In the world of business, Unicorns are by no means the mythical single horned Equus; it refers to the category of companies called startups with a valuation of over a billion dollars. Hence, recycling unicorns are nothing but startups in the recycling sector that are worth over a billion dollars. It was venture capitalist Aileen Lee who first coined the term 'unicorn' for startups that broke the billion-dollar threshold and the reason he did so was that startups that are worth a billion dollars are as elusive as the mythical unicorn. And yet, there are over 200 unicorns around the ... Read More

As long as meetings are brief and not too frequent, they don't adversely affect productivity. I think meetings should have a specific purpose and not just be held as a routine activity just because they look good as a 'best practice'. In that case, it comes very close to being a waste of time, which we can't afford in today's time-crunched schedules. After all, in a process driven environment, what purpose will regular meetings serve other than filtering down of instructions? Today, with all the tools in place right on our workstations, regular instructions and guidelines can be easily conveyed ... Read More

One of the prime objectives of meetings is to discuss critical issues with peer decision-makers and decide on something tangible. Corporate meetings can't be for 'agreeing to disagree' - such outcomes are more suitable for negotiations with agitating trade unions where you buy time to set up the agenda for the next meeting, and so forth.If you happen to be the leader who is presiding over the meeting, it goes without saying that you ought to be in charge of the meeting and for that, you will need more than your position in the organization - to set the agenda.Maximum ... Read More

When faced with this question, don't ever go on the defensive or offensive either. If you go on the defensive you'll get nervous and might end up spilling your biggest weakness in the stupidest manner. At the same time, if you go on the offensive and try to impress the interviewer that you simply don't have any weakness at all, you could end up convincing him that you actually have more weaknesses than most others.Keep CalmSo, how to get around this million dollar question? Relax, or at least do your best to relax. Try and figure out why the interviewer ... Read More

It really depends on your comfort level at your place of work and that's as basic as it gets. The irony here is that you just can't afford to feel comfortable in any place of work for the simple reason that these places aren't designed for comfort. You have to operate like a special forces soldier in enemy territory, alert and alive to the slightest movement in your immediate vicinity or beyond.Find Your Comfort In DiscomfortAs they say in the special forces, you sleep with one eye open and your boots on and you will have to find your comfort ... Read More

A compliance specialist is a person who ensures that all the company's managing and operation tasks have complied with the laws regulating the particular industry. Different working industries determines numerous types of specific responsibilities and the fields that use a compliance specialist. These include govt., power, financial services, IT services, manufacturing, healthcare, and many other fields.The senior compliance officer or business manager are the officials who oversee a compliance specialist, who usually reports to them. To achieve this position a bachelor's degree and on-the-job training is basically required. Now, let us take a quick view at some of the different ... Read More

A forensic attorney is a specialist who brings a connection between law and forensic science to generate conclusions and bring support to various court cases. The attorney is accountable to study the samples and other evidence which have been found at crime spot. For example hair follicles, fingerprints, or paint scrapings, blood samples, etc. and then uses these findings to help in prosecuting offenders.General attorneys are collaborated with forensic scientists to solve cases. An attorney who has experience and specializes in forensics is able to personally perform a scientific examination of court cases.Job ResponsibilitiesThe job responsibilities of forensic attorneys include ... Read More

Apple has 3 times more net worth than Microsoft. But people say Microsoft is more successful than Apple. Why?When we compare Windows and Mac OS, the former has more features and windows get updated every year. They add new features, remove some old and finalize the features with every release. Apple's OS X hasn't changed much for the past several years.When it comes to Microsoft's Cortana, it has more features than Apple's Siri and is more versatile.Keeping the technology apart, the Microsoft has diverse revenue lines and comparatively the company with higher net profit is Microsoft.All these factors say that ... Read More

Retaining the best people in your organization is truly an art and requires a lot of effort in different ways right from appraisal to allocation of responsibilities. While the HR team in the company tries their level best to keep the employees satisfied, there are different factors that eventually lead to good employees quitting a company.ManagementA manager plays a very important role in giving effective feedback to his colleagues. She/he is a mentor and coach in bringing out the best in an employee.However, when the manager starts becoming bossy, hostile or arrogant, the employees function in fear rather than freedom.A ... Read More

Hubspot is used in your Inbound Marketing system to manage and run it smoothly. It makes the creation of workflows very easy and user actions and events can be clearly defined which can be triggered automatically. This helps greatly in the automation of your marketing system. One of the best inbound software currently out there is HubSpot.It's A Complete Marketing Platform.Previously marketers were forced to juggle between different platforms to reach their potential customers. Hubspot is all in one tool where you can create and optimize your content, nurture leads and at the same time monitor contacts as they evolve ... Read More