, so when the pandemic shut everything down

The question of how much you expect from the company in terms of money is crucial. It is a sign that the interview went well, and people are now thinking about what they must do to keep you and engage you with their team. So, in any case, it shouldn’t make you feel uncomfortable. On

“Go hard or go home” is what many companies and individuals think is the recipe for financial success. We have heard this so many times, seen it in movies, and read it in success stories—it is ingrained into our thinking. In his influential book from 2005, “The World Is Flat,” Thomas Friedman articulates this mindset’s