Social media platforms, now have hundreds of millions of subscribers, and are no longer the exclusive plaything for teenagers, students and techie hipsters. Most have applications useful for any number of businesses, including football clubs. Most major football clubs worldwide are taking social media seriously enough to invest in it to deliver what the fans ...

Researchers say countries are happier because of the society and culture around them. The corporate world learned that lesson long ago. A new study conducted by researchers at Gallup has been released by Forbes surveying thousands of respondents over 150 countries, between 2005 and 2009, in an attempt to measure two types of well being. ...

Over the past three decades, executive compensation has risen dramatically, far surpassing the wage of the average American worker. In a modern US corporation, the CEO and other top executives are paid salary plus short-term incentives or bonuses. This combination is referred to as ‘Total Cash Compensation’ (TCC). Short-term incentives usually are formula-driven and have ...

According to some analysts, as many as three out of every four Americans define their work as stressful, while others argue that occupational stress is becoming a “global pandemic”, especially as the economic crisis rumbles on. Of course, stress is a factor in every one’s life – be it during major personal events such as ...

At the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, the 2010 World Cup will come to an end with a spectacularly anticipated, all European showdown between Holland and Spain. Statisticians and data freaks are already doing the number crunching – compiling all the crucial (and the perhaps more peripheral) data to try and establish just ...

When MeetTheBoss.tv spoke exclusively to Andrew Whitaker, EVP International at WWE, little did the executive business channel realise just how “international” the brand was. Obviously, everyone knows the WWE brand, but it’s the figures behind the bright lights and the fireworks of the wrestling ring that prove to be nothing short of mind-blowing. Currently WWE ...

Investing in management training for your staff members is one of the best investments you can make in your business.  The skills and abilities of your employees do reflect in the success of the company and your bottom line.  Management training provides many benefits, not the least of which is teaching an individual essential management ...

In the same week that a French court has launched an investigation into whether France Telecom should face trial over the suicide of its workers, Louis Pierre Wenes, the former deputy CEO of the group, has given his first public interview since his resignation, exclusively to MeetTheBoss TV. After increasing pressure, and with the direct ...

Say the words “technology management“, and some people have a look of puzzlement on their faces – they have no idea what the term means.  Basically, technology management follows the same course as other strategies applied in the workplace in order to further the success and sustainability of a company or organization:  Planning, organizing, staffing, ...

Most business owners realize that the core of any successful organization is its people.  Human resource management is responsible for managing people, so it’s natural to understand why it is essential that you have exceptional human resource management practices in place.  Today, the business environment is often unpredictable and always competitive.  In an article posted ...