Posts by Marcellino Nehme
When it comes to brand value, it’s hard to topple Big Tech.
When it comes to brand value, it’s hard to topple Big Tech. On Forbes’ 2020 list of the 100 most valuable brands, the top five are the same as last year: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook. And while the first four have maintained or increased their pace of growth, Facebook has fallen. In fact,…
Read MorePoor Countries Are Running Out of Time to Get Rich
The United Nations currently predicts that by 2027, India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country. Estimates suggest India and Nigeria will together add 470 million people in the next three decades — almost a quarter of the world’s population increase to 2050. In many parts of India, for instance, the total fertility rate —…
Read MoreThriving in the era of pervasive AI
We are entering a new chapter in the adoption of the current generation of AI technologies: Capabilities are advancing, it is becoming easier to develop and implement AI applications, and companies are seeing tangible benefits from adoption. We have seen AI deployed across a wide spectrum of use cases to solve business problems—from managing and…
Read MoreCoronavirus Hastens the Rise of the Cashless Economy
Across the globe, Covid-19 is fueling the rise of the cashless economy as employees and consumers alike worry that the direct handling of paper currency could spread the coronavirus.But while the change means convenience and fewer virus worries for some, concerns abound for people who don’t have sufficient bank, credit or digital access. In the U.K., the consumer…
Read MoreSleep Paralysis and the Monsters Inside Your Mind
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to an unearthly figure with blood dripping down its fangs. You try to scream, but you can’t. You can’t move a single muscle! If this sounds familiar, you’ve probably experienced an episode of sleep paralysis, which involves the inability to move or speak upon falling asleep…
Read MoreThe Big 4 audit firms keep failing. Now they’re being forced to change
The UK accounting watchdog has given Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC four years to split their audit and consulting businesses in an effort to improve corporate reporting following a string of high-profile accounting scandals.The move is meant to ensure that audit practices are focused on “delivery of high-quality audits in the public interest,” and do…
Read MoreWhy (and How) You Should Practice Gratitude Daily
Gratitude is a way to quickly pivot from one negative feeling to a more positive state of mind.Everyone faces struggles and strife in their life, especially now. Some people are just so good at dealing with the stress, that it seems like their life is perfect.Although establishing healthy practices is super helpful, no one’s life…
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