In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson pledged a predetermined amount in order to back student loans. “This act”, he promised, “will help young people enter business, trade, and technical schools”. Unfortunately, this student loans programme was altered almost instantaneously. Originally intended to provide students with an education through “business, trade and technical schools, the programme was…
A trend that sees the rich paying higher taxes is currently taking the world by storm. France, Britain and the U.S. have all recently slapped their wealthier citizens with taxation increases in various shapes and sizes. This isn’t a bad thing. In fact, there are a few solid reasons that the wealthy should pay more…
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Inventor, Anna Mracek Dietrich is one of the creators behind the Transition; the “plane you can drive”. The Terrafugia Transition is a two-seat, single-engine airplane that functions like any other small airplane. Only, once on the ground, users can fold up the wings and drive it home. In this TED-Talk, Dietrich provides insight into the…
This white paper discusses the importance of business process automation within an asset management firm at all stages of development and how these organizations can measure their current processes versus investor expectations.
I enjoy guest lecturing at University. In fact, it is one of my most favourite things I do. I believe what I enjoy most is the optimism and energy of the students. They are far too young in their careers to have been tarnished by the pragmatism, and even cynicism, of “real life” – or…
“Lean jest podróżą” by Joseph Paris published in the October 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF “Lean is a Journey” – Original article in English. Download PDF
